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2 Peter 1:3 NLT By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.
When we believe the word of God above anything else, we can get to a place where we’re unfazed by negative experiences.
If the doctor says something negative about our health, we’re not worried. Above what the doctor said, we’ve chosen to believe He forgives all our sins and heals all our diseases (Psalms 103:3) and by His wounds we are healed (1 Peter 2:24).
If there’s been a delay in something we’ve believed God for, we’re no longer spiraling out with thoughts of it not being God’s will for us to have it. We understand that patience is a necessity (Hebrews 10:36).
How do we get to a place where we’re unfazed with the issues of life? We grow in the knowledge of Jesus and God’s word (2 Peter 1:2-8). Understanding Who Christ is, what He’s done for us, and what He says about us is pivotal in establishing and maintaining unfazable faith. We must consistently spend time with Him and in His word. The more time we spend with Him, God’s word becomes greater and circumstances become smaller.
Let’s get to a place where we’re unfazed with whatever comes our way based on our faith in God’s word.
#allin #trust #God #unfazed
Genesis 22:12 NLT Don’t lay a hand on the boy!” the angel said. “Do not hurt him in any way, for now I know that you truly fear God. You have not withheld from me even your son, your only son.
Exodus 32:14 NLT So the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had threatened to bring on his people.
Above, are two examples where God changed His plans.
God gives us instructions. Let’s say He instructs someone to be a lawyer. They go to law school, finish, and become a practicing attorney. After a few years, He instructs them to quit their job and start a business that has nothing to do with the law.
After receiving instructions of starting a business, many of us would question ourselves if we heard God correctly. We would wonder if we heard God correctly about quitting our jobs and starting a business, or wonder if we heard Him correctly about being a lawyer in the first place.
What we’re experiencing is God changing His plans. As we spend time with God, we know His voice (John 10:27). Since we know His voice, we can be certain that we correctly heard God both times. We just need to prepare our minds to pivot. It may not seem logical and we could feel like we’re losing something, but trust Him.
As we pivot and follow-through with His new plan, we honor God by becoming more of a vessel for Him to work through. Our obedience also positions us to receive the wonderful blessings He has for us.
Don’t get so locked into a plan. Trust God, be ready to pivot, and know there are greater benefits on the other side of our pivots.
#joyfully #pivot #trust #God’s #plans
Exodus 32:1 NLT “When the people saw how long it was taking Moses to come back down the mountain, they gathered around Aaron. “Come on,” they said, “make us some gods who can lead us. We don’t know what happened to this fellow Moses, who brought us here from the land of Egypt.”
4 Then Aaron took the gold, melted it down, and molded it into the shape of a calf. When the people saw it, they exclaimed, “O Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of the land of Egypt!”
Aaron was the older brother of Moses. He saw first hand what God could do. He was the mouthpiece of Moses when speaking with Pharaoh. His walking stick became a snake too. He saw numerous miracles God performed.
How could Aaron go from experiencing all that God had done to making a golden calf and calling it god? I submit to you it’s because he had an un-renewed mind.
Aaron spent over 80 years under the Egyptians. In those 80 years, he saw how they worshiped, how successful they were, and he hadn’t really seen any benefits of serving God until Moses returned. Those 80 years under the Egyptians outweighed that one year or less of God’s miracles. Between an un-renewed mind, the delay of Moses, and the pressure from the people, Aaron helped facilitate idolatry.
If we’re not mindful, we’ll do the same thing. If we haven’t taken the time to get in God’s word to renew our minds and if we’re in a pressure situation where we feel like God is taking too long, we could say, “forget it” and revert back to our old way of thinking and do something that dishonors God. It doesn’t matter if we seen Him do great things in our lives. With an un-renewed mind, we could easily go back to something familiar.
Let’s continuously renew our minds with the word of God and don’t allow any external pressures to push you away from God.
#renew #your #mind #Bible #scripture
1 Samuel 30:6 NLT “David was now in great danger because all his men were very bitter about losing their sons and daughters, and they began to talk of stoning him. But David found strength in the Lord his God.”
When everything in the natural wasn’t going right for David, he strengthened himself in the Lord.
There will be times where it seems like everything is going wrong in our lives. Like David, we should strengthen or encourage ourselves in the Lord. But, how?
We strengthen ourselves in the Lord by focusing more on what God said and what He promised than what we’re experiencing in the natural. We may be having negative experiences in our health, our finances may be limited, and there’s no peace in our home. Instead of focusing on that, we should focus on by His stripes we are healed (1 Pet. 2:24), God increases us more and more (Ps. 115:14), God’s peace will guard our hearts and minds (Phil. 4:7).
