God speaks to us in many different ways

“… the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision…”

Genesis 15:1

 God speaks to us in many different ways, so we must keep our hearts and minds open always and to all of the ways God speaks.  We must stay open to the God-possibilities, think outside the world's box, and remember that God is here, speaking into each and every one of us in each and every one of our unique, individualized ways.

It's all yours

“Lift your eyes from where you are and look north, south, east, and west.  All the land that you see I will give you and your offspring forever…  Go and walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you.”

Genesis 13:14-17

God’s Word is the same now as it was from the beginning; God’s Word is the same for you and me just as it was for Abraham.  Therefore, you and I have the same promises from God that Abraham had.  So look up, look down, look left, right, north, south, east, west… it is all yours from God.  Get up, get out, and go for it!

And remember, this promise is not only true for you but true for your offspring too.  Hallelujah.

Is it time for a change?

The Lord said to Abram, “Leave your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you.  I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great and you will be a blessing.  I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse, and all the people on earth will be blessed through you.” So Abram left, as the Lord had told him…

Genesis 12:1-4

Is it time for a change?  Is God knocking at the door of your heart to move on?  Then go for it – you’ve nothing to lose.

Peace which transcends all understanding

“Don’t worry about anything, but pray about everything.  With thankful hearts offer up your prayers and requests to God.  Then, because you belong to Christ Jesus, God will bless you with peace that no one can completely understand.  And this peace will control the way you think and feel.”

Philippians 4:6-7 CEV

I know that the challenges in our lives can get so overwhelming at times, and in this world, there are always so many.   But, remember, God is not of this world!  So although our challenges are tough, they are nothing for God – He is much, much tougher.  Therefore, cast all your challenges, doubts, worries, hurts, hang-ups, et., unto him and let his peace which transcends all understanding guard your heart and mind!

There is only ONE

"... to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen."

Jude 25 

There is only ONE God!  

Therefore, anyone who is claiming to be such needs to be ignored and removed from your life immediately.

Endure

"As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease."

Genesis 8:22

Endure the trials and pains and rely completely on Jesus, for to live life to the utmost is to endure the troubles and pains of the world, as well as to enjoy the good blessings and abundances given to you.  Therefore,  whether we like it or not - good and bad, the world keeps turning, and if we want to live to the fullest we must decide to turn with it.

Look who's knocking

"If you had done the right thing, you would be smiling. But you did the wrong thing, and now sin is waiting to attack you like a lion. Sin wants to destroy you, 

but don't let it! "

Genesis 4:7  CEV

When we sin, we immediately open the door to Satan and all of his glory. Therefore, when we sin (and we all sin), then we must immediately - IMMEDIATELY- turn to God: repent, release, reform, and restore our hearts to Him.  In doing so we will heal our conscience, cleanse ourselves of ungodliness, and refresh our darkened souls;  we will slam the door in Satan's face and our strength will be restored, enabling us to move forward, stronger than ever, for the goodness and glory of God.

Stop trying so hard

“Whoever believes in Me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them…”

John 7:38

Stop trying so hard!! Be yourself, your God-given-self.  Life will be much easier and relaxing and enjoyable and full of possibilities; the rivers of living water will flow freely within you.

Remove the nonsense

“… Life is more important than food, the body more important than clothing…”

Luke 12:22-23

Simplify your life by first simplifying your mind. 

How? 

Remove the nonsense and fill it with what makes sense:  God – His Word, His Spirit, His Wisdom.

Look

Look for God, He is EVERYWHERE

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One day at a time

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself…”

Matthew 6:34

To worry is to waste life trying to control things that are beyond your control.

To trust is to live life and let God handle everything.

Live life!  Let God control everything!

Wholesome -make the effort

“… make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him.”

2 Peter 3:14

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No shame

"The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame."

Genesis 2:25

Our ultimate goal in life is to be able to bear all that we are for the whole world to see without an ounce of shame in doing so.  Yes, our goal in life is to rid ourselves of all sin and darkness and shine with the Light of of Christ for the whole world to see.

