BE STRONG IN THE LORD!!!!

Good morning all! God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!!!
   So, do you wake up each morning asking what God has in store for you?  Or do you just wake, go about your routine and leave God on the shelf?  GOD is not a 'rescue' button we just press when in trouble.  However, many people use GOD that way.  They do their own thing, then when in trouble out comes the cry to GOD.
   Some people ask 'why' when others ask "why not"?  How would the world have been different if David has asked "why" when Goliath faced the Israelites?  If the prophets had asked "why" instead of following God.  Maybe the difference between heroism and cowardliness is the difference between why and why not.
    2015 years ago Jesus, our Lord and saviour said go.  We must go, not ask why?  But why not?  Peter saw Jesus and walked on water - focusing on Jesus.  There was no why here.  The 12 spies went and 10 came back with 'why', whereas 2 came back with WHY NOT?  You know the rest of the story.
    Our men who landed on the beaches in WWII did not tread the path of 'why' but 'why not'; they believed and they did.  Oh, yes, some were sacrificed for the why not, for the greater good, and that is happening today in this world.  ISIS is in the process of trying to eliminate all Christians.
   What can you do?  What can I do?  Honi had his prayer circle and prayed until the right rain came.  We can have our own prayer circle and pray for safety, salvation, and peace to come.  Will it help?  If you believe---YES!  If you doubt, then don't waste your time praying -- go on about your business. 
Galatians 5:1  It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
    I am reading a book that talks about rim huggers,  spectators, people who watch and do nothing.  Christianity IS NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT!!!!!   Christianity is an engaging, active sport or battle with the powers not seen and we can't just sit on the sidelines and ask 'why'; we need to be 'why not' and go forth with our weapon -- the Word of GOD.
     Ephesians 6:10-12 (KJV)

¹⁰ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
¹¹ Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
¹² For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

    Thank you for reading today. Love you all.]
In Christ's Love and Grace
   Johnny