God will never require from you that which is beyond your reach.
If your Calling is stretching you, then you must know that there's more in you! God knows the gift that He's placed in you and He expects to see the gift manifested and used to bring Him glory! Let us not disappoint...#makeithappen!
"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." (Ephesians 2:10 NKJV)
I'm Focused on the Righteousness of Jesus Christ and I'm Forgiven because of His Love for Me!
Hey, I have a past in which I didn't make the right choices, when I didn't say the right words and I didn't act as I was expected.
Hey, I'm living presently where I still don't make all of the right choices, I don't always say the right words and I don't live up to expectations every single day.
Hey, I perceive that in all of the tomorrows that I will see that there will be days that I won't choose the right actions. I will have days where I won't choose the right words. Know this, I will not be caught in a lie by telling you that I'll be living in such a way that expectations are fully met.
However, given these realities, I don't live with a guilty conscience because I KNOW that The God that I serve had foreknowledge of my mistakes, mishaps and issues; yet He still died for me so that I can be forgiven. He rose so that His forgiveness can be guaranteed with all power.
I woke up this morning forgiven and not convicted. I woke up this morning believing and trusting in God's Word of reconciliation.
I leave these verses to encourage both you and me to continue to trust, live and move IN Christ Jesus
Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. (Philippians 3:13-14; Romans 8:1 NKJV)
Yesterday you may have said, "I can't wait for this day to be over." Well guess what, it's over and "Today" has arrived. Will your day actually be better just because it's new or would it be made better because of something that you are willing to do differently in order to make it better?
Start your day with prayer: Pray that you forgive yourself and others for yesterday; Pray that you make decisions to help and not hinder; Pray that you apply love and not division; Pray that your smile will facilitate a smile from those with whom you will interact with; and Pray to be a part of the solution and not a part of the problem.
May you have an awesome "Today"! #makeithappen
"Money Isn't The Problem"
Money won't fix everything. If you and your family are having problems and it appears to involve the lack of finances, don't be fooled, the abundance of money won't correct the problem, but coming together in agreement before God, in prayer, and as a family: asking God to heal your marriage; to heal your relationship; and to heal your faith in Him is what is needed! After we turn back to God, watch Him bless our prayers, our family relations and our marriages in such a way that we are no longer focused on money, but our focus will truly be on God and family...afterall, the issue wasn't really the money, but it was our misguided focus on money that caused us to try to be comforted by material things instead of being secure in the love of God and the love of family. Once we refocus our thinking and efforts, God will provide everything that we have need of.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. (1 Timothy 6:10-12 NIV)