A new beginning in life

  Thank you for this:
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Nothingness

“Jesus himself came up and walked along with them… then their eyes were opened…Jesus himself stood among them… Then he opened their minds so they could understand the scriptures…”

Luke 24: 15, 31, 36, 45

Without Jesus you have no sight to see, no ears to hear, no mind to understand, and no heart to love.  Simply, unless you have Jesus, you are filled with darkness and defeat – complete nothingness.

TODAY

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things become new.”

2 Corinthians 5:17

TODAY:

A fresh start to a new life;

life begins – death ends;

alive you are – eternity awaits;

God is so good!

The WAY

“Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient path, the path where the good way is and walk in it; And you will find rest for your souls.”

Jeremiah 6:16

The good way: God’s way!

Find it!

How?

Ask him! And when he answers, listen to, and follow, what he tells you!

The enslavement of falsehood

“… for a man is a slave to whatever masters him.”

2 Peter 2:19

Mastered by the false enticements of sin will eventually lead straight into the arms of Satan… forever locked inside the gates of Hell.

God sees through the deceit

"He saw through their duplicity..."

Luke 20:23

Whatever is deceitful, dishonest, dishonoring, disheartening, death-filled and fraudulent, on the outside, (whether the world knows or not, remember, God knows, and He will do something about it).  Therefore, if there is any of these things within you, get them fixed and get them fixed now: repent, release, remove, and re-do.

The mind cannot even imagine what God has in store

No eye has seen, no ear has heard...

Is life dark and dreary?

“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.  I will put my spirit within you and cause you to walk in my statutes…”

Ezekiel 36:26-27

Does your life seem filled with darkness, dreariness, and the like? If so, then maybe a heart transplant is necessary! It is time to replace your heart with the heart of God’s, as it will definitely make you see your life through a whole new set of eyes which will be able to see brightness, victory, love, beauty...
 all the treasures of God’s glory.

The Kingdom within you

“The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, ‘Here it is’, or ‘There it is’, because the kingdom of God is within you.”

Luke 17:20-21

Not up, not down;

not here, nor there;

neither them, nor them;

for the kingdom of God resides within.

Can you be trusted?

“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.”

Luke 16:10

Are you trustworthy?

All of Him is yours

“The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world.  On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds…”

2 Corinthians 10:4

Notice – not just power, but Divine Power! Hence, God: The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in ONE.  

All of Him, and his divine power, is yours to conquer all the forces of darkness… yes, ALL of Him is yours.  Now go and conquer.

This aint nothin'

“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.”

1 Corinthians 2:9 (Isaiah 64:4)

Oh, it may look impossible to you, but this ain’t nothin’ for God!!

Have faith my friend – your miracle is coming.

Who owns you? God or Satan?

“The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?  The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?” 
Psalm 27:1

Is God controlling me or are my worries controlling me?  

Does God own me or does Satan own me?

Boundaries

"Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to."

Luke 13:24

God-given boundaries are a must when it comes to living a God-blessed life.  Without them the world will snatch you up and take you through the open doors that only lead to darkness and destruction.  

Therefore, set boundaries around your life, ignore the comments and thoughts of the world, and know that when all is said and done, you will glory in greatness, you will stand tall and glide through the doorway to Heaven, waving good-bye to all those that chose to go in the God-opposing directions.

Your reflection

“Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning so that when Christ comes and knocks you can immediately open the door for him.”

Adapted from Luke 12:35-36

Look in the mirror, look at yourself from within… are you ready for Christ?  If not, do whatever it takes to get, and be, ready!

Others first

“After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and doubled his previous possessions.”

Job 42:10

In order to receive a miracle you must first pray a miracle for others; when you put others first, God gives you victory.

Move

“The fear of man brings a snare, but he who trusts in the Lord will be exalted.”

Proverbs 29:25

God put the word, move, on my heart today and then gave me Proverbs to share.  All I can say is that when you are in fear of going forward with what the Spirit is telling you in your heart, then reassess and make sure that your fear isn’t because of the world; their demise, depressed way of thinking.  Friend, you are created differently, you are created for Christ – so MOVE!!  Go forward with his promptings and find yourself soon to be living in the glory of his holy honor.