Proverbs 18:21 says death and life are in the power of the tongue. Speak God’s word despite what we’re experiencing. Tell the behavior of our children to immediately improve, declare our bodies to be healed, and command the manifestation of our desires.
Finally, we keep doubt, fear, and unbelief away by building our faith. Romans 10:17 says faith comes by hearing the word of God. So daily, if not hourly, we need to position ourselves to hear God’s word. Go on YouTube or a church’s website and listen to a sermon for your situation.
Never get down about the situations of life. Stay encouraged by focusing on God’s word, speaking God’s word, and listening to God’s word.
#be #encouraged #listen #read #scriptures
Matthew 6:12 “Forgive us for doing wrong, as we forgive others.”
This was the first time God, through Jesus, instructed mankind to forgive others. Jesus reinforces forgiveness all throughout His ministry. Prior to forgiveness, mankind was instructed to penalize a person for their wrongdoing. A lot of times, the penalty was death (Exodus 21). Now, Jesus is building a foundation of grace and mercy within us by teaching forgiveness.
When we forgive, we’re totally depending on God to right the wrong. We’re not trying to get even and handle it ourselves. We’re trusting God to compensate us for someone else’s errors. If God says vengeance is Mine and He’ll fight for us, our forgiveness of others gives God permission to intervene on our behalf (Rom. 12:19).
There’s no need to remain with unforgiveness in our hearts. It damages us and does us no good. Unforgiveness feeds our pride. That pride is the source of destruction in our lives (Prov. 16:18).
So whether they’re alive or dead, in close proximity to us or we haven’t seen them since the incident, let’s forgive others. It feels good to our flesh to remain in unforgiveness, because our flesh thinks it’s too hard to forgive. However, our born-again spirits understand the benefits of forgiveness and realize we should forgive others as God has forgiven us. Forgive them.
#befree #forgive #empowered #throughChrist
Philippians 1:17-18 NLT “Those others do not have pure motives as they preach about Christ. They preach with selfish ambition, not sincerely, intending to make my chains more painful to me. But that doesn’t matter. Whether their motives are false or genuine, the message about Christ is being preached either way, so I rejoice. And I will continue to rejoice. ”
This is probably one of the most forgotten verses in the bible. The reason I say this is because there are so many believers who have a strong opinion about how they feel the gospel should be preached. People’s opinions are so strong until there has been a divide in the body of Christ based on what we feel is the correct way to present the gospel.
This group doesn’t like this way of preaching because their message is too watered down. This group doesn’t like that way of preaching because it’s too strong and harsh. They don’t like this preacher because they seem more liberal. They don’t like that preacher because they seem more conservative. They don’t like that church because they’re not preaching the whole counsel of God.
We shouldn’t be divided or in conflict with one another based on how we feel the gospel should be preached. What really matters is that the gospel is preached. The delivery may not be our style and we may not be attracted to the personality of the person preaching the gospel, but that doesn’t mean we should dismiss it.
We should only ask ourselves one thing. Is the gospel correctly being preached? If yes, then that’s all that matters. All the other things are irrelevant and divisive. Praise God for everyone who preaches the gospel.
#share #preach #the #gospel
God still performs miracles. The method in which He performs them is up to Him.
For instance, if there are believers who are standing in faith to be healed, He may heal one person little by little over time. He may heal another person instantaneously after they received prayer at church. He may heal the third person through medicine after going to a doctor. The end result is the same, but the method in which each person was healed varies.
He still performs miracles of healing, financial increase, restoration in our marriages, or peace in our minds. We don’t need to concern ourselves with how He’ll perform the miracle. Our part is to believe for the end result. Once we believe, and don’t doubt, His word will ensure whatever we desire will come to pass.
“So Naaman went down to the Jordan River and dipped himself seven times, as the man of God had instructed him. And his skin became as healthy as the skin of a young child, and he was healed!” -2 Kings 5:14 NLT
“But the officer said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. ” -Matthew 8:8 NLT
“As the sun went down that evening, people throughout the village brought sick family members to Jesus. No matter what their diseases were, the touch of his hand healed every one. ” -Luke 4:40 NLT
#healing #miracles #through #Jesus #Christ
Proverbs 10:27 NLT “Fear of the Lord lengthens one’s life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.”
A lot of people are trying to find the formula for long life. They’re changing their diet, exercising, drinking more water, and going to the doctor more frequently. That’s fine, but God’s word has the answer to a long life. Fearing the Lord.
When we honor, reverence, and respect the Lord, He promises a longer life. Honoring the Lord includes honoring His word. Whatever His word instructs us to do (in context), we should do. This means forgiving others, no sex before marriage, renewing the mind, and letting the Holy Spirit lead.
