Look up!

"Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again my Saviour and 6my God!"           Psalm 42:5   NLT

Max Lucardo says: 'Disappointment is caused by unmet expectations, and it is cured by revamped expectations'.  Just ponder on that statement for a moment. We all encounter disappointments in our lives, it's difficult to avoid them but, we don't have to let them take a grip of us, because if we do, we are in danger of losing our hope. What we need to do at those moments, is to look at a wider perspective of what has happened and this is called revamping our expectations.

Now this is not easy to do but, is essential if you want to stay afloat. Therefore we need to look inside of ourselves and be like David. He asked himself, 'Why am I discouraged? 'Why am I so sad?' 'He refused to panic or throw a wobbly. He knew God was in charge. So he looked inside of himself to see if there was anything that was causing him to lose his confidence in God. 'Has God ever let me down?' Is He teaching me a lesson about something?' he asked.The answer to the first one is, 'No, He'll never let you down'. The second one can be answered as 'Possibly'. God will hold us back from things if we are carrying unforgiveness within our heart or, holding bad thoughts about someone or a similar kind of thing. So ask Him to show you.

Psalm 11 tells us: 'If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?' v3, In other words, we need to 'Look up' to Jesus, not grovel on the floor in our own self-pity. We're not called to despair but to praise - not to panic but, to keep our hope in God. David said 'I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again my Saviour and 6my God!"  This is how we overcome disappointment. This is how we handle situations when someone has let us down, we LOOK UP. God is in heaven watching us waiting for us to call on Him so that He can release our angels who will come and fight on our behalf. We are protected. We are God's children and He is our Lord.

Are you discouraged about something? Are you disappointed because something or someone has let you down? Then begin praising God, put your hope back on God and move forward in victory

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen

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Pressing on

Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

                                                                             Philippians 3:13-14   NKJV

Wow, what a testing few days I have lived through trying to tweak things to get this blog to comply with my wishes. I must admit, I did consider going away and giving up all together. But the people who know me, know that I would never do that. With God on my side, I stand in victory.

As these verses above direct, we never give up, we press on to collect the prize which Jesus has sent us to do. Just imagine if Jesus had sat in Gethsemane that night and prayed. 'Father, I can't do this, please take it away from Me and choose someone else.' It would have been disastrous, we would never have survived. But, He didn't, even though His humanity shone through and tried to fill Him with fear and doubt, He said to His Father: “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.”  Luke 22:42. There was no way that He was going to quit on God and leave us alone. 

Things are tough at times and it makes us wonder why we bother, let's be honest. God knows our hearts and so, knows how we feel. But, it is at the point of these crossroads that as we say, 'Nevertheless, not my will but Yours be done.' As we make this statement, Jesus meets us in the middle and helps us complete what we are struggling with.

What are you struggling with at this time? It is probably getting you down and you are weary just thinking about it. However, don't be afraid to tell Jesus how you feel. He's your Friend. I told Jesus that I couldn't fix the problem on the blog and how He had chosen me to write it, so He needed to fix it for me, so I could do what He had asked me to do. And He did.

As long as you are respectful at all times to Jesus, we can approach Him in this manner. So, what are you waiting for, speak to Him.

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen

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In a little While

A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me, because I go to the Father.”                   John 16:16   NKJV

Jesus quite often spoke some of the strangest things possible. This was one of the occasion where He spoke to His disciples about His impending death at Calvary. His crucifixion was drawing near. In a little while the disciples would no longer see Him because He would be dead and buried. But in another little while they would see Him again, when He rose from the grave (16:16). 

However, the disciples weren't getting it (16:17). They said quietly to one another, 'we don't know what He's talking about' (16:18). Jesus knew that were confused. One can never hide anything from Jesus, He knows your thoughts and your private conversations too. Don't be upset when you don't understand what Jesus is doing in your life. The disciples were there facing Him and were so confused. You are no different to them. 

The first 'little while' referred to the hours before Jesus' crucifixion time, whereas, the second one referred to the coming of the Holy Spirit. So if Jesus were to tell you that in a little while He will be coming to take us to heaven, He may mean something else. There is a need to be switched on here. Don't forget that with the Lord, one day is as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day. 2 Peter 3:8.

