Monday, April 21, 2014

Will the REAL You Stand-Up!



       Will the REAL You Stand-Up!  

…thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus, Philemon 1:6.


• Mask...
• Plastic smile...
• Who are you?
        
Most of us want to look our very BEST. Although, many times our approach to this means is misguided. Cosmetics or designers’ wear cannot match the beauty of a confident person who knows who they are. On the other hand, a person with a lack of confidence cannot mask the insecurity within.      
            
       If you haven’t already, it’s time walk in your true beauty and let the world know who you are, not who they say you are if it’s a contradiction. Instead of spending your whole life trying to fit into the wrong mold: Will the REAL You Stand Up!

If you go after who you are not, you won’t develop the GREAT Creation that you are. Trying to be someone else in order to impress others is never a good idea. If we are going to impress anyone, impress God by recognizing and using your gifts and talents for His use.
Of course the devil hopes you will never find out who you are. He wants you to stay busy STUCK on a treadmill for the rest of your life going nowhere. He wants to keep the REAL you distracted and out of his way.
         
Since God created each of us with Purpose along with Gifts and Talents to promote that purpose, we should find out which way “that” wind is blowing and follow IT. That’s where the POWER is. We are more than conquerors through Jesus Christ, Romans 8:37.

          However, if we don’t know who we are, that’s when we give our power over to the world to define us. Obviously that could be very DANGEROUS. Just be honest and tell God to help you to be who He has created you to be. Ask Him to help you to say NO when people try and take you outside of who you are. My advice: Stay in Your Line! Crossing lanes could cause a collision.

          Let me tell you a secret. When you stay in your line, you LOOK REAL GOOD because God’s Anointing and Grace, which is His Power; empowers you to perform on a Supernatural level. He takes the foolish things to confound the wise, I Cor. 1:27. So, don’t ever think you can’t do what He has called you to do because not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit says the Lord, Zech. 4:6. Just remember to give all the CREDIT and GLORY to God.

I don’t want to overstate this fact, but it’s worth emphasizing: Almighty, All Powerful, All Loving, the Creator of Creation wants to promote our gifts so we can complete our purpose. There’s no failure in God. We Can’t Beat That!    

The key, though, is to surrender to God’s program and let Him have His way in our life.
       CAUTION:          Prepare to be AMAZED!  
                                   Will the REAL You Stand-Up. 
            
© 2014


References:  Zech. 4:6     Romans 8:37   I Cor. 1:27


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Monday, April 14, 2014

The PATH to Your Miracle!



                                                 The PATH to Your Miracle!

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen, Hebrews 11:1.

• Stay positive…
• Pay attention…
BAM—There It Is!!!

         Usually when you think about a Miracle, you think about a SUDDEN
Amazing Change. However, I’m beginning to see and appreciate the PATH that some Miracles take. If you pay close attention and stay positive, you will find a stream of Blessings on its “Pathway.” In Ruth 2:16, Boaz ordered his field workers to drop handfuls of grain on purpose for Ruth to gather. God will drop little goodies (miracles) along the way as you wait for, “THE BIG ONE.”

            This waiting period can be a time of testing to see how we conduct ourselves when our circumstances are challenged, Deut. 8:2. Can we appreciate the goodness and blessings around us? Can we even see the goodness and blessings around us? For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. II Chronicles 16:9a.

            If we let the devil’s illegal suggestions (lies) overpower us, we will become negative and miss out on the blessings of God that are sprinkled along the Path. We have to purposefully look for the diamonds in all the debris. It takes a positive eye of hope to spot them. In Proverbs 4:18 it says, But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. 

          Goodness and mercy shall follow us all the days of our life, Psalm 23:6.
  In Nehemiah 13:2, God turned the curse into a blessing.
        
                  While Waiting, Enjoy the PATH to Your Miracle!!!
   © 2014

References:  Ruth 2:16   Nehemiah 13:2    II Chronicles 16:9a
Psalm 23:6   Proverbs 4:18   II Cor. 12:9 


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Monday, April 7, 2014

Thank You for Saying NO!



                                              Thank You for Saying NO!

• God, please let me get this job…
• God, please let me marry him/her…
• God, please give me a child…

      In hindsight, I’m sure we can all look back and say: Oh, My Goodness! Thank You Lord, for not giving me what I prayed for. As a matter of fact—please forget I even asked!!!

Some prayers we have prayed could have turned out pretty SCARY if they had come true. I know God’s Love and Wisdom caused me to dodge a few BULLETS in my lifetime.  
                             Thank You for Saying NO!
     
            The Word says in I Cor. 13:9, we only know in part. Consequently, we need God’s help to know what to pray for. We can make our request known to Him, but we must humble ourselves and confess: “I Don’t Have Enough Information about the Situation.” (Therefore,) Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven, Matthew 6:10.
          We can get a LOT accomplished praying in the will of God. On the other hand, we can WASTE a LOT of time praying amiss.   

         When we pray in God’s will, we work as a TEAM; He being the Team Leader. Our Faith Builds, and Power is Released. Now that’s a “Dream Team.” AWESOME!   
                    
WARNING, WARNING!!!  Proverbs 3:5-6 says to trust God and He will direct our path. We have to be willing to accept the fact that sometimes He directs us by saying, NO!
That might be a hard pill for us to swallow at times, but in the end; we can all say, Thank you.

 © 2014
References:   Psalm 25:4    Proverbs 3:5-6   Proverbs 16:1-3
Matthew 6:10     I Cor. 13:9
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