God is Doing a New Thing

We must keep our minds and hearts open to what God is doing and what He wants to do in our midst. Even in the wilderness he will make a way where it seems impossible and impassable. Remember He has said in HIS Word I will do a new thing. Let Him do a new thing in your in your heart, home, marriage, job, church, school, Community. Let's allow Him to refine us in the desert (fire) that we may show forth His praise, and tell others it’s ok He is doing and will do a new thing. Yes he has done great things in my life. He is doing great things now, but hold on to your hats, He still has more in store.

DON'T BE AFRAID.

It is amazing how much the Bible has to say on this subject. Joshua 1:6-7 says, “Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go,” Joshua 1:9 says, “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” There is a familiar passage in Psalm 27:1-3. “The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid? When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then will I be confident.” II Timothy 1:7 says, “For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.” I John 4:18 says, “Perfect love drives out fear.”

Love Will Conquer

God knows us and He loves us as we are. He knows what we are capable of on our own, and He knows what we can do in his power. God knows all of this... even when our own hearts tell us that we fall short and our enemy whispers to us that God wouldn’t possibly want to love us as we witness racism around the world. God is greater than our hearts. God chooses to lavish His deep and overflowing love on us.

This love overflows from God’s heart to our hearts, and it should then overflow into love for those around us. These are difficult times and just holding up a Bible in front of a church speaks nothing, but love will conquer.

Fruitfulness

Perhaps the greatest impediment to fruitfulness is that we are notoriously conditioned to be consumers. It's easy to take for granted just how much we are habituated to consume and how that affects our ability to be fruitful. Consumption, of course, is a normal part of life. We need food, clothing, housing, and many other necessities. What challenges fruitfulness, however, is a preoccupation with consumption that outpaces the corresponding role we are to play as producers. Pray and implement your vision to be fruitful. We got this!

Don't Quit

As we give ourselves to God, he will use us in greater ways than we could ever imagine. We simply need to be willing to continue to do the work God has called us to do and not quit. God can do nothing through us when we quit, but nothing is impossible when we yield to his spirit

God Will Not Let You Drown

Exercise your faith and just do it, and move forward with God. Get out of your comfort zone and let God do something great through you, that you cannot do on your own. Believe that when you step out on the water it will hold you up because God will not let you drown.

Through The Eyes of Prayer

When we see through the eyes of prayer it influences our relationship with time. We are all too busy. Crowded schedules and multi-marked calendars rob us of life's vitality. As one writer has said, "Hurry is not of the devil! It is the devil." From real prayer we gain the proper perspective to see time not as something to be endured or rushed through. Every moment becomes, a moment to be seized, an adventure to be lived, a meaning to be found, and a joy to behold. In prayer we slow down enough to enjoy!

Start Loving Yourself More

The greatest commandment passage has within it the most posing challenge for you and for me; the lesson of learning to love ourselves. The implication is clear there, that before you can love others you must have a healthy sense of self love. If you don’t love yourself and accept yourself for how you have been created, then there’s little hope that you will love and trust your Creator – let alone be able to unconditionally love and accept anyone else.

If you could just come to the place of loving self-acceptance; your life of faith, love for God and love for others would be so much more powerful and effective. Start loving yourself more.