Hebrews 13:5 "Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for He has said, I will never leave you nor forsake you."
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you are an early bird!
No I'm not LOL!! I'm actually in the car on my way to Maryland right now. The only reason I get up early in the morning is because I have to.
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'So David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, "Blessed are You, O Lord God of Israel our father, forever and ever. Yours, O Lord , is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O Lord , and You exalt Yourself as head over all. Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone. Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name. ' 1 Chronicles 29:10-13 https://www.bible.com/bible/100/1CH.29.10-13
1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
I figured that this would be a perfect verse for the day since I'm at a ranch right now for my vacation. 
Proverbs 21:31 "The horse is made ready for the day of battle but the victory belongs to the Lord."
Proverbs 21:31 "The horse is made ready for the day of battle but the victory belongs to the Lord."
Revelation 19:11 "Then I saw Heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war."
John 3:8 "The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work."
2 Corinthians 11:14 "And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light."
Romans 16:20 "The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you." 
Colossians 1:12,13 - "Giving thanks unto the Father ...Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son."
Many believers limit God without even realizing it by training their eyes on the limited resources of this world rather than the unlimited riches of God's Kingdom.
Their faith fails when they think of the troubled economy on the earth or of the scarcity that surrounds them.
The Bible says God has "delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son." To be translated means to be taken out of one place and put into another.
In other words, your citizenship is not primarily of this earth...you are first and foremost a citizen of the Kingdom of God. That means this planet doesn't have any right to dictate to you whether your needs are met or not. The Bible says God will meet your needs according to His riches in glory! (Philippians 4:19)
AFFIRMATIONS:
I wake up to the fact that I've been translated out of a world of poverty into a kingdom of abundance.
Heaven's unlimited resources are available to me!
Many believers limit God without even realizing it by training their eyes on the limited resources of this world rather than the unlimited riches of God's Kingdom.
Their faith fails when they think of the troubled economy on the earth or of the scarcity that surrounds them.
The Bible says God has "delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son." To be translated means to be taken out of one place and put into another.
In other words, your citizenship is not primarily of this earth...you are first and foremost a citizen of the Kingdom of God. That means this planet doesn't have any right to dictate to you whether your needs are met or not. The Bible says God will meet your needs according to His riches in glory! (Philippians 4:19)
AFFIRMATIONS:
I wake up to the fact that I've been translated out of a world of poverty into a kingdom of abundance.
Heaven's unlimited resources are available to me!
Scripture Of The Day - CHANGING OUR MINDSET
"So Jesus said to them again, 'Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.'" - John 20:21
Possessing what belongs to us requires change. Unless we choose to progressively walk beyond our own mindsets, we remain where we're at presently in life. Regardless of our position in society, mindsets are often the greatest key to breakthroughs. If we're not moving forward, it's likely that we need to do a little homework.
"For as he thinks in his heart, so is he." - Proverbs 23:7
We may discover how we've been thinking has been hindering our own progress. We must be progressive in our understanding. We attract what we think. We must focus from God's perspective. We create the environment as co-creators with God. We take His promise and begin to make it the standard. We breathe it into our understanding and surroundings.
POSITIVE VS. NEGATIVE MINDSETS
Mindsets and focus are two things God wants to change for you. Don't focus on what you don't have or what you cannot do. Start co-creating with your Creator.
Mindsets can be positive or negative. They can be a positive or a negative stronghold. Proper mindsets will change your thinking into being positive. He has positioned us to challenge our negative mindsets so they are converted into positive mindsets through new experiences that rewrite the old outcome.
EXPECT FAVOR AND THE MIRACULOUS
He is raising up a passionate people who are focused on living according to the Kingdom of God. Those who will press into the Holy Spirit for the miraculous and favor to accomplish His objective.
God is sending you.
Answer His sending.
Pursue the things God has been speaking to you It's no longer time to ponder. It's now time to possess. Your provision is in following through in your next course of action.
