Expectations

Expectations are a two way street. One should never place an expectation on someone that they themselves cannot provide. 

Think before you expect and expect carefully!

Activating Faith

It takes faith to move forward and overcome the challenges of life. And faith does you no good if you don't know how to release it. You have to release your faith in order for it to work. 

We release faith through our words, actions and, of course, through prayer. It's up to us to act. 

- Joyce Meyer

Blessings and Testimony!

God is all powerful, all knowing, and able. He is in the blessing business and if you think you are in a messy situation...yes, God can even bless your mess and use it to HIS glory. Our messes can become our testimony, which ultimately fulfills His purpose for us as he ministers through us. 

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Discernment and Truth

"A lie is as effective as the truth if you believe it and act on it"

Break down the barriers in your mind and embrace discernment. Seek the truth and embrace only those things that elevate, inspire, and speak life to you and your situation. 

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The Barrier's are in the mind

He has sent me to proclaim freedom…recovery…release…favor.” Lk 4:18-19 NIV

The Barriers Are in Your Mind

Jesus said that He came to bring freedom to those held captive by destructive habits, to give sight to those who are spiritually blind, to lift up those who’ve been put down, and to announce that the time of God’s favor toward us has come. If you look closely at ancient maritime maps you will see places which are marked with pictures of dragons. Sailors who explored the world wouldn’t go there. Were the dragons real? No, but they were real in the minds of the sailors.

Picture a barracuda in a big tank at SeaWorld in Florida. A glass barrier divides one half of the tank from the other. Each time the barracuda tries to swim from one end of the tank to the other, he bumps into it. And here’s an interesting thing - even when the barrier’s taken away, the barracuda still won’t swim beyond that point. Why? Because the barrier is in his mind! Satan will place barriers in your mind and say you can’t go beyond a certain point in life; you can’t dream beyond it, or reach beyond it. Don’t believe him! Jesus said Satan is a liar and the father of lies. But a lie is as effective as the truth if you believe it and act on it. With God there are no limits, just unlimited power. The Bible is filled with stories of little people, limited people, lackluster people, and, in some cases, low-life people who penetrated the barriers beyond which they thought they couldn’t go, and God used them to do amazing things. And He can do that for you too.

Lack No Good Thing

“...Those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.”

(Psalm 34:10, NIV)

 

When God created you, He put in you everything you need to fulfill your purpose in the Earth. You have the talent, the creativity and the ideas. You are full of discipline, focus and self-control. You have strength, determination and resolve. The Creator of the universe has crowned you with His favor. If you’re going to live a victorious life, you have to see yourself as a “no lack” person.

If you go around thinking, “I’ll never get out of debt. I’ll never have enough,” what you’re really saying is, “I’m lacking talent. I’m lacking ability.” Or, “I’ll never lose this weight. I’ll never break this bad habit.” You’re saying, “I’m lacking discipline. I’m lacking self-control. I don’t have enough.” If you see yourself as lacking, what does that say about God?

Deep down you have to know that because you trust in the Lord, you are a “no lack” person. Meditate on the fact that Almighty God breathed His life into you. He has already equipped and empowered you. You may have difficulties, but it’s not a surprise to God. He has equipped you, and you are well able to fulfill your destiny!

 

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father, thank You for providing everything I need. I trust You have given me everything I need to fulfill my destiny. I declare that I am a “no lack” person and receive every blessing You have prepared for me in Jesus’ name. Amen.

— Joel & Victoria Osteen