As we follow His ways, we’ll reap the reward of a longer life. Let’s honor our loving Lord.
#honor #God #live #long
Genesis 26:1 NLT “A severe famine now struck the land, as had happened before in Abraham’s time. So Isaac moved to Gerar, where Abimelech, king of the Philistines, lived.
12 When Isaac planted his crops that year, he harvested a hundred times more grain than he planted, for the Lord blessed him. ”
Our economy has definitely changed. Gas prices have gone up, grocery prices have gone up, and there have been significant layoffs. These things impact our finances.
When our finances are impacted, the first thing people want to do is save where they can. Consequently, this makes people less generous. They stop giving to the church. They stop helping people in need. Some people stop spending time with people because they want to save their gas money.
When things look bad in our economy, as God leads, that’s a great opportunity to sow. Sowing during this time displays our trust and dependence on God. We’re telling ourselves that regardless of how things look, God’s Kingdom is still top priority in our finances and we’re still going to be a blessing to the people He loves.
As a result of our sowing, God promises a harvest (Gal. 6:7). Like Issac sowing during a time of famine, we could receive a hundred times more when we sow during a “bad economy.”
Don’t back off on giving what God has called you to give even though it doesn’t seem like a good time. God can use that seed to benefit others and provide a supernatural harvest for you.
“God does His best work during a bad economy.”-Ken
#sow #into #Kingdom #give #to #God
Exodus 22:28 NLT “You must not dishonor God or curse any of your rulers.”
Cursing is when we speak negatively over a person or a thing. We see this when Jesus cursed the fig tree (Mark 11:12-25).
Exodus 22 instructs us to not curse our rulers or leaders. This includes presidents, governors, mayors, and anyone else in leadership. 1 Timothy 2:1-2 tells us to do the opposite. It instructs us to pray for people in authority.
This totally goes against what we see in the world where there are mudslinging commercials, podcasts dedicated to speaking negatively about leaders, and social media groups who hate those in authority.
As believers, we can let our flesh have its way and join in with the bash sessions of our leaders or do what God says and pray for them. The choice is yours.
#pray #for #leaders
Scenario:
There’s pain in our bodies and we desire a financial breakthrough. Mark 11:24 instructs us to believe that we’ve received these things and we shall have them. 2 Corinthians 4:13, says because we believe, we should speak. So, we believe and confess we’re healed according to 1 Peter 2:24 and we believe and confess the manifestation of our breakthrough. After a week, nothing changes in our bodies or finances.
Satan uses this lack of change to mess with our minds. Because we’re not seeing the results as quickly as want, he may have us thinking we’ve sinned, we don’t have enough faith, or we didn’t confess it properly. Ultimately, he wants to use this delay to get us into unbelief. He wants us to forfeit these promises or have us thinking it’s not God’s will for us to have these promises. The devil is a liar!!!
This situation is designed to test our faith (James 1:3). If we continue to believe, confess God’s word over our situation, and have patience, our faith gets stronger and things will eventually change.
Don’t let what’s not happening yet deceive you into thinking it will never happen. Whatever God’s word says will come to pass.
James 1:2-4 “Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.”
#trust #God #faith #and #patience
Acts 13:2-3 NLT “One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Appoint Barnabas and Saul for the special work to which I have called them.” So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them on their way.”
There are some who feel like they need to wear themselves out for the Lord. They think they need to attend every church function, participate in small groups, and serve in multiple ministries.
Their hearts are in the right place. They feel like since God has done so much for us, we should do a lot for Him. The only problem with this is if we’re serving God out of the flesh, instead of letting the Spirit lead, we’re missing the mark (Galatians 5:16).
God is not looking down from heaven judging us based on how much we do for Him. The sacrifice has already been made and He’s not demanding that we pay Him back. Of course He needs our cooperation for His will to be accomplished in the earth, but our cooperation should be promoted by the Spirit.
If we run ourselves ragged trying to do as much as we can for God, we can do more damage than good. We could be more prone to sickness due to fatigue. Our marriages may get messy due to a lack of quality time. Our children may resent the church because they feel like the church is always taking their parents away.
It’s one thing to sacrifice our time and effort as the Spirit leads. It’s another thing to sacrifice our time and efforts because we feel like we owe Him or we have to earn our ticket to heaven. Be sure every task we do is directed by the Holy Spirit and not our flesh.
#Spirit #directed #service #letGodleadyou
“In the morning you will see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your complaints, which are against him, not against us. What have we done that you should complain about us?” Then Moses added, “The Lord will give you meat to eat in the evening and bread to satisfy you in the morning, for he has heard all your complaints against him. What have we done? Yes, your complaints are against the Lord, not against us.””