"So Jesus said to them again, 'Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.'" - John 20:21
Possessing what belongs to us requires change. Unless we choose to progressively walk beyond our own mindsets, we remain where we're at presently in life. Regardless of our position in society, mindsets are often the greatest key to breakthroughs. If we're not moving forward, it's likely that we need to do a little homework.
"For as he thinks in his heart, so is he." - Proverbs 23:7
We may discover how we've been thinking has been hindering our own progress. We must be progressive in our understanding. We attract what we think. We must focus from God's perspective. We create the environment as co-creators with God. We take His promise and begin to make it the standard. We breathe it into our understanding and surroundings.
POSITIVE VS. NEGATIVE MINDSETS
Mindsets and focus are two things God wants to change for you. Don't focus on what you don't have or what you cannot do. Start co-creating with your Creator.
Mindsets can be positive or negative. They can be a positive or a negative stronghold. Proper mindsets will change your thinking into being positive. He has positioned us to challenge our negative mindsets so they are converted into positive mindsets through new experiences that rewrite the old outcome.
EXPECT FAVOR AND THE MIRACULOUS
He is raising up a passionate people who are focused on living according to the Kingdom of God. Those who will press into the Holy Spirit for the miraculous and favor to accomplish His objective.
God is sending you.
Answer His sending.
Pursue the things God has been speaking to you It's no longer time to ponder. It's now time to possess. Your provision is in following through in your next course of action.
Attachments
Scripture Of The Day - CHRIST INCREASING IN OUR LIFE
John 3:27,30 - "John answered and said, 'A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. He must increase, but I must decrease.'"
Some Christians say that they were trying to decrease so the Lord could increase in their life. This seems noble, but it is not biblical and is actually the opposite of what John the Baptist said.
Jesus called Himself the "Light of the world" -- now He calls us the light of the world. It is time for us to increase not decrease.
If we try to decrease before He increases in our life, we will just be empty. When we walk in God's presence He is increasing in our life.
Genesis 5:24 - "And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him."
Even though Enoch did not "taste death" in the natural, his old nature was consumed in God. By walking with God His glory changed him, consuming his fallen nature and replacing it with His nature.
Even so, if we try to crucify ourselves, the result will be self-righteousness. Our old nature was crucified with Christ on the cross. The rendering of our old nature as dead, so we can experience the resurrection life in Christ, is a process that takes place as we walk with God.
We will never be changed by seeing who we are, but by beholding who He is. As we behold Him, we embrace and identify with His cross and His resurrection.
Affirmations:
I AM DEAD TO SIN, DEAD TO MY FORMER LUSTS, DEAD TO THIS WORLD, BUT ALIVE UNTO GOD.
MY HIGHEST PURPOSE FOR THIS DAY IS TO WALK WITH HIM.
WHEN I LOSE MYSELF IN HIM I DO NOT LOSE - I GAIN EVERYTHING TO INFINITY.
John 3:27,30 - "John answered and said, 'A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. He must increase, but I must decrease.'"
Some Christians say that they were trying to decrease so the Lord could increase in their life. This seems noble, but it is not biblical and is actually the opposite of what John the Baptist said.
Jesus called Himself the "Light of the world" -- now He calls us the light of the world. It is time for us to increase not decrease.
If we try to decrease before He increases in our life, we will just be empty. When we walk in God's presence He is increasing in our life.
Genesis 5:24 - "And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him."
Even though Enoch did not "taste death" in the natural, his old nature was consumed in God. By walking with God His glory changed him, consuming his fallen nature and replacing it with His nature.
Even so, if we try to crucify ourselves, the result will be self-righteousness. Our old nature was crucified with Christ on the cross. The rendering of our old nature as dead, so we can experience the resurrection life in Christ, is a process that takes place as we walk with God.
We will never be changed by seeing who we are, but by beholding who He is. As we behold Him, we embrace and identify with His cross and His resurrection.
Affirmations:
I AM DEAD TO SIN, DEAD TO MY FORMER LUSTS, DEAD TO THIS WORLD, BUT ALIVE UNTO GOD.
MY HIGHEST PURPOSE FOR THIS DAY IS TO WALK WITH HIM.
