“Nobody wants to experience distress but the soul that chooses to embrace the moments of hopelessness in life and looks for God’s imprint on them is the soul that draws near to God in ways others never do. Our soul is prone to decaying over time, losing more and more of its purity. Life’s hopeless moments expose the soul’s sinfulness but their aim goes deeper than just exposing- they are used by God in order to cleanse and purify. Our souls are in deep need of repentance but repentance doesn’t happen without suffering. God uses the agony of our pain as a means for us to repent. There is no real repentance without distress. How else can we stop from sinning unless we get to taste the bitterness of our sin? It breaks my heart to see that we live in a time when the notion of repentance is becoming more and more faded. We no longer find it necessary to repent, as if God is somehow becoming less hurt by sin as time goes by. God never changes and neither do His standards. That’s not something that should make Him less attractive to us but all the more[…]”
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Glorious Destiny by Estera Marian
Estera Marian
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The Eyes of My Heart 
Here is your Word for today:
Verse: Psalm 34:18
‘The LORD is close to the broken-hearted; He rescues those whose spirits
are crushed.’
Life can often leave us feeling crushed and broken.
These conditions do not remove God from us, they attract His presence.
He is the One Who comes close during difficult times to heal and restore.
Just when we want to write ourselves off, He comes to forgive and save us.
*PRAYER: *Lord, how wonderful it is to know that even when I am facing
challenges, Your hand is still there to lift me up. Today, You are close
to me and You are ready to help, heal and restore my soul. Amen.
Have a great weekend