Truth in love

Love is to be the mark that identifies us as Christians. And in order to love, we must speak and accept the truth. We cannot have love, the love that God wants us to experience, without truth. It is impossible.

Challenge yourself today to heed God’s correction if you sense it. And if you feel compelled to address something that is contradictory to God’s word, ask Him for help to speak the truth in love. 

Without truth and correction, we make ourselves and others vulnerable to the enemy’s schemes. 

Remember that the Bible is more than a book of rules, it is the guide to life that gives us insight into God’s heart and living with each other as brothers and sisters in Christ. The truth lies in it and it is our responsibility to learn what it says and apply it to our lives.

Yoke is easy

For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” (Matthew 11:29 NLT)

Following the ways of God frees you from the bondage of work; as your intentions are now guarded by the peace of the Holy Spirit. 

Lay your burdens, the burdens of loved ones at His altar and find that it's much easier to pray since you've shifted the responsibility to Him. 

Keep on keeping on

God is good and He cares for you. He will cause EVERYTHING you’ve been through to work together for your good because you love Him and are called according to His purpose. 

He will elevate you, promote you, and exalt you. 

Keep your hands to the plow and keep serving from the right place. 

Keep your eyes fixed on Him. He is taking you higher and higher and HIGHER! From glory to glory to GLORY! From faith to faith to FAITH! It will be like a dream, woman of God. So don’t worry and certainly don't worry about how He’s going to do it.

Trust in His goodness and in His great love for you! 

Strength

“Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.” Psalms 42:1 (NIV)

Divine energy is not dependent on how much sleep you’ve had or how much food you’ve eaten. It’s divine and it comes from God. His grace can take form and become anything you need. 

When you need a refreshing, God will give you divine energy. You can’t get away to a beach resort or to the cabins. But you can get away with God and let Him fill you with His Spirit and power! 

In His presence, He refuels you, refills you, refreshes you, revives you, renews your strength and recharges you. 

There’s no time to remain discouraged, weary and downcast. Rest in God’s grace as He does the real work in and through you.

Let your faith be activated in God’s glory and receive by faith from His glory the divine energy you need to overcome evil with good and to keep your hands to the plow. 

Love

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God creates the conditions in which love flourishes, and those conditions are summed up by the words ‘Holy Spirit’. It is the incredibly fertile Presence of God in us that produces a harvest of love.

The honour of being a human being is that God has granted us to be His own children, with the image of God in our hearts. This is indeed an honour, but it also requires us to submit our wills joyfully to Him, and be indwelt and constantly filled with His love and holiness. The result is that love buds in our hearts, and we find that there is a further blessing than just to be loved - which is to love both God and other people. 

Truly this is blessedness - to be loved and to love.

Encouragement

“I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.” Revelation 3:8

Discouragement over regrets, missed opportunities, and closed doors is at an all time high. Many people are feeling discouraged and negative thoughts are pouring into their minds like a rainstorm. We must rebuke discouragement as soon as it raises its ugly head because of the God we serve. 

Encourage yourself in the Lord. God is still on the throne! He is Who He said He is and you are who He said you are. You have what He said you have and you will do everything He has purposed for you to do by His grace and power. 

Don’t let the spirit of discouragement rule in your heart any longer. Only listen to the comforting and reassuring voice of His Holy Spirit. He will remind you that you serve the mighty King of kings and the Lord of lords and nothing is too hard for Him. What your King has approved, no one can disapprove. What He has ordained for you, no one can deny you of it. No one can turn God’s “yes” into a “no”! When He decrees a blessing for your life, all of heaven knows it and all of heaven expects you to agree with it, go after it and possess it by faith. 

No man can close a door that God has laid open before you. What God has spoken to your heart, whispered in your ear and shown you in His Word, that’s what will be!

Be encouraged. Be determined. Be persistent. Everything God has for you is yours!

Self-control

Ever had a situation where you want to get rid of a bad habit, but you just can't??? 

There is a way out....

Thank God for being the Lord of your life. Ask Him to show you any areas where you have not yet made Him Lord. 

Trust Him for help to exercise self-control in these areas. 

In 1 Corinthians 6:12, the apostle Paul says: “ ‘Everything is permissible for me’ — but not everything is beneficial. ‘Everything is permissible for me’ — but I will not be mastered by anything'

It’s important to only have one Master — God — and to make sure He comes first in everything we do.

Walls

It’s important to have defenses in place to protect things that are precious to you. 

Proverbs 25:28 says, “Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.” The Bible teaches that developing self-control is a way to protect yourself from things that could harm you. 

When you practice self-control, you’re building strong walls that will keep important things safe — things like your love for God and for others. 