WHEN I LOSE MYSELF IN HIM I DO NOT LOSE - I GAIN EVERYTHING TO INFINITY.
Scripture Of The Day - CHRIST LIVING THROUGH US
Isaiah 4:1 - "In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, 'We will eat our own food and provide our own clothes; only let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace.'"
We have taken hold of the world and we have taken hold of clever ideas, but the seven women (seven churches -- see Revelation 2 and 3) are about to lay hold of their Beloved. The longing of the Church is for Him. We will want to be called by His great Name. The splendor of His beauty draws us as a partner to co-labor with Him.
OUR MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION
There is coming a Magnificent Obsession which will grip our hearts. Our obsession will be to lay hold of Christ and not ever let Him go!
Like the Shulamite woman in the Song of Songs who, when she found her Beloved, held Him tight and wouldn't let Him go!
THE REVELATION OF CHRIST IN US
The unveiling of Christ within us is the most explosive truth ever to hit the Church, bigger than any movement, conference or teaching! It fuels the flames of our passion to allow Christ to live through us and be all He longs for us to become.
The glorious truth of His coming will capture us and compel us to lay hold of the One Man, Jesus Christ. It is not only the timing of His return that must consume us but how He finds us (operating in His CALLING on our life) when He returns. It is not if it is near or far, but rather if we are filled with faith, hope, and love.
LAY HOLD OF JESUS CHRIST
As we trim our lamps and go outside the realm of familiarity and meet Him we encounter the Bridegroom -- our Magnificent Obsession.
He is eternal life! First Timothy 6:12 says, "Lay hold on eternal life." This means to take hold of, to grasp, to seize, to cling to!
His FULL glory pours into us. To lay hold of Jesus is to becme a mature vessel of honor that He can use in the CALLING He has destined for each of us.
"...I live by the FAITH OF the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me." (Galatians 2:20) KJV
By His faith we fully experience oneness with Jesus and the explosive power of hs resurrection working in us. We will be one with Him in His sufferings and we will be one with Him in His death. Only then will we be able to experience complete oneness with Him in His resurrection so that we may reach the DESTINY which Jesus has called us to fulfill! (see Philippians 3:10-12)
Isaiah 4:1 - "In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, 'We will eat our own food and provide our own clothes; only let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace.'"
We have taken hold of the world and we have taken hold of clever ideas, but the seven women (seven churches -- see Revelation 2 and 3) are about to lay hold of their Beloved. The longing of the Church is for Him. We will want to be called by His great Name. The splendor of His beauty draws us as a partner to co-labor with Him.
OUR MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION
There is coming a Magnificent Obsession which will grip our hearts. Our obsession will be to lay hold of Christ and not ever let Him go!
Like the Shulamite woman in the Song of Songs who, when she found her Beloved, held Him tight and wouldn't let Him go!
THE REVELATION OF CHRIST IN US
The unveiling of Christ within us is the most explosive truth ever to hit the Church, bigger than any movement, conference or teaching! It fuels the flames of our passion to allow Christ to live through us and be all He longs for us to become.
The glorious truth of His coming will capture us and compel us to lay hold of the One Man, Jesus Christ. It is not only the timing of His return that must consume us but how He finds us (operating in His CALLING on our life) when He returns. It is not if it is near or far, but rather if we are filled with faith, hope, and love.
LAY HOLD OF JESUS CHRIST
As we trim our lamps and go outside the realm of familiarity and meet Him we encounter the Bridegroom -- our Magnificent Obsession.
He is eternal life! First Timothy 6:12 says, "Lay hold on eternal life." This means to take hold of, to grasp, to seize, to cling to!
His FULL glory pours into us. To lay hold of Jesus is to becme a mature vessel of honor that He can use in the CALLING He has destined for each of us.
