God can

“… God had plunged them into a sea of joy; he had changed the mind of the king of Assyria to back them in rebuilding the Temple of God, the God of Israel.”  
Ezra 6:21-22, MSG

You may not be able to change someone’s mind, but God can!!

Change

"But Amos stood up to Amaziah: "I never set up to be a preacher, never had plans to be a preacher.  I raised cattle and pruned trees.  Then God took me out of the farm and said, 'Go preach to my people Israel.'

Amos 14:15 MSG

God can make changes in our lives in a split second! He can put us on paths and give us positions of greatness that we've never expected.  

Answer God's call - you've been blessed, chosen, and anointed; you are chosen to be His light and to show that He can make you shine in the face of impossibility.  

Yes, my friend, your life is going to go from good to great - you are a world changer thanks be to Christ Jesus.

You've been sought!

You've been blessed!

You are anointed!

Answer HIS call!

To God be all the glory on this new venture for you!!

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Give your life, daily, as an offering to God

"... Take your everyday, ordinary life... and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.  Don't become so well adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking.  Instead, fix your attention on God.  You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you and quickly respond to it... God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you." Romans 12:1-2

 

Take yourself and your life out of this world, and give it, daily, over to God.  If you do, you will find that there is more to life than you have ever thought imaginable or possible.  

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The last trumpet call.

"... we shall all be changed (transformed) 

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the [sound of the] last trumpet call. For a trumpet will sound, and the dead [in Christ] will be raised imperishable (free and immune from decay), and we shall be changed (transformed)." 

1 Corinthians 15:51-52

So, let me ask, Are you ready; are you focused on God, or are you focused on doing what you want, when you want, and how you want to do it?.   

Remember, not everyone will hear the trumpet call - make sure you are not one of those.  How?  By staying focused on God, and His plan for your life; by staying focused on love and sharing it; by giving your life to Christ, daily, and continually kicking the dust off your heals; by, and most importantly, loving with every ounce of your being, and affecting even the most ungodly of ungodly's, so that they too will be able to experience the eternal power and love of our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus.

There is no other god who can save! Only God!!

“… the fire had no power upon their bodies, nor was the hair of their head singed; neither their garments scorched or changed in color or condition, nor had even the smell of smoke clung to them…

there is no other God who can deliver in this way!” Daniel 3: 7, 29

When we go through the fires, (trials), with God as our Lord and Savior, we come out alive, unharmed, stronger, and more blessed.  So, what happens if we go through trials without God?  Ummm, let's see… my guess is lifelessness, pain-filled, fear-filled, weak, dark, and full of tears to name a few.  So, with that being said, I know that I’m never letting my faith leave God, because without any doubt in my mind whatsoever, I know He will bring me through better off than before, and stronger than I ever imagined I could be.

Friend, He’ll do the same for you if you keep undying faith in Him!  So, make sure He has ALL of you – your heart, mind, body – and then you will too know that you can go through any fiery trial without a hint of smoke being smelled on you.