Exodus 16:7-8 NLT
The children of Israel were in a stable situation. They may have been slaves, but they knew what to expect. They knew they had food to eat and a place to live.
Moses came to rescue them from their bondage, but the stability was taken away. Due to their instability, they began to fear and complain.
When dealing with the unknown and unstable situations, fear attempts to set in and we may find ourselves complaining. If we know that we know that God told us to leave a stable situation or if a stable situation was taken from us, God makes it His responsibility to take care of us.
Because of God’s promise to Abraham, the children of Israel were fed, protected, and supernaturally empowered to dominate any obstacle. Through Jesus Christ, we too have this same guarantee.
Although our situation may seem unstable, we don’t have to worry, fear, or complain. As we trust God, He’ll prove Himself to be The Source of our stability. And when we have God, we have everything we need.
#everything #with #God
Exodus 18:21-23 NLT “But select from all the people some capable, honest men who fear God and hate bribes. Appoint them as leaders over groups of one thousand, one hundred, fifty, and ten. They should always be available to solve the people’s common disputes, but have them bring the major cases to you. Let the leaders decide the smaller matters themselves. They will help you carry the load, making the task easier for you. If you follow this advice, and if God commands you to do so, then you will be able to endure the pressures, and all these people will go home in peace.”
Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, gave Moses advice on a better way to handle disputes with the children of Israel. Instead of just accepting the advice, Jethro advised Moses to confirm with God if his advice was agreeable to God’s commands.
We may get good advice from our parents, friends, coworkers, social media influencers, or AI. Instead of just following through with the advice, we should go to God and confirm if this newly aquired information should be implemented. Just because it sounds like a good idea doesn’t mean it’s a God idea.
Whether it’s an idea about increasing our finances, bettering our health, being more efficient at work, or parenting tips, run it past God to see if it’s His will for our lives.
#seek #God
Exodus 14:4 NLT “And once again I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will chase after you. I have planned this in order to display my glory through Pharaoh and his whole army. After this the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord!” So the Israelites camped there as they were told.”
We all face challenges and difficulties. During those times, we may not know what to do or how we’ll get out of the situation. When difficulties appear too big and impossible, don’t panic. God set up the scene to display His glory.
Each difficulty is designed for us to totally depend on Him. He doesn’t want the positive outcomes to be credited to our networking abilities, our strengths, or luck. He wants all the glory.
We don’t need to check in with Him every night to see if He’s handling the situation or if He needs our help. If He wants all the glory, let Him do all the work.
We don’t need to concern ourselves on when things will change. The manifestation of change will happen at the right time.
Our job is to trust and believe that He’ll do what He said in His word. Don’t let the circumstances dictate your faith in God’s word. Continue to stand on His word, believing that the situation has already been handled in the spirit, and it’s just a matter of time before things will change in the natural. Have faith in God.
#keep #standing #believing #trusting #God
John 16:13 NKJV However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.
Jesus informs believers that the Holy Spirit will tell us things that are coming in the future.
One thing we must remember is that not everything He tells us will be positive. He may tell us that our company will be downsizing and we’ll be laid off. He may tell us we’ll be losing a friend. He may tell us that our doctor will see issues with our health.
When these things are told to us, because they’re not positive, we shouldn’t automatically assume it’s from the devil and bind it in Jesus name. Now, some things are from Satan and they should be bound, but other things are from the Holy Spirit to help us prepare.
That’s why it’s so important to familiarize ourselves with the voice of the Holy Spirit. When we know His voice, we can accept it as truth. Although some things He says aren’t positive, they’re beneficial because it helps us to prepare for what’s to come.
#know #His #voice #HolySpirit #helper
Exodus 13:17-18 NLT “When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God said, “If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.” So God led them in a roundabout way through the wilderness toward the Red Sea. Thus the Israelites left Egypt like an army ready for battle.”
If God led the Israelites the long way to the Promised Land, He may delay the manifestation of what’s been promised to us through Jesus Christ. Like the Israelites, He’s not delaying these promises to be cruel. The delay is ultimately for our good (Rom. 8:28).
If we received some of these promises too quickly, it could be detrimental. It could be more of a temptation to forget God, we could get ourselves into trouble, or trouble could find us.
Throughout the scriptures we see His delay benefiting the believer. His delay produces strength, patience, character, and perfection (Isaiah 40:31; Rom. 5:3-5; James 1:4).
Don’t get upset because the promise seems like it’s taking too long. Be anxious for nothing and let His delay benefit us.
