How many of us have failed?
I know many of us have failed in one area or another. Failure is so hard to take, especially when others look down on us especially those whose approval we seek after. It is also hard when we put high expectations upon ourselves or others put it upon us and we do not meet them. I have been there but thanks to the Lord for His restoration!

There will be those who put us down when we fail. Most of the time it is those that do not want us to succeed and sometimes it is those close to us whose approval we seek after because they are very disappointed. In those moments it can be hard. Though others may put us down, Christ never will. Jesus loves you just the way you are. Don’t let any type of failure keep you down! We become failures only when we stop trying. Giving up on a task is the worst type of failure.

You would never know what you could have done, if you kept on enduring. Depend on Jesus who wants to help you and give you success. Though we fail many times, we are winners if we never give up. Let Jesus Christ, who loves you so much help you. He loves you so much and abiding in Him you can attain success even through failures.

I want to tell you about Job. Job became severely sick and lost his whole family. He also lost the means to make a living.

According to the world's standards, he was a failure and that would have been a perfect opportunity to give up on life and on God. Yet, he endured depending on the Lord. He did not understand why this was happening to him, but still hoped in the Lord. The Lord rescued him in the end and blessed him with more than he had. I am telling you friends, there is hope at the end of the tunnel. Though your path may look dark right now, Jesus will shed light on it. He is your Light. God who helped Job is the same God who can help you.
Hold on to Jesus and you will be holding on to hope! When you hold on to Jesus, He will open other doors to you. He is your refuge and strength and will make a way! Yes, He will friend! Oh yes, He will!

“Delight in Him and He will give you the desires of your heart! Commit your work to the Lord and trust in Him to help you do it and He will!” (Psalm 37:4-5, NIV)

Jesus says: "I am the Light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." (John 8:12, NIV)

“I can do everything through him who gives me strength.” (Phil 4:13, NIV )

As a counselor, I have used my psychology degree but heavily incorporated biblical counseling to counsel broken hearts with the love of Christ. It is important to acknowledge a problem exists before a solution can be expected so I would share what people go through in a poem format with the problem and then provide hope through the solution. By the Lord’s grace these poems have been used to touch and counsel hearts with the unconditional love of Jesus Christ to change lives because the solution principles are grounded in the Word! They have even helped me in my struggles!

Working HARD Amidst FAILURE
by Ramesh C. Reddy

Everything you did seems to fail?
Cause your life's full of error?
Making you pale,
giving you a feeling of terror?

CALM IT ! Someone will give your life's bail (Psalm 34:4)
He is the one who didn't mind taking each nail. (1 Cor 6:20)
Whether you are male or female. (Gal 3:26)
Speaking of Christ, God's Son. (John 3:16)
His Word is powerful than any gun. (Hebrew 4:12)
He will let life be fun. (Eccl 3:4)
He has already your battles won. (Isaiah 53:4-5)
He loves you more than anyone. (Matt 11:28)
So you ain't a failure. (Philippians 4:13)
Cause you have the Savior. (Isaiah 9:6)
So give the Lord your best. (1 Cor 10:31)
Though you have failed life's every test. (Romans 8:37)
Soon Jesus will let you find rest. (2 Cor 12:9)
Failure can't ruin your Spiritual vest, (Col 1:29)
You and I am the Lord's guest. (Galatians 3:26)
We have His Wonderful Word as our contract. (John 5:39)
Filled with His Peaceful Promises that are a fact. (Jn 10:35)
Please do accept the Savior (John 1:12)
Whom you will find to favor. (John 8:12)
One of the promise (Psalm 50:12)
you don't wanna miss (1 Tim 4:14)
That when you work hard (Psalm 32:8)
Christ will give you a reward (Prov 3:5-6)
As your award (Galatians 6:9)
Amen!

Friend, think about the apostle Peter. If anyone failed, it was him when he denied Jesus three times. To himself he seemed an utter failure. Yet, Christ restored Him and gave him such a ministry. Our Lord uses the weak of the weakest to bring about His glory so He is honored and glorified. So never think to yourself that you do not matter. Failure is not the end to attain success! Sometimes it is just a closed door for a better door to open for you.

PRAYER:
Lord Jesus thanks for loving me very, very,...much. I love you so much. Help me to show my love by my actions. Many, many times I keep making the same errors and mistakes making me fail and pale. Please Lord help me to work hard and give my best even in times of failure in life's test. Lord Jesus, you know my heart and you know what I am doing and should be doing. Help me Lord please to walk in your way filled by your Spirit. I am weak Lord and I humble myself before you. Please help me not to quit when I make mistakes and the situation looks hopeless. Thank You Lord for reminding me that nothing is hopeless because you are my Savior who will deliver me from failure. When I hold on to you, I will be holding on to hope! In Your Name I Pray Jesus! Amen!

