God wants us to depend on Him. Too often, we’re striving to make things happen, discouraged because it’s taking too long, trying to beat down doors. God is saying, “Come to Me. Ask Me for help. Call on My name and acknowledge Me as your Source.”
This is a new day. God is doing a new thing. You may not feel any different; you may not see anything changing. You have to walk by faith and not by sight. “Father, thank You that I am healed. Thank You that I am free.”
You’re not on your own. Jesus came to remove what the enemy put on you. He came to free you from what’s bound you, to loose you from what’s restricting you.
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God’s been carrying us our whole life. Keeping us from harm, pushing back the darkness, sustaining us in the tough times. Thank Him for His blessings, thank Him for His favor, and thank Him that He carries you.
People don’t determine your destiny. They cannot stop the calling on your life. They may look bigger, more powerful, more influential. Don’t go by what you see; go by what God says.
When you take up your cross, it doesn’t mean you won’t have difficulties, people won’t betray you, you won’t make mistakes. Life will happen. But the beauty is, when you should be overwhelmed, you’ll feel the cross start to carry you. There’ll be strength, peace, favor that sustains you, takes you through things that should have stopped you.
When you keep thanking God for what He promised, you keep talking like it’s on the way, you’re constantly meditating on what He said, then you’re going to see the faithfulness of God. He’s going to make things happen that you couldn’t make happen.
All the burdens, stress, worries—release that weight. Let Him be God. You’ll see Him carry you through things that you never thought you could get through. He’ll carry you further than you ever dreamed you could go.
God has never failed you in the past, and He’s not going to start now. All that worry is doing is causing you to be uptight, not sleep well, run your immune system down. It’s time to serve worry an eviction notice. Let peace in. Let trust in. Let faith in.
People may do you wrong, but there will be a day when they’re down, and you’re up. Your kindness, your mercy, your being good to them when you had every right to push them down-that's being the bigger person. That's showing them how to live a life of character, honor, and integrity.
Before God will trust you with greater levels, He’ll put you in these situations to see what you do. When you could embarrass someone, will you bless them? When you could expose them, will you cover them? When you could push them down, will you show mercy and lift them? These are tests we all have to pass to reach our destiny.
To step into new levels— healing, freedom, and generational limitations broken—it’s going to take believing without the evidence and standing in faith when the circumstances aren’t changing.
The Scripture says, “Be confident of this.” That means have no doubt that what God started He will finish. What He promised will come to pass. You need to have a made-up mind mentality.
Don't have a weak, defeated mentality. “I can’t handle this. It’s too much.” Have a new perspective. “Yes, I’m hurting, but still I rise. Yes, it looks bad, but still I believe. Yes, I’m outnumbered, but still I trust. Still I move forward. Still I dream. Still I expect the goodness of God.”
In life, you’re going to overflow with something: doubt, worry, stress. Why don’t you overflow with hope? Why don’t you believe that surely goodness and mercy are following you?
Things happen that are not fair. You don’t understand, but God sees it. That’s not how your story ends. This is a new day. That part of you that you lost is coming back: the confident you, the joyful you, the passionate you, the valuable you, the successful you.
There will be some silence, times when you’re not getting confirmation, not seeing any signs. Thoughts will tell you that, “You’re off course. It’s not going to happen. You heard wrong.” No, don’t be moved by the lack of evidence, what you don’t see. The silence doesn’t mean that God is not working.