A few years back there was a popular phrase coined, “Get Over It”! People would get upset over the most non – essential things. Why do we allow the little things of life to get us so upset? We have to wait in line, the traffic light is too long or changes red too fast, our kids hair color changes every week and so on. Many of us lost electricity and heat for a few days and find ourselves complaining why “I” don’t have power right now. Many here in MA lost power electricity during the last snowstorm blizzard.
The fact is, life has many obstacles and disruptions and we need to learn to readjust to each and every situation. What is going to happen when the real challenges and mountains come our way? You hear the news a loved one has cancer, or an unexpected tragedy has occurred. Your job is lost or they are ready to foreclose on your house.
Too often we try to figure it out and solve the problem on our own only to realize we are spent and exhausted physically, mentally, emotionally. Through it all the Lord is right there with His presence to comfort you, to minister to you, He is there to fight your battles. Be ready to put on the whole armor of God!
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand….” Ephesians 6:10-13.
To learn to trust God is not the easiest thing to do especially when all hell breaks loose. This is where we need to stand firm and see the power of God in action. We can’t always see the results the Lord is doing and Christ already won the battle at the Cross. ‘Greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world”. (You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the Spirit who lives in the world”) 1 John 4:4 NLT.
“For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith” 1 John 5:4 NLT.
Have a successful day my friend and remember there is victory in prayer.
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Greetings! My name is Andy Provitola and I live in New England on the South Shore between Boston and the beautiful Cape Cod region.
The purpose of my blogging and writing is to encourage you in your journey here on planet earth. Life is full of pressing issues and problems and my desire is to discover a place for peace, hope, healing, and contentment. I am a follower of Jesus Christ – God’s one and only Son and I discovered these truths along my own personal journey.
Having discovered a personal relationship with God the Father through Jesus Christ does not mean I have to be religious to attain the rewards of heaven. The fact is God provides grace for us and accepts us as we are in His image. In other words, we cannot attain heaven or life eternal on our own, but by God’s loving grace and no merit of our own. Simply by accepting Him by faith and believing.
My goal is to continue to find a balance of life from a spiritual and practical perspective with a purpose to please and glorify God in all that I do because of His ‘Gift of Grace’.
God is not transcendent and so far away that he is out of reach with humanity. God desires that His presence lives within us and not just in the galaxies and the universe. Experiencing the unconditional love of God has been so rewarding and while discovering the truth and purpose for my life. Moving forward in this life is not a sprint, but a marathon when it comes to this race here on earth.
I am blogging because I find it is a good way to connect in a much more effective and efficient way when it comes to communicating and interacting with people that I know or do not know. Blogging and writing challenges me and also stretches me specifically in my thoughts, my mind, my emotions, and my spiritual life. To live a vertical relation with God and a horizontal relationship with others.
There will be a variety of topics and subjects to address including youth, young adults, family, singles, seniors, relationships, etc. Some of the topics will include God’s creation and power, depression, loneliness, suicide, hope, healing, setbacks, financial matters, business, stress, anxiety, care, encouragement, and so much more.
I would like to connect with all walks of life, ethnicity, culturally, other religions, socio-economics, and in so many more ways.
I am currently writing a book and several memoirs about my own life and journey . The journey begins at a young age growing up in Malden, Massachusetts, specifically Maplewood Square to where I am today. I became paralyzed from the waist down as a senior in high school and I share how my life changed for the better!
“But I do not consider my life as something of value or dear to me, so that I may [with joy] finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus. To testify faithfully of the good news of God’s [precious undeserved] grace [which makes us free of guilt of sin and grants us eternal life]. Acts 20:24 Amplified Version
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