Positively Good Productions

The dark and painful seasons we journey through in life 

can refine our faith and hold vital teachable moments for 

those of us who are directly involved. The most painful 

events always seem to contain hidden blessings. 

In many instances, experiencing and persevering through 

extremely challenging seasons can stretch and build us, 

become valuable insights, open doors, develop godly 

character, help others, and answer prayers. 

Many of the hardships, heart-breaks and troubling days

 have become the impetus for us to pour our hearts 

out to God, trust God more, and humbly recognize how

much we truly need God in our lives.

Jesus cautioned us in John 16:33, that

"In this world we will have

 tribulations".

Jesus has made it clear that following Him 

can lead to persecution. 

John 16:1-4

"Into each life a little rain must fall". None of us 

will navigate our way through life without facing 

occasional difficulties. Some of our seasons will

 be stormier than others. Trust, God never

promised us a storm-free existence. 

Uncertainties, unchartered waters, and tribulations

 will find us, they are inescapable, but our trials and 

tribulations will never take God by surprise. In the 

middle of the storm, God is still in control working 

all things together for our good. 

Nothing can happen without God knowing it. 

When God allows suffering... He has a purpose

 for the suffering. Everything that happens has

 a divine purpose. 

Most of us know all too well what it is like to be 

thrown into confusing, tempest tossed troubled. 

Some may know a thing or two about those fully 

developed life threatening hurricanes and tornados. 

Sometimes we suffer because of our own mistakes. 

We may follow the wrong voice or do our will... 

instead of God's Will. With ill advice and hasty, 

self-driven feet, ofttimes, we miss the way.

"Trust in the Lord with all our heart; we are not to 

depend on our own understanding. Seek God's Will 

in all we do, and God will show us which path 

to take."

Proverbs 3:5-6

When our arms are weary and our souls are 

battered, when storm clouds are on the

 horizon, when the winds are howling and the 

flood waters are rising... even in the muck and 

mire and what appears to be insurmountable

tribulations... we can experience God's peace. 

God is closer than our thoughts... always present 

and providing. God is greater than any storm we face. 

God is bigger than all our fears. God is able to still 

all of our storms and do immeasurably more than 

we can ask or imagine. 

We cannot control the outcome of life's storms, 

but we can trust the One who controls our

 entire existence and has all authority in heaven 

and on earth. 

We can confidently trust God to work

 out "His Will." God can use the storms in life as 

classrooms which can cultivate our spiritual 

advancement. 

 When it seems like God is breaking us, God is 

always building us, refining us and working all 

things together for our ultimate good. Even in 

the midst of life's storms... God is molding, shaping 

and doing many great things we cannot always see. 

In times of trouble, if our eyes are fixed toward

 the world... we will run in a worldly direction

 seeking help. Comfort and safety does not come

 through the power of the flesh. When life becomes 

stormy, let us trust and find solace in these simple, 

yet profound words of comfort from Jesus;

"Fear not, I am with you."

God is attentive to our every need. We believe, God has 

a higher purpose and reward behind every problem, 

and God is masterful enough to divinely orchestrate all 

of our trials and tribulations so they can strip away all 

of the worldly things we were relying on... and 

ultimately draw us towards being the people He

 desires for us to be. God will use any circumstance to 

fulfill His purpose.

Trials develop godly character, and that enables us to 

rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering 

produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and 

character, hope.

Romans 5:3

Whether we have traveled safely through the storm 

or we find ourselves still in the midst of a violent 

storm... we can take heart knowing... as God's

 children, we will never need to fear abandonment. 

There is never a moment when God is not present.

Isaiah 43:2 reminds us, 

 "When we pass through the waters, God will be with

 us; and when we pass through the rivers, they will 

not sweep over us. When we walk through the fire, we 

will not be burned, the flames will not set us ablaze". 

No matter how fierce the storms are... or have been, we 

can look back over those difficult times and see that, 

even if we were faithless, the faithful handprint of the 

Master Artist has been all over our lives doing

 miraculous things that we could never have 

accomplished on our own. 

Whatever we are facing, no matter what our 

circumstances may be... the answer to preventing, 

overcoming and/or eliminating our difficult 

circumstances is turning to God.

God is Greater than any situation

 we will ever face.

We are empowered by God's grace. Through the

 grace of God, a gift we do not deserve, we can be 

helped in every way we need help.

"God's grace and power is made 

perfect in our weakness."

2 Corinthians 12:9

Everything from God is by His grace. Our ability and

 strength comes from the One Who can do all things. 