"...I live by the FAITH OF the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me." (Galatians 2:20) KJV
By His faith we fully experience oneness with Jesus and the explosive power of hs resurrection working in us. We will be one with Him in His sufferings and we will be one with Him in His death. Only then will we be able to experience complete oneness with Him in His resurrection so that we may reach the DESTINY which Jesus has called us to fulfill! (see Philippians 3:10-12)
Scripture Of The Day - YIELDING TO GOD'S SPIRIT
"....if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus form the dead dwells in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you." - Romans 8:11
"For you have not received the spirit of bondage again in fear; but you have received the spirit of adoption whereby we cry, Abba Father...And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ..." - Romans 8:15,17
The Spirit brings us to a place where we see that we are sons of God -- not only sons but heirs, and not only heirs, but joint-heirs. If the Spirit of God that raised Jesus from the dead is in you, that power of the Spirit is going to quicken your mortal body and lead you to believe that you may lay hold of ALL the promises of God.
We see also the power of the Spirit in sonship in raising us up, and pressing us onward to translation through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and His CALLING on our lives.
The moment we come into the knowledge of Christ we are made an heir of heaven. By the Spirit, we are being changed into the image of the Son of God, and it is in that image that we can definitely look into the face of the Father and see that the things we ask for are done.
THE GLORY OF CHRIST IN US
"...we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is" (1 John 3:2). It does not mean that we shall have faces like Jesus, but have the same Spirit. When they look at us and see the glory, they will say, "Yes, it is the same Spirit," for they will see the lustre of the glory of Jesus Christ.
The Holy Spirit is working in us and bringing us to a condition where we know He is doing a work in us. God wants us to be so filled with the Spirit, and walk in the Spirit, that while we live here on earth our heads will be right up in heaven so that each day may be the day we go up with Him.
HIS SON IN ME
If you stand on the truths that God has given, you will be amazed to see how God will make everything move so that you may be conformed to the image of His Son.
"But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the heathen..." - Galatians 1:15,16
Before we were ever born He purposed in His heart to do mighty things in us. Are you going to refuse it, or are you gong to yield?
1. If you yield, He will put in you a living faith, and you cannot get away from the power of it.
2. How amazing it is that we can be so transformed that the thoughts of Christ will be first in our minds.
3. How blessed that when everybody around you is interested in everything else, you are thinking about Jesus Christ.
RISING TO THE PLACE OF SONSHIP
It is the purpose of God that you should rise into the place of sonship. Don't miss God's PURPOSE for your life.
"...and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified" (Romans 8:30)
God wants to make of you the firstfruits, and separate you unto Himself. The glorification is still going on, and is going to exceed what it is now.
"....if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus form the dead dwells in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you." - Romans 8:11
"For you have not received the spirit of bondage again in fear; but you have received the spirit of adoption whereby we cry, Abba Father...And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ..." - Romans 8:15,17
The Spirit brings us to a place where we see that we are sons of God -- not only sons but heirs, and not only heirs, but joint-heirs. If the Spirit of God that raised Jesus from the dead is in you, that power of the Spirit is going to quicken your mortal body and lead you to believe that you may lay hold of ALL the promises of God.
We see also the power of the Spirit in sonship in raising us up, and pressing us onward to translation through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and His CALLING on our lives.
The moment we come into the knowledge of Christ we are made an heir of heaven. By the Spirit, we are being changed into the image of the Son of God, and it is in that image that we can definitely look into the face of the Father and see that the things we ask for are done.
THE GLORY OF CHRIST IN US
"...we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is" (1 John 3:2). It does not mean that we shall have faces like Jesus, but have the same Spirit. When they look at us and see the glory, they will say, "Yes, it is the same Spirit," for they will see the lustre of the glory of Jesus Christ.
The Holy Spirit is working in us and bringing us to a condition where we know He is doing a work in us. God wants us to be so filled with the Spirit, and walk in the Spirit, that while we live here on earth our heads will be right up in heaven so that each day may be the day we go up with Him.
HIS SON IN ME
If you stand on the truths that God has given, you will be amazed to see how God will make everything move so that you may be conformed to the image of His Son.
"But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the heathen..." - Galatians 1:15,16
Before we were ever born He purposed in His heart to do mighty things in us. Are you going to refuse it, or are you gong to yield?
