Walking in safety

Watch out! Mountains are gonna move

"Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah..."

Judges 11:29

My oh my, when the Spirit of God comes upon one, watch out - mountains are getting ready to move!!

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Worldly rationale

“I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go… I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

Genesis 28:15

When our hearts belong to Christ, then no matter which directions and choices we choose to step out in, (as long as they are steps of faith), He will be with us!  Friends, God will not leave us - our steps of faith will be blessed beyond all worldly rationale.

Watch your step.

“So watch your step, friends.  Make sure there’s no evil unbelief lying around that will trip you up and throw you off course, diverting you from the living God.  For as long as it’s still God’s Today, keep each other on your toes so sin doesn’t slow down your reflexes…”

-Hebrews 3:12-14 MSG

We must renew our minds with God’s light, continually, otherwise the devil can quickly take hold and turn our lives upside down – we cannot let this happen! Therefore, stay focused on God and His Word – never let Him out of your mind, sight, and heart… 
NEVER!

Teach others with your life

“... Teach believers with your life: by word, by demeanor, by love, by faith, by integrity.  Stay at your posts reading Scripture, giving counsel... Keep a firm grasp on both your character and your teaching.  Don’t be diverted.  Just keep at it.  Both you and those who hear you will experience salvation.”  

-1 Timothy 4:11-14, 15-16 MSG

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Visions and answers from God

“… and I will watch to see what answer He will say within me and what answer I will make [as His mouthpiece]… Though it tarry, [I] wait [earnestly] for it, because it will surely come; it will not be behindhand on its appointed day.” Adapted from Habakkuk 2:1,3 AMP

Ask God! Yes, ask Him for everything you need and/or want; choices you need to make, directions you want to go, or plans you should make for your future.  Yes, ask Him what He has put you here to do.  Then, be patient, be determined to hear, and remain faithful to Him in all things – your answer will come, and you will know, without a shadow of a doubt, it is His answer for you. Once He does answer your call, make sure to write it down, and put it in a safe spot; it will bring renewed joy, strength, and awe to you years down the road.  As well, it will keep you on the right path if you begin to tire out in the wait.

Friends, He has amazing feats for you to conquer, He has amazing feats for every one of us to conquer, BUT we have to be willing to wait, willing to listen, and willing to follow.  Although it be hard and tiresome at times, and we feel like we are getting nowhere, He’s working, and His timing will be more than perfect! 

 

Fortify your strength

“…keep the fortress and ramparts manned, watch the road, gird your loins, collect and fortify all your strength and power mightily.  For the Lord restores the excellency of [insert your name here].” Adapted from Nahum 2:1-2 AMP

When you are at wits end, when you’ve lost it all, when nothing seems to be working out, when all the odds are against you, when you don’t have a leg to stand on… STAND  FIRM!!  Now is the time to take every ounce of strength, every ounce of faith, and every ounce of joy you still have, combine them all together, hold tight to them, keep moving forward, and know that God has taken the lead; He’s getting ready for perform great wonders in your life.

Yes, one thing I’m learning about God, is it is in times of great loss, suffering, and pain when He performs His most amazing miracles and restorations – and yours, my friend, is right around the corner.  Therefore, be patient and let God take your pain and turn it into a miracle; let Him take your pain and restore you to wholeness; let Him take your pain and turn it into greatness!

The glass half full.

"But as for me, I will look to the Lord and confident in Him I will keep watch; I will wait with hope and expectancy for the God of my salvation, my God will hear me.  

Rejoice not against me, O my enemy! When I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in the darkness, the Lord shall be a light to me." Micah 7:7-8 AMP

Micah has the right kind of attitude; one that we should all partake in! There are too many people out there living in constant gloom, doom; waiting for something bad to happen, and never seeing the good in any given situation.  We, as children of God need to be different!  When we have God, we have light, we have hope, we have something to look forward to everyday.  Yes, we should find something good in every bad situation.  

Satan and our own sins bring bad situations, but God is good, and there can be no bad situation in Him.  So, whatever you've gotten yourself into, whatever someone has told you is bad, whatever confusion, frustration, negativity, or darkness comes at you - find the good!  It is there, because God is there.  God is everywhere, and He is only good!  Don't give up until you find it; and when you find it - rejoice and hold on to it!

God didn't put you here to live with a glass half empty attitude.  He put you here to live in joy, in peace, in victory, in love, in prosperity!  Right now, take a frustration in your life and find the good.  Don't leave the spot you are in until you do.  It's there!  Look for it; pray for God to show you - He will!  From there, take that piece of good and run forward!  Hold on to it, (no matter how small it is), and don't let it go!  I'll put my life on the fact that if you do grab hold of the good, it will multiply and overpower the negative.  Try it!  Everyday - try it.  No, actually, don't try it - DO IT!  Your life will begin to turn to light, your tears will begin to dry up, and your wounds will begin to heal.  

You are a child of God.  You are called to be the kind of person with a glass half full attitude.  So, take that call!  Be different from the norm, and see if the environment, mentallity, and world you live in doesn't change for the better!  Blessings will begin to rain down, hope will fill you, and life will be something you want to embrace to the fullest, because you know, that you know, that you know, God has gazzillion of miracles just for you!  All you have to do is look with your heart for them.

Praise God! Hallelujah!

Get away with Jesus and you'll recover your life

Jesus resumed talking to the people... "Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion?  Come to me.  Get away with me and you'll recover your life.  I'll show you how to take a real test.  Walk with me and work with me - watch how I do it.  Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.  I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you.  Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly." Matthew 11:27-30 MSG

Enough is enough!  It is time to learn to live like Jesus and stop fretting over the world.  Life is too short and too precious to waste.  So, undress your current life, throw it in the trash, and put on the spirit of Jesus.  Not only will you shine with beauty, grace, confidence, love and joy, but you will be a living example of real living, real life, real love, real joy; you will be the living example of Jesus Christ himself.

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The quality of your heart...

"Keep vigilant watch over your heart; that's where life starts." 

Proverbs 4:23 MSG

The quality of your heart equals the quality of your life.

Stay awake; watch and pray!

“All of you must keep awake (give strict attention, be cautious and active) and watch and pray, that you may not come into temptation.  The spirit is indeed willing, but the flesh is weak.” Matthew 26:41

Temptation will come, but God gives us power to overcome.  How?  With His spirit! With His Word! With His love! With His grace!!  Although we are of the flesh, we are still God’s children, and when we stay focused on Him, we will quickly be able to fight off temptation when it comes. However, being of the flesh, if we do lose focus on Him, we will find that we quickly fall into temptation, and once we do, we go into a downward spiral that takes us a long time to climb back out of.  Therefore, keep your eyes on God, with prayer, time, and devotion so that no matter what temptation comes, you have all the Strength you need to pass it right up.