Isaiah said to put God in remembrance of His promises. When we face difficulties, one of the best things we can do is find a promise in the Scripture and remind God what He said about us. “God, You promised I would lend and not borrow. You promised my children will be mighty in the land. You promised with long life, You will satisfy me.”
God sees when people do you wrong, when you’re dealing with anxiety, fighting a sickness, attacks from the enemy. God is concerned about what you’re going through. There will be a time when He says, “Enough is enough.” He will step in to put an end to what’s harming you.
No one enjoys going through the wilderness, but something happens in the desert. God is getting you prepared to come out in the power of the Spirit. Some things can only take place in the dry season: the loss, the disappointment, the bad break. This is not a surprise to God. He led you into the wilderness. He doesn’t leave you out there alone.
You may be facing things that have you troubled. You don’t know how it’s going to work out. That pressure is weighing on you until you’re at a breaking point. God sees you. He’s concerned about you. He has angels coming.
You may be tired today. You love God. You’re grateful, but you’re weary, and you don’t see how you can keep moving forward. Be encouraged. Angels are coming, strength is coming, restoration is coming.
The Scripture says, “God chose us before we could choose Him.” When He reaches down in mercy and calls us out of darkness into light, when we become a new creation, our part is to respond to that call.
Don’t fight the pressure; embrace it. It’s not the time to get bitter, to live overwhelmed. When you’re under pressure, your declaration should be, “I can handle this. I am well able. I have strength for all things. I am strong in the Lord.”
God’s not going to quit calling. When you ignore Him; He’ll call back. You say you won’t do it. He’ll call back. You’re too busy. He’ll call back. He’s going to keep giving you opportunities to become who you were created to be. That’s the way God is.
You have to have resistance to get stronger. God will allow situations where you’re over your head, you don’t know how it’s going to work out, it’s taking longer than you thought. He’s not making your life miserable; those are opportunities to grow. That’s when you have to rely on Him.
When you declare you’re free, you’re blessed, you’re healed, some people will try to talk you out of it. Let that go in one ear and out the other. They’re not going to understand, and that’s okay. Their doubt doesn’t stop what God is going to do.
There’s no bondage the enemy puts on you that God can’t break. There’s no addiction, no depression, no sickness, no lack that He can’t free you from. You’re going to see beauty for ashes, joy for mourning. Chains are breaking, walls are coming down, strongholds are being leveled. It’s your time for release.
Some people can’t go where God is taking you. They were great for a season, but God has ordained you to go higher. It takes greater commitment, greater consecration, greater faith. He’ll remove certain people who would limit you so you can fulfill your purpose.
It’s not going to be just by your will power, your strength, your intellect. It’s going to happen because of your faith. When you get in agreement with God, angels go to work, forces of darkness are broken, blessings chase you down.
Little faith says, “I’ll never get well.” Great faith says, “God is restoring health back unto me.” Little faith says, “These disappointments have limited my life.” Great faith says, “God you have beauty for these ashes.”
Do the right thing when it’s hard. Keep a good attitude when people are not treating you right. Go the extra mile when nobody is watching. You may not see anything happening on the outside, but on the inside, God’s doing a work. You’re getting prepared to go to new levels.
The people who God has ordained love you no matter what. They accept you. They come when you don’t call. They show up when you didn’t ask. They laugh with you, cry with you. They don’t judge you. They’re a divine connection.
Some of the difficulties we complain about, the challenges we don’t like, without them, we wouldn’t be prepared. Try a different approach and say, “God, help me to keep a good attitude in the midst of these challenges.”
When God births a dream in your spirit, don’t dismiss it. When He speaks something that ignites your faith, that you get excited about, don’t take it lightly. Write that vision down. Get in agreement with God. You need to see it again and again so it will take root.