If you want to be a soldier in the Lord's army, you can become it right now. Now is the time of Salvation! You do not have to wait but can pray this prayer and give your life to Christ to serve Him daily! There is no draft but coming to Christ is voluntary. He loves you so much and wants you to come to Him! He will take care of you, guiding you and leading you!

Prayer:
God I am a sinner. I am invaded by this deadliest virus. Many times I feel so guilty and yucky inside. I need forgiveness. I am so sorry for my sins. I have not obeyed you with my whole heart! I have gone my own way and done my own things. I still struggle with sin. I need you Jesus in my life so I can receive forgiveness and a new beginning. In the process, I can forgive others as you help me to. Thank you so much Jesus. I accept the antidote you have sent me. I believe Jesus you died for me and your cleansing blood will cleanse me from all my sins. You came back to life to save me. Thank you God I am set free, free from the bondage of sin. Hear my cry Oh Lord. I accept you Jesus into my heart. I make you my Lord and Personal Savior of my life. Thank you Father God for giving me Salvation. Thank you Jesus for coming into my heart and making my heart your home. Thank you for living in me Jesus and I will live for you and serve you the rest of the days of my life. Thank you for being my Lord and personal Savior! I can live a life of peace with you on my side. Thank you that you have heard my prayer and answered me! In your Name I Pray Jesus! AMEN! Thank you Lord for answering my prayer. Amen!!!

Friend, if you have prayed this prayer and meant it in your heart, you are a new creation in Christ and all old things are passed away and everything has become new! You may feel something or may not but don’t base it on feelings but base your new life in Christ on the promises of our Savior who will never leave you nor forsake you! Amen!

"Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God!" (John 1:12, NIV)

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16, NIV)

"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from allsin." (1 John 1:7, NIV)

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9, NIV)

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" (2 Corinthians 5:17, NIV)

"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." (Galatians 2:20, NIV)

Spend time in His word and let the Lord speak to you! Start out in the Gospel of John! You can also check out the Gospel of Mark which are the devotionals I have been going through. Learn from Jesus through study and prayer. Also find yourself a church fellowship and a college fellowship you can be part of where you can be part of a community of believers to supplement your own walk with the Lord. Let it be a Bible-believing and Bible-breathing church! Believe in Bible Live Eternally!

Feel free to email me at reddy4hisglory2004@yahoo.com if you want to meet to study the Bible, pray with, talk about Spiritual issues or whatever is on your mind! My number is 412-720-4579

"This is my work and I can do it only because Christ's mighty energy is at work within me." (Colossians 1:29, TLB)

Love in Christ,
Ramesh

Express Your View

AUGUST 2007:

HELPING HANDS:

"Letting Go and Letting God!" (Aug 01, 2007, 9:34 a.m.)

"Faith, Hope, and Love in spite of Death!"(Aug 02, 07, 7:21 p.m.)

"Listening and Obeying God!"(Aug 04, 07, 9:01 a.m.)

"Forgiving Through the Sin" (Aug 06, 07, 8:26 a.m.)

MAY 2007:

BOOK OF PHILIPPIANS:

CHAPTER 1:

Phil 1:1-2: "What kind of S.L.A.V.E will you be?" (May 05, 07, 11:23 a.m.)

Phil 1:3-6: "Who are you C.O.N.F.I.D.E.N.T in?"(May 07, 07, 7:41 a.m.)

Phil 1:7-8: "What do you do with God's G.R.A.C.E?"(May 08, 07, 9:45 a.m.)

Phil 1:9-11: How is your A.T.T.I.T.U.D.E?" (May 09, 07, 10:39 A.M.)

Philippians 1:12: "How can you feel S.P.E.C.I.A.L when things are going wrong?" (May 10, 07, 9:45 a.m.)

Philippians 1:12-14: "Chained? Healing Answer Is Now Savior! (C.H.A.I.N.S)"(May 11, 07, 11:01 a.m.)

Philippians 1:15-17: "How are your M.O.T.I.V.E.S?"(May 12, 07, 9:52 a.m.)

Philippians 1:18-19: "Who do you C.A.L.L often?"(May 14, 07, 11:08 a.m.)

Philippians 1:20: "What is C.O.U.R.A.G.E to you?"(May 15, 07, 9:56 a.m.)

