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“No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.” – Matthew 6:24. “No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.” – Matthew 6:24

Everyone in this world needs money. Money is truly one of the important part in our life but it is not life itself. “For we brought nothing into the world, so that we can take nothing out of it; but if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.” – 1 Timothy 6:7-8. Material things in this life comes and goes. Our desire and needs keep changing day by day. We may be financially rich today. But after a few years we may not have enough money to live our daily life comfortably. Or sometimes we may be robbed of our material treasure like money, gold etc. But if we have the true love, joy, peace, understanding, kindness, gentleness; who can rob us of all this ? That is why the word of God tells us, “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where thieves do not break in and steal.’ – Matthew 6: 19-20.

Being strong in Jesus means relying totally on his power and strength instead of our own personal effort. When we rely on his power we allow his grace to sustain us through difficulties and challenges.

We read in the Bible in 2 Corinthians 12:9 – “My Grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness. So, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.” Here, we understand strength comes from Jesus and not our own merits. In order to gain this strength we need to remain connected to Christ through constant prayer and reading the Word of God.

Prayer is basically lifting our minds and hearts to God requesting him to grant our needs and wishes. We always ask other people to pray for us. We explain our problems and our physical needs to people expecting them to pray. But who exactly is going to answer our prayers? Is it the people we go to? No, my dear brothers and sisters. The Word of God tells us, “Ask, and it will be given to you; search and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.” – Matthew 7:7. These words are said by Jesus Christ; the only one who can answer all our prayers. “Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”- Philippians 4:6.

A Faithful friend is someone who is loyal and steadfast, someone who remains supportive and dependable, even through difficult times. A faithful friend is one who will allow your suffering to affect their life. A faithful friend is a relationship built on mutual respect, trust and love. In today’s world I can never find anyone who can remain so faithful except Jesus Christ. He is truly my faithful and my best friend. I know I can depend on him at all times; in sickness, in troubles, in pain and in distress. Jesus Christ is the only one whom I can trust blindly and also gain love unconditionally. All through my life, my difficulties and pain, my sickness and sorrow I had no one with me except my Jesus who promises me, “And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”- Matthew 28:20.