#beneficial #delays #God #loves #us
“For I will restore health to you And heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord, ‘Because they called you an outcast saying: “This is Zion; No one seeks her.” ’”-Jeremiah 30:17 NKJV
From our health to our families, God is a restorer. It doesn’t matter what it is or how far gone it seems, He can restore it.
For Him to restore anything in our lives, He needs our cooperation. It’s not going to happen automatically. Our cooperation includes our belief that it can be restored, our confession that it can be restored, and our obedience that corresponds to what we’re in faith for.
Belief – Based on His word, we must believe that God can restore our lives, our relationships with our children, and our finances. It’s not impossible. Without our belief, none of this will work.
Confession – Once we believe, confession of our belief must follow. 2 Corinthians 4:13 says, “we believe, therefore we speak.” Declare that we have more than enough. Declare our bodies are restored and healed.
Obedience – The Holy Spirit will instruct us to do things that will manifest restoration. We must be obedient to these instructions. If He tells us to invest in something, invest in it. If He tells us to stop eating something, stop eating it. If He tells us to apologize to someone, go apologize. Whatever He tells us to do, do it.
Restoration is possible. Just trust Him and do what He says.
#believe #God #for #restoration
Philippians 4:8 NKJV “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. ”
These are the thoughts God instructs us to think on. Not only should we think on these things, but we should keep our thoughts fixed on these things. One of the thoughts is a good report.
A good report are thoughts that agree with God’s word. We can see an example of a good report when Joshua and Caleb agreed with God despite what they saw after they returned from spying on the land (Numbers 14:6-10).
For us, a good report is having thoughts that we believe we’re healed instead of believing that we’re going to be sick for the rest of our lives. A good report is thinking that our children will be smart in school instead of worrying that they’ll struggle academically and be left behind. It’s believing all our needs will be met instead of thinking we won’t have enough.
The devil will always suggest an evil report. It’s up to us to dismiss it and think on a good report.
#believe #God’s #Word
Ephesians 6:16 NKJV “above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. ”
Out of all the pieces of the armor of God, the most important piece is the shield of faith. How do we know that? Because it says above all, meaning above all the other pieces of armor, take the shield of faith.
The reason why the shield of faith is so important is because it’s the only piece that can stop the fiery darts of the wicked one.
The wicked one (Satan), will bombard our thoughts with things contrary to God’s word based on what we’re experiencing in the natural. If we got a bad doctor’s report, he’ll use that diagnosis to tell us that we’re going to be sick all our lives or die early. If we’re having difficulty in marriage, he’ll tell us it will always be this way. If we’re struggling financially, he’ll tell us we’re about to be evicted. All these negative things and more are fiery darts.
Our job is to put up the shield of faith when these darts come across our minds. These thoughts may enter our minds, but the shield keeps them from entering our hearts.
When a thought about declining health comes, we can put up our shield and say “by His stripes we’re healed (Isaiah 53:5).” When negative thoughts about our marriages enter our minds, we put up the shield and say, “all things are possible because I believe (Mark 9:23).” Whatever the problem is, there is a shield in the word of God.
Put on the whole armor of God, shield included, and don’t take it off.
#shield #of #faith #trust #God
Exodus 4:12 NKJV “Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.”
When it comes to sharing the gospel and telling people about the love of Jesus, some of us refuse. A big reason why we refuse is not knowing what to say if someone should ask difficult questions.
The good news is if God taught Moses what to say to Pharaoh, He can teach us what to say to the people we encounter. It doesn’t matter if we only have a 4th grade education, a speech impediment, or a reading disability. God will be with our mouths and will teach us what to say.
This not only applies to sharing the gospel, but this applies to sharing a presentation at work, going to a job interview, or public speaking. All we need to do is ask God to help us with our communication and teach us what to say and He will.
Knowing God is with us and will teach us should eliminate any excuse for not sharing the gospel or doing what God has called us to do.
#boldly #share #Christ
Exodus 4:10-11 NKJV “Then Moses said to the Lord, “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.” So the Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the Lord? ”
Moses made excuses why he couldn’t deliver the children of Israel. Some of us make excuses why we can’t do the things God called us to do.
When it comes to preaching the gospel to the lost, some of us make the excuse that we don’t know all the scriptures. When it comes to starting that business that God instructed us to start, some make the excuse that they don’t have the money. When it comes to forgiving that person who hurt us, some say they can’t forgive them based on what they’ve done.
We can always make excuses to not do what God told us to do. God doesn’t need our excuses. He needs us to partner with and trust Him.
The good news is that even if we’ve made excuses for years, God can still use us in a mighty way. If Moses made excuses and God used him, He can use us too.
#God #approved #to #fulfill #purpose