Philippians 1:21: "How do you see L.I.F.E and death?"(May 16, 07, 10:23 a.m.)

Philippians 1:22-26: "What are your C.H.O.I.C.E.S based on?"(May 17, 07, 9:24 a.m.)

Philippians 1:27-28: "How do you C.O.N.D.U.C.T yourself?"(May 18, 07, 8:57 a.m.)

Philippians 1:29-30: "How do you handle S.U.F.F.E.R.I.N.G?"(May 21, 07, 10:18 a.m.)

CHAPTER 2:

Philippians 2:1-2: What C.O.N.D.I.T.I.O.N are you in?"(May 22, 07, 10:03 a.m.)

Philippians 2:3-4, How do you respond to C.O.M.M.A.N.D.S?" (May 23, 07, 10:30 a.m)

Philippians 2:5-7: How do you match J.E.S.U.S' attitude?"(May 24, 07, 9:24 a.m.)

Philippians 2:8: "What does the C.R.O.S.S mean to you?"(May 25, 07, 8:41 a.m.)

Philippians 2:9-11: "How do you handle the N.A.M.E?"(May 29, 07, 9:01 a.m.)

Philippians 2:12-14: "What is your type of S.A.L.V.A.T.I.O.N?"(May 30, 07, 8:18 a.m.)

Philippians 2:15-16: "How is your B.E.H.A.V.I.O.R?"(May 31, 07, 9:59 a.m.)

JUNE 2007:

Philippians 2:17-18: When do you live out your F.A.I.T.H? (June 01, 07, 1:28 p.m.)

Philippians 2:19-24: "How do you Q.U.A.L.I.F.Y?" (June 04, 07, 10:37 a.m.)

Philippians 2:25-30: "Has Your H.O.M.E.C.O.M.I.N.G begun?" (June 05, 07, 11:02 a.m.)

CHAPTER 3:

Philippians 3:1-11:"What is R.E.F.O.R.M.A.T.I.O.N to you?" (June 06, 07, 9:56 a.m.)

Philippians 3:12-14: "How do you handle the P.A.S.T?" (June 08, 07, 10:22 a.m.)

Philippians 3:15-17: "Do you succumb to the T.R.I.C.K of Satan or the T.R.E.A.T of the Savior?" (June 11, 07, 8:59 a.m.)

Philippians 3:18-19: "Where are your T.E.A.R.S shed?" (June 12, 07, 10:00 a.m.)

Philippians 3:20-21: "Where is your C.I.T.I.Z.E.N.S.H.I.P?" (June 13, 07, 10:44 a.m.)

CHAPTER 4:

Philippians 4:1:"Where do you S.T.A.N.D?" (June 18, 07, 8:49 a.m.)

Philippians 4:2: "How do you respond to a P.L.E.A.D?" (June 19, 07, 9:50 a.m.)

Philippians 4:3: "How have you C.A.M.P.A.I.G.N.E.D for Jesus?" (June 20, 07, 10:46 a.m.)

Philippians 4:4: "When do you R.E.J.O.I.C.E?" (June 22, 07, 9:49 a.m.)

Philippians 4:5: "What measure of G.E.N.T.L.E.N.E.S.S do you have?" (June 25, 07, 6:15 a.m.)

Philippians 4:6-7: "How do you handle W.O.R.R.Y?" (June 27, 07, 7:26 a.m.)

Philippians 4:8: "What is your T.H.I.N.K.I.N.G based on?"(July 02, 07, 9:35 a.m.)

Philippians 4:9: "What kind of S.O.L.D.I.E.R will you be?" (July 03, 07, 10:11 a.m.)

Philippians 4:10: "Who do you show C.O.N.C.E.R.N for?" (July 11, 07, 7:31 a.m.)

Philippians 4:11:"What makes you C.O.N.T.E.N.T?" (July 12, 07, 9:31 a.m.)

Philippians 4:12-13: "Where do you need S.T.R.E.N.G.T.H?" (July 20, 07, 9:48 a.m.)

Philippians 4:14: "How do you S.H.A.R.E in others troubles?" (July 24, 07, 10:58 a.m.)

Philippians 4:15-18: "How do you F.I.N.A.N.C.E a person in ministry?" (July 24, 07, 10:58 a.m.)

Philippians 4:19: "What are your N.E.E.D.S?" (July 26, 07, 7:26 a.m.)

Philippians 4:20: "How do you see F.A.T.H.E.R?" (July 27, 07, 7:45 a.m.)

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August, 07, 2007