1. If you yield, He will put in you a living faith, and you cannot get away from the power of it.
2. How amazing it is that we can be so transformed that the thoughts of Christ will be first in our minds.
3. How blessed that when everybody around you is interested in everything else, you are thinking about Jesus Christ.
RISING TO THE PLACE OF SONSHIP
It is the purpose of God that you should rise into the place of sonship. Don't miss God's PURPOSE for your life.
"...and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified" (Romans 8:30)
God wants to make of you the firstfruits, and separate you unto Himself. The glorification is still going on, and is going to exceed what it is now.
Attachments
Scripture Of The Day - WORKING OUT OUR OWN SALVATION
"If you be willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land." - Isaiah 1:19
This opportunity is given to all who are saved, but not everyone is willing to adjust to a "diet" that is conducive to spiritual growth. Therefore, Jesus said, "For many are called, but few are chosen" (Matthew 22:14).
In other words, "Few will pay the price in order to be chosen." This process of qualifying begins after we have received the gift of salvation, which has been freely provided for us by Jesus upon Calvary's Cross.
The outworking of this gift of salvation requires us to acknowledge that we will face problems and difficulties in our life experience, and of greater consequence, that we will view them rightly. Only then will we be able to appropriately respond to the Lord in the midst of them.
We will mature spiritually as we are discipled into:
who we are in Christ,
our "right standing with God" and
how to "walk in the Spirit".
"Come, My beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages. Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give you My loves." - Song of Solomon 7:11-12
There are levels in our spiritual growth, and in our identification with the Lord in the outworking of His PURPOSE for our life. For this process to be accomplished, we must develop a sensitivity to the Lord's presence, that we might rightly respond to Him as He seeks to guide us toward spiritual maturity.
"If you be willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land." - Isaiah 1:19
This opportunity is given to all who are saved, but not everyone is willing to adjust to a "diet" that is conducive to spiritual growth. Therefore, Jesus said, "For many are called, but few are chosen" (Matthew 22:14).
In other words, "Few will pay the price in order to be chosen." This process of qualifying begins after we have received the gift of salvation, which has been freely provided for us by Jesus upon Calvary's Cross.
The outworking of this gift of salvation requires us to acknowledge that we will face problems and difficulties in our life experience, and of greater consequence, that we will view them rightly. Only then will we be able to appropriately respond to the Lord in the midst of them.
We will mature spiritually as we are discipled into:
who we are in Christ,
our "right standing with God" and
how to "walk in the Spirit".
"Come, My beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages. Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give you My loves." - Song of Solomon 7:11-12
There are levels in our spiritual growth, and in our identification with the Lord in the outworking of His PURPOSE for our life. For this process to be accomplished, we must develop a sensitivity to the Lord's presence, that we might rightly respond to Him as He seeks to guide us toward spiritual maturity.
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. - Romans 8:28
I have to remember this, as I walked out my door this morning to find the Spruce in my front yard being chopped down. Someone has misdirected the tree service into my front yard and they chopped my tree down. I have to remember only God knows what is around the corner. That tree was 150 years old and leaning. It has been that way since I moved in 12 years ago. The weather where I live can get very violent. Perhaps I was spared it falling on my house.
I have to remember this, as I walked out my door this morning to find the Spruce in my front yard being chopped down. Someone has misdirected the tree service into my front yard and they chopped my tree down. I have to remember only God knows what is around the corner. That tree was 150 years old and leaning. It has been that way since I moved in 12 years ago. The weather where I live can get very violent. Perhaps I was spared it falling on my house.
Scripture Of The Day - CHRISTIAN SENSE
Romans 4:17 - "Even God who quickeneth the dead, and called those things which be not as though they were."
Many people know what it means to have "common sense", which is sound, practical judgment. "Christian sense", on the other hand, involves seeing adverse circumstances through the eyes of faith and exercising your God-given authority to change those circumstances.
