Know Where You’re Going
“For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace…”
1 Corinthians 14:33a
Is this dream really from God? Does your dream line up with the word of God? If you are confused about your dream, it will never come true. You cannot change where you are unless you are sure of where you’re going. Seek God. He has the answers. He knows exactly where this vision, dream, or ministry is going. He knows the next step you should take. God has a plan for that dream, vision, or ministry. Know the plan, then run with it.
Pray and ask God for a clear vision. Ask God to direct your path. God has big plans for you. He knows the plans He has for you. Seek Him for direction. Tune your ear to His still small voice so that you don’t miss the opportunities He has set up for you.
God Bless
2 Timothy 2:21- Amplified Bible 21So whoever cleanses himself [from what is ignoble and unclean, who separates himself from contact with contaminating and corrupting influences] will [then himself] be a vessel set apart and useful for honorable and noble purposes, consecrated and profitable to the Master, fit and ready for any good work.
Mission Possible: Creating An Atmosphere for Making Your Dreams Come True - Part 1
What is your dream? Has your vision become blurred? Has opposition, discouragement, or adversity caused your to lose sight of the vision God has given to you? Did you carry the dream for about six months only to decide that it will never come to pass and then abort it? Or is your dream somewhere deep down inside of you? Langston Hughes wrote a poem entitled, “Dream Deferred”. What happens to a dream deferred? What happened to your dream? Are you prepared to see your dream become a reality? Get out of the boat! If you want to talk on water, you have to get out of the boat. It is time to create the atmosphere to make that dream a reality.
Here are some tools for creating an atmosphere for your dreams to become reality:
Know that He can do anything!
“Is anything too hard for the Lord? God can do anything you know – far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us.”
-Ephesians 3: 20
Dream big! Whatever dream God has given you, that is only the tip of the iceberg. He is capable of bigger. God is will do greater than you can ask or think according to the power that works in you. What is that power? Faith is a key ingredient to making your dream a reality. Abraham was fully persuaded that God would do what He promised. God promised Abraham and Sarah a child. They were considered past the age of having children by the world’s standards. Abraham knew that God could do anything. If God promised it, He will perform it. At the age of 100 and 90 respectively, God made their dream a reality.
Even though God called Abraham and placed a dream in his heart, he was required to obey and walk in faith. It’s the same today. If you want the kind of results Abraham got, then you have to walk by faith like he did. God is going to make that dream come true. It’s just a matter of time. God says that if you don’t get weary and don’t faint, then you will reap in due season.
God Bless
Here are some tools for creating an atmosphere for your dreams to become reality:
Know that He can do anything!
“Is anything too hard for the Lord? God can do anything you know – far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us.”
-Ephesians 3: 20
Dream big! Whatever dream God has given you, that is only the tip of the iceberg. He is capable of bigger. God is will do greater than you can ask or think according to the power that works in you. What is that power? Faith is a key ingredient to making your dream a reality. Abraham was fully persuaded that God would do what He promised. God promised Abraham and Sarah a child. They were considered past the age of having children by the world’s standards. Abraham knew that God could do anything. If God promised it, He will perform it. At the age of 100 and 90 respectively, God made their dream a reality.
Even though God called Abraham and placed a dream in his heart, he was required to obey and walk in faith. It’s the same today. If you want the kind of results Abraham got, then you have to walk by faith like he did. God is going to make that dream come true. It’s just a matter of time. God says that if you don’t get weary and don’t faint, then you will reap in due season.
God Bless
Closed Doors
We need to learn to thank the Lord for closed doors just as much as we do for open doors. The reason God closes doors is because He has not prepared anything over there for us. If he didn't close the wrong door we would never find our way to the right door. Even when we don't realize it, God directs our paths through the closing and opening of doors. When one door closes, it forces us to change our course. Another door closes; it forces us to change our course yet again. Then finally, we find the open door and walk right into our blessing. But instead of praising God for the closed door (which kept us out of trouble), we get upset because we "judge by the appearances." And in our own arrogance, or ignorance, we insist that we know what is right. We have a very present help in the time of need who is always standing guard. Because He walks ahead of us, He can see trouble down the road and HE sets up road blocks and detours accordingly. But through our lack of wisdom we try to tear down the roadblocks or push aside the detour signs. Then the minute we get into trouble, we start crying "Lord how could this happen to me?" We have got to realize that the closed door was a blessing. Didn't He say that "No good thing will He withhold from them that love Him?" If you get terminated from your job - don't be down, instead thank God for the new opportunities that will manifest themselves - it might be a better job, or an opportunity to go to school. If that man or woman won't return your call - it might not be them, it might be the Lord setting up a roadblock (just let it go). One time a person had a bank he had been doing business with for many years tell him "NO" for a $10,000 loan. The Lord led him to call another bank. That bank approved a $40,000 loan for him at a lower interest rate than his own bank had advertised. I'm so grateful, for the many times God has closed doors to me, just to open them in the most unexpected places. "The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way." (Psalms 37:23) The mountain top is glorious, but it is in the Valley that I will grow! Always Remember God gives you... Enough Happiness to keep you Sweet Enough Trials to keep you Strong Enough Sorrows to keep you Human Enough Hope to keep you Happy Enough Failure to keep you Humble Enough Success to keep you Eager Enough Friends to give you Comfort Enough Wealth to meet your Needs Enough Enthusiasm to make you look forward Enough Faith to banish depression, and Enough Determination to make each day a better day than the last. Life must be lived forward but can only be understood backwards. Commit to the Lord in whatever you do and your plans will succeed. (Proverbs 16:3) If you love God share this. He will continue to open and close doors for you. |
If All Else Fails
So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him. 1 Samuel 17:50
There is an old saying that I love. It goes like this: If all else fails, lower your expectations." Now, you may be thinking. . .that expression doesn't apply to me. I always try to do my best. I agree that in the material world, material guys and girls like us work hard to achieve perfection. But when it comes to working for God, most of us try to get by on less.
