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Power
Point:
“God is the one who puts the dream in your
heart….He wants to AMAZE you with HIS GOODNESS.” Joel Osteen
So,
you’ve been obedient. You quit your job believing that God had something better
in store for you. Or perhaps you stepped
out in faith and gave money to someone who needed it more than you do. You’ve got a dream that’s based on the fact
that God is good and He wants to amaze you and everyone else in your life with
that goodness. But it hasn’t happened
yet. It doesn’t appear to be even close
to happening. What should you do?
Don’t
take the easy way out and apologize for God.
Don’t shift your beliefs to compromise the power of God. Don’t limit His desire to be wonderful in
your life.
I was
talking to someone the other day and I asked her if she had a “promise” for the
situation she was in. She said, “No, He
never does that for me.” Before I
thought, the words flew out of my mouth, “How can you have faith if you don’t
have a promise?” She said, “It’s hard.” Well, I should think so!
Beloved,
God’s promises for you are the vehicle for your faith. If you don’t have any to
hang on to, your faith will never grow up to be “amazing”.
His promises are the rainbows over our
lives. They are the glory of God’s goodness for us. They are the hope for tomorrow; the
foundation of our faith.
They express who HE is and what WE can
become.
They wrap around us like a warm cloak
on a cold day and protect us from the winds and the storms.
They define His will perfectly.
They call out those things that be not
until they are.
They secure our blessings.
They ignite our faith.
They restore our heavenly perspective.
I have a promise for you today. It should cover any situation you may find
yourself in.
"God is for us." Romans 8:31. Think about that.
Wherever the enemy is trying to seed your thoughts with doubt about
God’s goodness and His good plans for you, tell him to “Shut UP! Stupidhead!”
and continue to declare and believe what
is written.
That’s why He’s written His promises down
for us in black and white. We have His word on every subject very clearly
defined. It is VERY near to us. His Word
is in us and around us. It is alive and powerful, and
sharper than any two edged sword. What we believe
about what He has said to us is what sets us free.
I heard someone say the other day, “My
hope level is the indicator of whether I am believing lies or truth.” If you are FIRMLY persuaded that God will
keep His promises, then you are firmly anticipating good to come from your
situation, in your situation and through your situation.
You are firmly convinced that God will
show up and do something wild and crazy. You refuse to limit your options. You
keep on keeping your faith bright and sparkling. You never, never, never give up!
You take such joy and delight in
His love for you that it does not occur to you that He would fail you. After
all, He already gave you His Son in order that the enemies of
your soul would be destroyed and the power of the gospel would never disappoint you.
So, pick yourself up. Dust yourself off. Do NOT under any
circumstances listen to the voice of the Enemy. Everything he says is a lie
anyway.
Let the Truth set you free. Indeed.
Let hope arise, Beloved. Again.
Because God is good and because He has amazing plans to surprise you with His
goodness today.
Power
Thought:
If His word is very near, then He is very near.
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