The Change

The God who created the Heavens and Earth is a God of compassion. He is slow to anger and rich in love and he will be near to whomever who call on him in truth (Psalm 145).

In the Old Testament we see the life of Jacob, who cheated his brother, got the blessings escaped for his life. While on the run, he met God in a dream that changed him. Once you meet God, your life starts changing. While returning to his brother, he was very afraid. In Genesis 32 we find that Jacob was in deep trouble and he wrestles with God and God changed him to Israel. This shows the love of God towards mankind. When a person follows Him, God is compassionate towards the follower. The children of Jacob / Israel are called as the chosen children of God.

When Jesus Christ was on the world, in Mathew 14, he heard tragic news about the death of John the Baptist. He felt very sad and went to a solitary place. But the multitudes also followed him. Even in that sad moment in His life, He fell compassion upon the people and healed them. He also did miracle and fed 5000 men, women and children with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish.

When you follow God and listens to him, He will make an everlasting covenant with you (Isaiah 55).

When your feet do not stumble while following Him, He will answer you when you call upon him and hear your prayer and supplications (Psalms 17)

The greatest blessings a man can have in this word are to get his sins forgiven (Psalms 32). “Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the one whose sin in the Lord does not count against them and in whose spirit is no deceit”

To be forgiven from sin, you just need to repent your sins before God. He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all wickedness (1 John 1:9).

When you go through tough times in life, always remember, there is a God who can change your situation. You just need to repent your sins, accept the grace Jesus gave you by sacrificing himself on the cross for your sins, and claim that salvation. Call upon the Lord, receive his word and overcome the world in Jesus name

Change the Channel

When negative memories comes to the movie screen of your mind, people take up their chair, get some popcorn and watch it and get hurt. It’s like taking the remote control of a television, watch a channel where some program bring sad and hatred.

Even though if some other channel is playing humour or motivational videos, some people will sit and watch the sad serials in another channel. Instead of playing your past victories, accomplishments and things you did right, people play the channel of defeats, failures and disappointments. Just because a bad memory comes doesn’t mean that you need to dwell in it. Learn to change the channel

Mostly people play the channel of failures when they feel disappointed in life. When you feel cheated in life, when you are not getting married at correct time, when you are not blessed with a child, or when you’re not getting a perfect job, automatically your remote will switch to past failures and regrets in life.

If you’re always relieving your hurts and watching them on the movie screen of your mind, talking about it and telling your friends, you’re just reopening your wounds. You need to change the channel. You may have weakness, but remember your strengths.

In the Bible we see David’s sin against God (2 Samuel 11). He did adultery and to hide it he killed Uriah. Even though David was cursed because of his sin, whenever he was in trouble, he cried to God and kept hope in God (Psalms). When you follow Christ, whatever disappointments comes into your life, you will be able to survive it with hope, faith and the have joy and peace in heart because of the salvation Christ gave.

Jesus Christ came to the world and died for the sins which we have done (1 John 2:2). So whosoever believes in him have the hope and confidence that Christ can change any bad situation to a good one (Psalms 71: 5).

Don’t make the mistake of remembering the things you need to forget, whether it’s your hurts, your disappointments, or failures. Instead remember your victories, successes and the hard times you overcame.

Always remember the sacrifice of Christ and the joy he gives to the one who walks with him. Leave the negativity, negative people and stay close with Christ by reading His word and meditating upon it. Change your channel to Christ who is your only hope and salvation – He will make a way