David was the poster child for raising the bar. When Samuel the prophet went to Bethlehem to anoint a future king, he met up with Jesse and seven of his sons. By all accounts, the seven boys were strapping young men but none of them was the one chosen to be king. The old man found David, the youngest, out in the pasture tending to a flock of sheep. On the spot, a boy was anointed with oil and rushed into stardom. Obviously, that would be enough excitement for a few days, but David found himself in King Saul's court and the king didn't like the young man. While dodging Saul's foul temperament, David agreed to fight a giant who was reported to be nine feet tall. Armed with only a staff, a sling and five stones, David knocked the giant down with a single blow.
David was far from perfect. His illicit affair with Bethsheba angered God so much that He ordered the death of their only child. David's other children often turned on each other and on their father. Certainly, David did not have a perfect life, but when God called him into battle, he went. He prayed over his failures and his victories, and when he sinned, he admitted it.
David's life would have been totally altered if he had lowered his expectations. He would have refused the kingship out of childish fear; he never could have gone out in battle against a giant; he would have run from Saul; during personal defeats, he would have begged God to end his life instead of pleading with God to restore it.
When God calls you to do battle with injustice, do you stand up or run? When the call goes out to serve with a willing spirit, do you make excuses or start packing? As your life takes a negative turn, do you get better or bitter?
David is not the only giant of God, you know.
There's one on your street and in your house.
Written by Myra Smith
Posted at www.AnchorYourLife.com
There is an old saying that I love. It goes like this: If all else fails, lower your expectations." Now, you may be thinking. . .that expression doesn't apply to me. I always try to do my best. I agree that in the material world, material guys and girls like us work hard to achieve perfection. But when it comes to working for God, most of us try to get by on less.
David was the poster child for raising the bar. When Samuel the prophet went to Bethlehem to anoint a future king, he met up with Jesse and seven of his sons. By all accounts, the seven boys were strapping young men but none of them was the one chosen to be king. The old man found David, the youngest, out in the pasture tending to a flock of sheep. On the spot, a boy was anointed with oil and rushed into stardom. Obviously, that would be enough excitement for a few days, but David found himself in King Saul's court and the king didn't like the young man. While dodging Saul's foul temperament, David agreed to fight a giant who was reported to be nine feet tall. Armed with only a staff, a sling and five stones, David knocked the giant down with a single blow.
David was far from perfect. His illicit affair with Bethsheba angered God so much that He ordered the death of their only child. David's other children often turned on each other and on their father. Certainly, David did not have a perfect life, but when God called him into battle, he went. He prayed over his failures and his victories, and when he sinned, he admitted it.
David's life would have been totally altered if he had lowered his expectations. He would have refused the kingship out of childish fear; he never could have gone out in battle against a giant; he would have run from Saul; during personal defeats, he would have begged God to end his life instead of pleading with God to restore it.
When God calls you to do battle with injustice, do you stand up or run? When the call goes out to serve with a willing spirit, do you make excuses or start packing? As your life takes a negative turn, do you get better or bitter?
David is not the only giant of God, you know.
There's one on your street and in your house.
Written by Myra Smith
Posted at www.AnchorYourLife.com
Ridiculous Favor
| Isaiah 60:16-22 New Living Translation 16 Powerful kings and mighty nations will satisfy your every need, as though you were a child nursing at the breast of a queen. You will know at last that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel. 17 I will exchange your bronze for gold, your iron for silver, your wood for bronze, and your stones for iron. I will make peace your leader and righteousness your ruler. 18 Violence will disappear from your land; the desolation and destruction of war will end. Salvation will surround you like city walls, and praise will be on the lips of all who enter there. 19 “No longer will you need the sun to shine by day, nor the moon to give its light by night, for the Lord your God will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. 20 Your sun will never set; your moon will not go down. For the Lord will be your everlasting light. Your days of mourning will come to an end. 21 All your people will be righteous. They will possess their land forever, for I will plant them there with my own hands in order to bring myself glory. 22 The smallest family will become a thousand people, and the tiniest group will become a mighty nation. At the right time, I, the Lord, will make it happen.” I heard a saying once, "Faith moves mountains but favor caused others to move the mountain for you." You are in a season of unusual favor. You will need to get a journal or a notebook to right down what God is getting ready to do for you. God has been working diligently behind the scenes of your life. When you experience need, God is going to send someone to bless you. God is going to give you peace in ever situation if you trust Him. Those people who persecuted you, lied on you, and planned your downfall are going to disappear. Those people are going to have to apologize and admit what God is doing to you and through you. Your days of why and when are coming to an end. God is sending people into your life to move mountains for you. Don't doubt if what you have doesn't look like much; little is much in the kingdom of God. Your God has brought you into your wealthy place. Nothing can stop the favor of the Lord. The favor of God super cedes favor with man. Since God is for you, He will make it happen at the right time. God is unleashing things that you never thought of in your wildest dreams. He has given you so much favor, it is ridiculous. Ask for what you need. Call in resources from the North, South, East, and West. Anything that pertains to your life and/or ministry...ask for it now in the name of Jesus. God Bless |
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