Jesus taught His disciples how to change negative circumstances. The Bible tells us that He cursed a fig tree with words and with 24 hours it dried up from its roots (Mark 11:12-14; 20,21). In verses 22 and 23, Jesus explains how to achieve these kinds of results. In today's language He would probably say, "Have the God-kind of faith. Declare what God's Word says about your circumstances, no matter how great they are, and then expect results."
Mark 11:22-24 - And Jesus answered them, "Have faith in God. Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it and it will be yours."
Affirmations:
THERE IS NO ADVERSE CIRCUMSTANCE IN MY LIFE THAT I CANNOT OVERCOME WITH THE GOD-KIND OF FAITH.
WHEN MY WORLD IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT I CAN GET IT BACK INTO ALLIGNMENT.
Romans 4:17 - "Even God who quickeneth the dead, and called those things which be not as though they were."
Many people know what it means to have "common sense", which is sound, practical judgment. "Christian sense", on the other hand, involves seeing adverse circumstances through the eyes of faith and exercising your God-given authority to change those circumstances.
Jesus taught His disciples how to change negative circumstances. The Bible tells us that He cursed a fig tree with words and with 24 hours it dried up from its roots (Mark 11:12-14; 20,21). In verses 22 and 23, Jesus explains how to achieve these kinds of results. In today's language He would probably say, "Have the God-kind of faith. Declare what God's Word says about your circumstances, no matter how great they are, and then expect results."
Mark 11:22-24 - And Jesus answered them, "Have faith in God. Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it and it will be yours."
Affirmations:
THERE IS NO ADVERSE CIRCUMSTANCE IN MY LIFE THAT I CANNOT OVERCOME WITH THE GOD-KIND OF FAITH.
WHEN MY WORLD IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT I CAN GET IT BACK INTO ALLIGNMENT.
Scripture Of The Day - WHERE DID THE WEEDS COME FROM?
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." - James 1:2-4
It is important to understand that God does not bring sickness or difficult times upon us. You are not being punished by God if you are suffering. These things come from the enemy because God is pure love (see 1 John 4:8).
WHERE DO BAD THINGS COME FROM?
Jesus tells a parable about the Kingdom of Heaven being like a field in which good seeds were planted. After they began to grow, it became obvious that there were weeds growing in the field as well (see Matthew 13:24-28).
"The owner's servants came to him and said, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?' 'An enemy did this,' he replied.'" Matthew 13:27-28
GOD WANTS TO BLESS YOU
"Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit." - 3 John 2 NLT
It is God's will for you to be healthy, whole and blessed. But sin, stress, and overloaded lifestyles with little margin for rest can weaken our bodies, emotions, and relationships. God will use the attacks of the enemy to strengthen you and bring you into spiritual maturity.
We will need to fix any skewed views of God and understand who God really is! It will require you to break through unbelief and move from understanding just the facts of the Bible to a place of letting Christ live through you daily. We can learn to live our lives each day in God's presence by walking in the Spirit (see Galatians 5:16).
GOD IS REVEALING YOUR DESTINY
Remember that God will use the attacks and difficult times to refine us. Satan attacks us in the areas of our future victories. As you get through these difficult times you gain authority in the spirit and God will use your suffering to bring repayment and blessings.
This is the time that God wants to heal and restore our bodies, emotions and relationships. This is to position us for a coming revival that will require us to have strength and greater authority over the enemy. This is the season to move forward into God's PURPOSE for your life like never before.
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." - James 1:2-4
It is important to understand that God does not bring sickness or difficult times upon us. You are not being punished by God if you are suffering. These things come from the enemy because God is pure love (see 1 John 4:8).
WHERE DO BAD THINGS COME FROM?
Jesus tells a parable about the Kingdom of Heaven being like a field in which good seeds were planted. After they began to grow, it became obvious that there were weeds growing in the field as well (see Matthew 13:24-28).
"The owner's servants came to him and said, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?' 'An enemy did this,' he replied.'" Matthew 13:27-28
GOD WANTS TO BLESS YOU
"Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit." - 3 John 2 NLT
It is God's will for you to be healthy, whole and blessed. But sin, stress, and overloaded lifestyles with little margin for rest can weaken our bodies, emotions, and relationships. God will use the attacks of the enemy to strengthen you and bring you into spiritual maturity.