When someone first comes to know Jesus, getting thier heads around the bible can be a daunting thing for them. This is why there are Foundation Courses, Alpha Courses and people acting as mentors to guide them along the way. But even when we have been a Christian for many years, we are still learning - we are still works in progress, and because the bible is alive, it is like it is forever changing because, one day we can look at a verse and take note of it. But then, the next time, it may give us another meaning. This is how we know that the Holy Spirit is at work.

One of the things I find fascinating about the bible is, God can give us a verse and as we study it, we can go even deeper and get lots just out of the verse. Try it some time. You'll be surprised at what you find; and don't forget your note book.

God bless, see you tomorrow

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen

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A Quick Update

I am still trying to work through the problems I am having with my daily blog. Please be patient; I really don't want to lose you, After I've written the blog, I go through all of the pathways required and then I press the publish tag. At that time, the blog vanishes and can't be found anywhere. It's not in Cloud or in Archive or Delete. It is a mystery.

I will keep on trying, so I ask you to be patient while I am working on it. As soon as I am successful, we will be back, up and running.

Bless you

Grahame

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen
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Don't ever give up±

"And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart."                                       Galatians  6:9   NKJV

I am so sorry that you have not received my blog for the last couple of days. Whether it is a fault on Blogger or, problems with the algorithms, I don't know, but, I will get there. So please be patient.

There are lessons to be learned here though:

(1) Don't ever give up. The devil is trying very hard to block this blog that goes out daily across the world. However, I serve Jesus, the King of kings and He is far more powerful than Satan could ever be.

(2) The great man, Winston Churchill, once went to his old school to give a lecture. Hundreds were there to hear this imminent and quite comical man at times. Mr Churchill approached the lecturn and eyed the crowd. He then said six words 'NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, GIVE UP'. He then sat down. Apparently, people were stunned until they got the message spoken. They were never to give up - ever. This brought thunderous applause and many have never forgotten that wonderful speech.

So, the devil is out to stop you being effective, don't let him. Keep pressing on, keep pressing forward and fulfil your duty. I intend to.

Grahame

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen
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Apologies

 TECHNICAL ISSUES PREVENT ME PUBLISHING A BLOG TODAY. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.       GRAHAME

It's never too late

“And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions. 29And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days."                               Joel 2:28-29   NKJV

We struggle and worry over the state of our unsaved family members, and in a way, it is right to do that. None of us want to enter into heaven and leave behind those we love. On the one-hand, we can believe that they have been told time and time again but, have failed to respond. But, that is not what we want. We want them saved. The thing that we have to remember, is that we have all been given free will, just like Eve had the choice to pick the fruit from the tree and eat it. It was a choice, but, not the right one as it invited sin into the world. Therefore, what can we do? Dr Michael Youssef gives us his thoughts on this matter:

'As a born-again Christian, you can fervently and persistently pray for the salvation of your unsaved family members trusting that God desires all people to be saved. While you
cannot force salvation upon another person due to their free will, you can exercise your faith by interceding for them, binding spiritual deception, and asking God to draw them to Himself, open their hearts, and send labourers into their path'.  Dr Michael Youssef

So there you have some good advice. The great thing about this advice is that they don't know that you're doing it. Whereas, you could promote tension by keeping on about them being saved, this is a far better approach.

There is not a day goes by that God doesn't guide these unsaved family members into the path of believers. It may be just walking by a church and seeing a big message outside mentioning 'HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD'. They may see this and ignore it, but when we're praying for them, the Holy Spirit can open a part of their heart and mind about this truth. Some people make death-bed confessions and this is better than not making them at all. However, it is a blessed family when you're all on the right side.

This affects us all; we probably all have someone who we want to be in heaven. So why not start praying for them - everyday.

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen
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If you would like to contact me, grahame.howard@hotmail.co.uk

Member of the National Association of Christian Ministers
Why not order my Daily Commentary from Amazon - Paperback or Kindle Check it out. Just tap on Grahame Howard books.

If you would like to contact me email grahame.howard@hotmail.co.uk

Copyright 2026 Grahame Howard.