We all have, more likely than not, seen many miracles 

where we knew it was only God Who could have done this.

Every good and perfect gift is from God.

We believe, as we bear our crosses in life and go 

through the classrooms of affliction, we are witnessing 

and learning powerful and purposeful life lessons which

 will not only help us, but can enter the hearts of others.

Throughout the years, the avenues of our interests 

have grown and changed. It's amazing what God can 

inspire us to do when we allow God to move in and 

through us. 

With God as our Guide, we are able to explore new 

territory and break new ground. We know that as

 long as God is in the forefront of all of our affairs

 and we are standing in the power of God... nothing

 will overcome us. Whatever it is... we can get 

through it.

However vital our choices seem, and however 

fervently our ambitions burn, God decides our 

vocation. We believe, God purposely and 

uniquely created each of us to express His 

character and glory in a way that no one 

else could.

Amid the spiritual training God can steer and 

signal us to reevaluate our priorities, they can 

shape us, point out our weaknesses, correct us,

 reveal and expose those who want to get or to 

give, they redirect us, and make us spiritually 

stronger and wiser. 

Tough situations can be a means through which

 God works to accomplish His will in our lives. 

It is not to rob us of our peace. It is not God's

 purpose to knock us down, but to raise us to a

 higher level of Spiritual maturity. 

In many cases... we can more readily discern,

 push through and embrace God's purposes 

during those difficult, "back against the wall," 

encounters of our lives. 

Scripture reminds us, "When our faith is 

tested our endurance has a chance to grow."

We believe, the trials and tribulations God allows 

in our lives... are part of  "Working all things 

together for good." "God's strength is made 

perfect in our weakness."

"We are God's workmanship,"

created in Christ Jesus for good works,

which God prepared beforehand, that we 

should walk in them."

Ephesians 2:10 

God has nothing but our best interests at heart.

If we do not become weary in doing good, if 

we faithfully persevere and patiently endure 

testing... our seasons of trials and tribulations 

can reveal Whom and what we love most, and

we can function the way we were intended to 

function; as thinking, reasoning, living beings

pursuing life for the glory of God and doing

the good things God calls us to do... for the 

good of the world, and for the sake of 

God's glory.

"He Who began a good work, 

will we faithful to complete it!"

 Philippians 1:6

This website development was born, 

March 23, 2009,

 from a deep cry within my spirit. I was going

 through an onslaught of troubles. I was wounded,

 hurt, betrayed and devastatingly shocked. 

These messages were born in prayer, 

bathed in tears and founded on the 

Word of God.

Many are inclined to see pain as a negative

 experience and will try to circumvent the pain 

as much as possible. Unfortunately, pain is an

 inevitable consequence of life. 

When tempest tossed troubles, disappointments 

and despair eventually befall us, we can endure

 those tests and trials through God's grace. 

Scripture is very clear about our response: 

“In every thing give thanks: for this is the Will 

of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”

I Thessalonians 5:18

Instead of despairing when we encounter trials, 

we are to glory in our weaknesses and be 

thankful... responding to trials... in the 

grace of God. In doing so, we will experience

 the power of God's Spirit. As God faithfully 

pours His grace and mercy upon us we will 

be better equipped to endure hardships and

 overcome the enemy in God's strength. Rather

 than complaining we can focus on the strengths 

we are realizing and the lessons we have learned 

and are learning.

God's goal through our trials is to strengthen

 our dependence on Him. 

God alone must become our

 Source of strength, provision,

protection, and direction.

God uses tests and trials to develop our character. 

We believe, it is important, when pain comes our 

way, to honor the experience. Scripture teaches 

us that there is always a God-given purpose 

within our suffering. The Scriptures remind us 

that God permits suffering because God has a

 purpose for suffering. God doesn't merely want 

to move us out of our suffering; the hard truth

 is... God wants to change us through our suffering. 

As painful as many of the hard knocks have been... 

I must admit, some of my most precious lessons 

learned... have been in the school of affliction. 

Many of those painful and perplexing difficulties

 were my greatest teachers. They taught me 

powerful life lessons I would not have learned

 any other way. 

Some of our virtual chapters, in this website, will touch on 

many of the trials and tribulations, by the grace of God, I have 

been blessed to pass through.

These meaningful and worthwhile experiences 

have and are richly educating and enriching my

 life. They have proven to be extremely useful 

and relatable to anyone who needs to be 

encourage. They have been a reminder of what 

is important in life, Who we should put our trust 

in, and Who we can always depend on.