We will need to fix any skewed views of God and understand who God really is! It will require you to break through unbelief and move from understanding just the facts of the Bible to a place of letting Christ live through you daily. We can learn to live our lives each day in God's presence by walking in the Spirit (see Galatians 5:16).
GOD IS REVEALING YOUR DESTINY
Remember that God will use the attacks and difficult times to refine us. Satan attacks us in the areas of our future victories. As you get through these difficult times you gain authority in the spirit and God will use your suffering to bring repayment and blessings.
This is the time that God wants to heal and restore our bodies, emotions and relationships. This is to position us for a coming revival that will require us to have strength and greater authority over the enemy. This is the season to move forward into God's PURPOSE for your life like never before.
Scripture Of The Day - CLOTHED WITH HIS GLORY
"You have begun to live the new life, in which you are being made new and are becoming like the One who made you." - Colossians 3:10 NCV
An inspired life is always on the very open door of the quickenings of that life by the Spirit. When one is born of God, or when, as it were, God is born into the believer, and they becomes a quickend soul to carry out the convictions of the life of the Spirit of God in them -- when they are born of God, instantly on the threshold of this new birth, there comes a vision of what their life is to be.
"Now you belong to Him who was raised from the dead in order that we might be useful in the service of God." - Romans 7:4
The question is whether you are going to hold on to the very thing the Holy Spirit brought to you, and never lose sight of it, and press on in a life of devotion to God, and of fellowship and unity with Him.
When you have accomplished one thing in God's PURPOSE for you, He means you to go forward and accomplish another. As soon as you accoomplish one thing, God will enlarge you and fit you for the next thing He wants you to do.
"We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." - Ephesians 2:10 NIV
Shall we stop short of what He says we ought to be (our CALLING in Christ)-- shall we cease to come into line with the Mind which is always thinking of our best - shall we cease to humble ourselves before Him who took the way of the cross for us -- shall we cease to give him our all?
To what profit will it be if we hold back anything from Him who gives us a thousand times more than He ever asks from us? In Hebrews 2 He says He is going to bring many sons to glory. It means that He is going to clothe them with His glory -- may that be our vision.
AFFIRMATIONS:
I have a Jesus indwelling me and vitalizing me with a faith that belives His word will come to pass when I speak it.
I have a Jesus within me who will never let me get faint-hearted or weary in advancing His PURPOSE for my life.
"You have begun to live the new life, in which you are being made new and are becoming like the One who made you." - Colossians 3:10 NCV
An inspired life is always on the very open door of the quickenings of that life by the Spirit. When one is born of God, or when, as it were, God is born into the believer, and they becomes a quickend soul to carry out the convictions of the life of the Spirit of God in them -- when they are born of God, instantly on the threshold of this new birth, there comes a vision of what their life is to be.
"Now you belong to Him who was raised from the dead in order that we might be useful in the service of God." - Romans 7:4
The question is whether you are going to hold on to the very thing the Holy Spirit brought to you, and never lose sight of it, and press on in a life of devotion to God, and of fellowship and unity with Him.
When you have accomplished one thing in God's PURPOSE for you, He means you to go forward and accomplish another. As soon as you accoomplish one thing, God will enlarge you and fit you for the next thing He wants you to do.
"We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." - Ephesians 2:10 NIV
Shall we stop short of what He says we ought to be (our CALLING in Christ)-- shall we cease to come into line with the Mind which is always thinking of our best - shall we cease to humble ourselves before Him who took the way of the cross for us -- shall we cease to give him our all?
To what profit will it be if we hold back anything from Him who gives us a thousand times more than He ever asks from us? In Hebrews 2 He says He is going to bring many sons to glory. It means that He is going to clothe them with His glory -- may that be our vision.
AFFIRMATIONS:
I have a Jesus indwelling me and vitalizing me with a faith that belives His word will come to pass when I speak it.
I have a Jesus within me who will never let me get faint-hearted or weary in advancing His PURPOSE for my life.