Learn To Fight

How many times are we tempted to give up and give in? When you’ve fallen so many times, you start to lose hope that you will ever accomplish God’s will for your life. You think to yourself “I should just give up”, but this is the very moment you need to press in. See, the key to success is not doing everything right all the time, but instead not giving up when you fall. Success is about learning from your mistakes and not quitting when things get hard. You can’t do it in your own strength, but you can with God. Don’t give up, persevere, and learn to fight.   There are so many scriptures that show us that persevering under trial produces something great in us. For example in James 1:12 it says, “Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him”, and again in Galatians 6:9, “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” We were never promised that this walk with Christ would be easy, but we are promised that God will strengthen us in our weakness. Think about all the great men and women of God who didn’t give up in the Bible. How would it feel to be Daniel alone in the den of fierce lions? Or Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt only to be met with what looked like an inescapable Red Sea? And what about Jesus, our savior, who suffered so much while on earth but still continued to the cross fulfilling the Father’s will. Think on these examples, and let it change your perspective of your current trial.  Don’t give up. Don’t quit. Learn to fight.

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Let Go and Let God

You have to lose control in order for God to be in complete control of your life. God wants to do some things in our lives, but He won’t if we constantly take control of our lives, and do our own will. So, what does it look like to have God in complete control of your life? What does complete surrender look like? We can learn how to surrender to God, by looking at our greatest example, Jesus Christ. While on the Earth, Jesus surrendered completely to the Father’s will despite the suffering and pain. In Philippians 2:5-8, the Bible says “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” Jesus was obedient to the Father even to His death.  If Jesus can be obedient to his own death, as His children, we surely can be obedient when it comes to everyday matters. Each day is an opportunity to say, “Lord what would you have me do today?” If we wake up each morning ready to let go of our own control, our hearts will be more prepared to serve the Lord and His will for our day and lives. He has the best plans for our lives anyway. Be encouraged today and remember to Let Go and Let God.

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Change Your Mind

Your mindset will keep you stuck in the same place year after year with no change. We need to learn how to change our minds and our perspective. Often times, we can make excuses for why we are “stuck” and can’t follow the will of God for our lives, when really what we need to change is our mindset. We need to go from a victim mindset to a victor. Learn how to change your mindset. Learn how to change your mind.  Are we the ones holding ourselves back? We think “I can’t follow God because of this or that”, and the excuses continue to pile up. But God will equip us if we step out in faith, He will provide for our needs according to His purpose for our lives. He also gives us His promises from the Word so we know that with Him all things are possible.  In Philippians 4:13 it says, “I can do all this through Him who gives me strength” and again in Romans 8:37 it says, “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” These plus many others scriptures show to us that yes, we can do this through Christ! So let’s stop making excuses and change our minds to the glory of God. Be encouraged today!

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Prayer Is For God’s Will To Be Done, Not Our Own

Prayer is for God’s will to be done, not our own. A lot of times as Christians, we fall into the trap of praying for our own desires and selfish motives. When Jesus was on the Earth, He gave us a clear blueprint for prayer. In Matthew 6:9-13 The Bible says, “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. If we choose to disobey God and His ways, we can’t expect that He will answer our prayers according to our own desires. However, the closer we draw to the Lord, the more our prayers will align with His purpose and plan. In Psalms 37:4 is says, “Take delight in the LORD, and He will give you your heart’s desires.” A lot of times we interpret this scripture as, “as long as we delight in the Lord, He will give us whatever we want”, but this verse actually shows that as we draw closer to God, as we come to know Him and His heart more and more, He will give us new desires. He will align our desires with His, so that when we pray, we will pray accordingly to His will. Be encouraged today, and remember to draw close to the Lord!

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Abundance of ‘Things’ Does NOT = Favor

An abundance of things is not necessarily an indicator of the presence and favor of God. A lot of time we as Christians think that if an opportunity arises with a lot of ‘blessings’, that must mean God is in it. This could be true, but it could also not be the case. We have to discern between heavenly treasures and blessings vs. earthly treasures and blessing. Satan tempted Jesus in the wilderness with earthly blessing, but in the end that would mean worshiping Satan instead of God. Remember Abundance of ‘Things’ Does NOT = Favor In your Christian walk, you will be tempted many times to go away from God’s plan to follow earthly treasures and riches. You may even convince yourself that this is the will of God for you because of all of the blessings. It must be God if I am being blessed right? It must be God if I am comfortable and have everything I want…right? Because of this, many people become easily deceived by riches, and don’t end up following the will of God for their lives at all.  Don’t do this! Following God’s unique will for your life will likely include wilderness seasons where it is difficult, and your faith is stretched. Likewise, following God’s unique will could also mean an outpouring of blessings and abundance in the promised land. Therefore, it will look different for each believer. The importance is to follow His Will for your life and not your own. However it looks, your obedience will be worth it in the end. Stay encouraged today!

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God’s Grace Is NOT For Us To Stay In Sin

God’s grace and His abundant mercy is not for us to stay in sin. I want you to get this folks… Jesus did not die an excruciating death on the cross so that we could stay in our sin. His great grace and His great mercy extends so far, but Why? For you to overcome the lifestyle of sin.  We can’t slap “I’m a christian, I love Jesus” on our lifestyle of sin, and think we are going to go to heaven. We can’t live our life in our own will and way, being comfortable in our sin, and still think we are obeying God. Jesus said himself in John 14:15, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” If we love God, we will allow his grace to help us overcome sin.  We can’t do this in our own ability, but we can do it in HIS ability. We can do ALL THINGS through Christ who strengthens us. Remember this today, and be encouraged!

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Don’t Take Yourself Out of the Wilderness…

Many Christians today love the messages about blessings from God, defeating the giants, and taking the Promised Land. But where were the Israelites before the promised land? They were in the wilderness. There is a season of wilderness that God wants to take us through to refine us and prepare us, and instead of running from it, we must surrender.  My wife Anna Elisabeth and I know this all too well. We had everything going for us, a successful ministry, stable finances, the house, the job, everything we could have wanted or needed. But things started to radically shift. Everything we had built starting crumbling before our very eyes. But instead of running, we decided to surrender to God’s wilderness process.  What we are realizing is how much we put our faith in those things, instead of God. This process has been the most difficult thing we have ever done, but we know the reward is the greatest. Don’t run away from your wilderness process. Surrender it ALL to Jesus. I promise you, He has a purpose. He wants to refine you, He wants to GROW you. Don’t take yourself out early, or you will miss the blessing of what the wilderness produces. Be encouraged today.

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