Peace

A life of frustration and struggle, a life without peace, is the result of focusing on things you can’t do anything about. When you worry about things beyond your control, stress and anxiety begin to creep into your life.

The apostle Paul said, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6-7 NKJV).

Love in action

Love is the most refreshing and invigorating work of the Spirit in our lives. If we want to be refreshed, then seek to love. 

Let the love of God soften your heart and your thoughts, and you will find that your physical body is refreshed and released from burdens that wear you down.

The selfish heart is cursed with the burden of a self-centred life. The only answer is to be released from that inward-looking self-obsession. 

Abandon yourself to love; look with compassion on those around you. 

Ask yourself how you can touch people with the love of Jesus today, and the fountains of love will flow from within and you will find to your surprise that you are free from the burden of your own needs.

Peace of God

“Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.” 2 Peter 1:2

When you feel like you need a companion, God will show you that you really need peace. 

When you think you need provision God will show you that you need peace. 

Every prayer request we can possibly think of points to the greater need for the supernatural peace of God. We are living in a time when God wants us to experience His peace like never before. Peace comes from resting in a true knowledge of God and the finished work of Jesus Christ. 

When peace comes in, worry and doubt runs out. It doesn’t come to share a space, it comes to take over. God’s peace comes in like a mighty flood and completely overwhelms us. 

Receive God’s peace today about your life, receive His peace about your marriage, receive His peace about your children, receive His peace about your business and your ministry. 

Ask God to open up the windows of heaven and pour out His peace upon you like you’ve never seen before. Let grace and peace be multiplied to you through your knowledge that God is who He say He is and He will do what He say He will do. 

Not one ploy of the enemy can stop God’s great plan for your life. You are who God said you are and you will fulfill His divine purpose for your life. 

Receive it! Receive it!

Prosperity

“Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel— rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. ” 1 Peter 3:3,4 (NKJV)

God wants to beautify our souls. He is trying to make us rich on the inside. 

Let's then ask Him for wisdom, an understanding heart, a meek and a quiet spirit. 

He said, “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” 

To God, the prosperity of our souls is more important than the size of our wallets. When we let Him enrich our souls, financial wealth and health is not too far behind. 

A blessed soul is a magnet for the supernatural favor of God.

Follow

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

http://bible.com/1/jhn.8.12.kjv

The Lord promises to lead us in a straight path that leads us to His hand, His righteousness, His will and His way. 

All we have to do is follow Him 

Reminder!

Let Him in

“Humble yourselves, therefore under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.” 1 Peter 5:6-7

If you want to see God moving in your life, you’re going to have to get out of the way! 

You’re strong, yes.

You’re an independent woman, yes. 

You’re self-sufficient and running things, yes. 

But still, you realize that somehow your power and knowledge only will get you so far. Something is still missing from your life. So, invite Jesus in. 

Let Him be in control of ALL of you! 

Anxiety

"Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad.” Proverbs 12:25 (NKJV)

There are people who feel depressed like there is no escape from the prison in their mind. We live in a real world with real problems and how we deal with the problems in our life is totally up to us. 

The spirit of depression will have you trying to escape reality rather than deal with things head on. It will try to convince you that you can’t handle life’s problems and that you’re not strong enough. 

Remember, Jesus delivers and sets free! “Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression” the Bible says, “but a good word makes it glad.” 

Receive the supernatural power of God, His everlasting love and His good word.

God says ...

I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.

http://bible.com/1/isa.45.2-3.kjv

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Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

http://bible.com/1/isa.41.10.kjv

There is something powerful, peaceful and settling that comes with the knowing that God is exactly who He says He is...no matter what !!

Since He is all sufficient, God doesn't need to depend on man, heaven, angels or earth to do what He does. He just does it! 

So denounce all fear....and let God rule and reign over your life as He should. Watch what happens....

Shelter and Rock

“We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;”  (2 Corinthians 4:8-9)

Determine not to spend all of your time looking at your troubles, dwelling on your pain, and thinking of how you’ve been cast down. 

Say it out loud: "I’m an overcomer through Jesus! I may be facing some challenges, but God’s going to see me through it. I’m not going to be distressed, depressed, perplexed or in despair! My God is with me and is greater than anything I’m facing right now!” 

Focus on your God, not on your problems. He is bigger! 

You may be troubled on every side, but God will provide a way out for you. 

You may be suffering persecution, but God is with you. 

You may be cast down, but you are not destroyed. 

If you are still breathing, God has a plan to turn what the enemy has meant for your bad around for your good. 

Through every challenge you face, His hand will guide you. He is your shelter, your rock and your confidence. 

Just do it....