If you have a true friend you are blessed. If you have several good friends you are extremely blessed.
God gives us friends in our lives to come along by our side to uplift us in times of trouble or sorrow. They rejoice with us when we have joy. They are loyal.
Thank God for the friends in your life. Also, be a good friend to them. Maybe today, give your friend(s) a call. Write them a little note. Most importantly pray for them.
We do have a friend that is with us always. His name is Jesus!
Many churches have done away with traditional hymns, but we need to bring back these spirit filled old hymns.
Music is a viral part of any church service and our hearts can be stirred by some of the words and music of the older songs as well as the new.
Amazing Grace, in the Garden, Great is Thy Faithfulness and many more that are lost to the new generation.
Have you ever had therapy for a broken bone or strained muscle? That can be painful but necessary for complete healing.
We sometimes need spiritual therapy. We have not been seeking God for the difficult time in our lives. We find ourselves blaming God for our trouble or difficulties.
What is the remedy for a broken spirit? God’s Word. Prayer. Repentance. Not just a little bit but every day consistently. Sometimes it hurts, but we need to keep on doing it.
God is faithful. Just as He heals a broken body, He also can heal a broken heart.
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. Psalm 34:18
Thinking of something to encourage those who read this blog, I chose a book on hymns, “Then Sings My Soul” by Robert J. Morgan.
He wrote a forward “The Cure For Shot Nerves”. Thinking that is a catchy title, I read what he wrote about how the old hymns can calm the spirit and help bring peace to the soul.
It is rare in some churches to even hear the old hymns anymore and that is sad.
“In the Garden” He walks with me/ and He talks with me/ and tells me I am His own.
“Jesus Loves Me”, “Amazing Grace”, “I Need Thee Every Hour” and many more that encourage the heart.
Today, if you are stressed, feeling overwhelmed, or just plan discouraged, think of your favorite hymn and sing it, hum it or just let it flood your mind with how good God is, and soon you will find the comfort you need.
“The so-called “social gospel” lays stress upon this life, not on the next. In many quarters it is now regarded as very old-fashioned and passe’ to urge people to prepare to die. Social security, better housing, relief for tenant farmers, better living conditions for the poor and the care of underprivileged children—these have occupied so much of the teaching and preaching of these modern days, that preachers have left hungry-hearted people ignorant about Heaven.”
― John R. Rice
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Romans 10:9
Event Evangelism, Inc is the legal name for SOS Events ministry and all of our witnessing takes place at events. The definition of an event by the founder of SOS Events ministry is “An event is when you get up in the morning.”
Everyday is another opportunity to witness. Young mother at home with small children, witness to someone on the phone or a neighbor or delivery man. Student, witness to your unsaved fellow students. Business man or woman, you have many opportunities to witness as you work (make sure you do not do it on the boss’s time). Elderly, even in a nursing home you have people around you to witness to for the Lord.
Today is an event. Give someone a tract, tell someone your testimony or use the simple “3 Things God Can Not Do” approach which takes less than 2 minutes. Make today your special event.
Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
The lights went out in the rehab center where Carolyn Curtis is recovering from surgery with a broken ankle.
The nurse came in to check on her but had no light to be able to take blood pressure and other things she needed.
The day before, a doctor came in to check Carolyn’s foot and did not realize he dropped his flashlight.
Carolyn found it in the folds of her blanket. It was put on the dresser so the doctor could come and get it, but he didn’t.
So, there it was for the nurse to use while the lights were off. Some people might say coincidence, but we know it was God’s provision.
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19
If we abide in Jesus, He promises that we will be blessed.
Have you ever wondered how a person who is going through great trials in their life can be so happy and contented. Then we find that the source of their joy is Jesus!
We are truly blessed.
Center for Evangelists 
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