Today Is Your Day

Mar28

The way we think controls our entire life. Our thoughts shape our words, habits, and character. They have the power to produce life or death. Our thoughts either releases God’s ability into our lives or they limit us from experiencing His absolute best! How do I know this?

“For as a man thinks in his heart, so is he…” (Proverbs 23:7)

Jesus already did the heavy lifting and now it’s your time to rest in His finished work. Don’t let Satan mess with your thoughts anymore. It’s time for you to take control of your life by taking control of your thoughts. TODAY is about you beginning to walk in the victorious life God has for you.

SO…TODAY IS YOUR DAY!

Today is your day to be bold! Today is your day for God’s amazing provision! Today is your day to be healed! Today is your day to break the addiction that holds you! Today is your day of victory! Today is your day for God’s amazing power to come upon you! Today is your day to meet the love of your life! Today is your day!

When you feel a pain in your body, thank God for His healing power. When you need a financial breakthrough, thank God for His provision. When you find yourself overwhelmed, thank God for His peace. When you don’t know what to do, thank God for His wisdom and guidance. Whatever it is you find yourself needing, THANK YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER because His answer is already on its way!

Today is your day! Think like it…Speak like it…Declare it…and Believe it.

His miraculous and loving power is released upon you today.

Today is your day and everything is going to be alright!

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Setup NOT Setback

Mar20

One of the greatest stories ever told in the Bible is about the young man, Joseph. God gave him a dream at a very young age. However, he wasn’t given the “how” or “when” of the dream.

Joseph’s life was a whirlwind of events. He was his father’s favorite son, which unfortunately, lead to his brothers’ jealousy. I’m sure Joseph didn’t realize that this jealousy would lead him to being thrown into a pit, sold into slavery by his own brothers, and being thrown into jail for something he didn’t commit.

Think what must have ran through his mind. He must have wondered about “why” bad things keep happening to him. Why did his brothers do this? Why would God allow this? What happened to the dream?

Here he was a young man that received an incredible dream from God Himself. You can only imagine his excitement. The Bible even tells us that he was so excited, he shared the dream with his family. Even though Joseph was excited, his family…especially his brothers were not enthused about it.

Joseph found himself going through terrible things in his life. The more he tried, the worse things became. I’m sure he had no idea that he would hit every brick wall imaginable just for doing what was right.

So, what was his response to all the “so called” setbacks? He trusted God. No matter how bad things got or how many setbacks he encountered, he trusted God. As Joseph said in Genesis 50:20, “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.“

Joseph never could have imagined that he was going to be one of the most powerful men of his time. He had no idea that he would end up saving so many lives; including his own family. The very brothers that sold him into slavery.

Yet through it all, Joseph remained faithful to God. There is so much we can learn from his story. No matter what adversity you encounter, no matter how bleak your circumstances look right now…know that God is setting you up for something amazing.

Just like Joseph, we need to stay focused on God who promises that all things will turn out in the end. We will be victorious and successful against all the odds. It doesn’t matter what is happening in your life right now. It doesn’t matter if you can’t see a way out of your situation.

We might not know the “how” or “when”; but we can be absolutely certain that our FUTURE IS GOING TO BE BETTER THAN WE COULD EVER DREAMED! GOD PROMISES IT AND IT WILL BE SO!

SIDE NOTE:

From time to time, I share song links to help you stay motivated through difficult times. Here is another wonderful tune that I hope helps you stand strong when everything seems to be going haywire. It is from the movie “Fireproof”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3b2jw1rjBc

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Are You Under Attack?

Mar13

Everyone I know, including myself, seems to be going through difficulties in their lives right now. The one thing I’ve really noticed is that it truly doesn’t matter who you are. If you are trying to stand on the right side of things and you are trying to stay in faith…YOU ARE UNDER ATTACK! It could be in your finances, it could be in your emotions, it could be in your relationships, it could be in your health…or worse…it could many areas of your life, all at once.

I think we all could agree that it is a very difficult time for all believers. The more you try to stand, the worse it gets. The more you try to pray, the crazier life gets. Just when you feel like you are starting to make progress, you get hit with a new problem. It’s simply madness! I know…I’m right there with you.

The constant question I hear is “WHY?” Why is this happening? Why can’t I make any progress? Why can’t God do something? Why won’t God help? Why would God allow this to happen? Why? Why? Why?

There’s nothing wrong with asking that question. God already knows exactly how you feel and why you feel that way. It isn’t a surprise to Him. It doesn’t make Him angry for us to question. The way I look at it is that God sees all, knows all, understands all the questions, and He knows that He has the answers already…even when we can’t see them yet.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; …

See…the hardest part for all of us living in these “I want it now” world is waiting on God. We have no idea why something might be happening in our lives, but He does. God knows if He is planning on using your testimony for someone else down the road. And unless you go through some difficulties, how could you possible help them if you haven’t experienced it yourself? He also knows what His plans are for your life and how amazing it’s going to be! But again…the hardest part is for us to wait patiently upon Him and wait for His perfect timing.

Isaiah 40:31 But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

1 Peter 5:10 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

Psalm 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.

So today, I’m asking all of us to breathe a bit easier as we go through the difficulties. I completely understand that they seem to be getting more intense and more often. Please keep reminding yourself that there is absolutely nothing that can come against you that He doesn’t already have an answer for. Keep your eyes on Him and everything will be alright. Because when He brings you through the difficulties, you will soar to new heights. You will have more than enough. Your pain will subside being replaced with His amazing love, strength, and renewed vitality!

He will bring you through at the perfect time, the perfect way, and with the perfect results! He is GOD OF ALL! There is nothing too hard for Him! He wants you to be successful! He wants you in good health! He wants you to have more than enough! Jesus came to give you life and life more abundantly!