We believe, our contribution to the world is part

 of our challenge and is essential if we are to 

develop our talents and... 

pursue God's best for our lives.

God chooses anyone He desires, regardless of their 

accomplishments, skills, or special experiences. 

We are fully aware that God does not necessarily

 call the equipped; but

 God equips the called.

God has a way of orchestrating a series of unlikely

 events that will work together for our good. God is 

well aware of what is going on behind the enemy 

lines and He knows exactly what it will take for

 us to become... 

His mighty warriors. 

God delights in taking what the eyes 

of the world may see as worthless,

 meaningless, insignificant, and 

unimportant to do the most

 extraordinary things!

The Scriptures can certainly back up 

our claims.

We believe, good goals are living breathing 

statements of who we are becoming, and they 

should not be motionless, inflexible, fixed 

representations of what we may have once 

longed for.

We believe, well-timed, sincere and compassionate 

encouragement can have a powerfully positive 

impact in the lives of others. We believe, when

 the right thing is said at the right time... it could 

be much like vital life-giving and life-sustaining 

oxygen for the soul. 

We have come to realize, personally, just as we

 need physical food for physical strength, we need 

spiritual food for spiritual strength. This kind of 

"Soul food", the Word of God, awakens the soul 

and gives us the energy and grounding that we 

need to keep our lives on track.

God of all comfort comforts us in all our 

troubles so we may comfort others as God 

comforted us.

We passionately believe in the power 

of walking with God and valuing 

God's love and glory over our 

short-term gratification.

Our goal is not to secure applause and/or

 accolades. Applause and accolades, to flatter

 and stimulate the ego, are empty and fleeting. 

Our goal is to humbly remain

 driven to... 

do God's Will, 

to add to, build upon and improve 

the quality of life for others and 

ourselves... despite what we can

or cannot see.

☆We know that all things in Heaven and 

on earth are under God's authority. 

☆We know that God has a purpose and

 plan for our lives, and God's plans for us

 are far superior to our ambitions. 

☆We know that God has a way of 

orchestrating a series of unlikely events 

that will work together for our good.

☆We know that God, Who breathed 

life into us, loves us enough to plan 

for our future.

☆We know that God has promised 

that if we will seek Him, we will find 

Him, and we will also discover 

His Will for our lives.

We are taught that if we 

“Seek God first, all the other 

things shall be added unto us.”

“As we keep on asking, we will receive what we

 ask for. Let us keep on seeking, and we will find.

 Keep on knocking, and the door 

will be opened to us. 

For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone 

who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, 

the door

 will be opened”

  Matthew 7:7

☆We know that during times of testing God 

strengthens and builds our character and

 revives our soul with

new insights and deeper 

revelations. 

God gives us wisdom, and fills us with joy, even

 in the midst of it all. And out of our greatest tests

 comes... 

our greatest testimonies!

We know that God's thoughts and ways are not like 

ours. As we open our eyes to the incredible work 

God is doing around us, we are awed by His

wonderful deeds and unfathomable kindness. 

God's marvelous ways have brought us to a 

humble recognition of the magnitude of His 

goodness, greatness, dominion, majesty, and 

might... all of which we are totally

 undeserving of. 

We trust God's ways completely.

To glorify God requires

full commitment to God. 

In Colossians 3:23 we read, 

“Whatever you do, 

work at it with all your heart,

 as working for the Lord.” 

When we focus on God’s Word, we know what

 is right and can follow through with 

doing what is right.

We are endeavoring to positively and

creatively sow inspirational seeds of goodness 

and serve as a source of Spiritual upliftment 

to help us all live a less fretful, a more fruitful, 

creative, and all-around improved life.

Just as our ancestors generously passed-on 

pearls of wisdom to us... we are freely sowing 

seeds so that future generations may reap the

 vital life lessons we learned, as well as glean

 from the wisdom, perspectives, and happiness 

we have acquired throughout the years.

We pray the contents of this website will 

serve as a storehouse of encouragement and 

can be a fresh incentive for individuals to 

obtain strength, victory, a spiritually richer

 and more fulfilling life.

May the uplifting words equip and point 

readers back to their purpose and the path

 that they committed to before birth, and 

mostly... may these humble offerings equip 

and point others to live a more awakened life 

by turning back to...

the Perfect One 

within us...

Who is Majestic, Perfectly Good, Just, Righteous, 

without Partiality, Faithful to His Promises, 

intimately aware of all of creation and...

 "Able to do exceedingly 

abundantly above all that 

we ask or think"...

simultaneously!