Spiritual warfare is so real. Don't be surprised when you start making an effort to get closer to Jesus, and suddenly, you're struggling more with anxiety. Suddenly, you find yourself more stressed. Suddenly you feel more self-conscious. Suddenly, everything seems to be going wrong, etc.
The devil isn't going to bother you when you're living in sin. But the second you start getting closer to the Lord, you become a threat, and he will try to wreak havoc on your life and especially your mind. All hell will quite literally break loose in a last-ditch effort to distract you from becoming the person God intended for you to be and seeing His truth. Following Jesus isn't always easy, and I don't think that's talked about nearly enough.
Take care of what God already gave you. The home, the car, your body, your peace, the little things. Because if you can’t appreciate what you have now, how can God trust you with more? Your next blessing starts with how you handle your current one.
One thing about God: He'll let the scene play out. He'll let them mock, lie, and gossip. Then He'll bless you in a way that makes them chokè on their own wordș.
I fully understand why David prayed for God to create in him a clean heart and renew a right spirit within him. Sometimes, the greatest battle is not with the people around us but with what is happening inside us. You can have a good heart and still need God to work on your attitude, your thoughts, your reactions and the things you struggle to control.
Imagine she goes from barely making ends meet to creating generational wealth for her entire family. She is you. Imagine she stops doubting herself, starts trusting God, and builds something that changes thousands of lives. She is you.🫶🏼
I hope we never become too busy to notice ordinary blessings. A quiet morning. A working body. A peaceful house. A good meal. A familiar voice. Good sleep. Safe roads. Things we once prayed for without realizing it.
Nobody talks about the fact that Jesus wept at Lazarus's tomb.
He knew He was about to raise him from the dead.
He knew the miracle was seconds away.
And He still stopped and cried with the people who were grieving.
John 11:35
God doesn't skip your pain to get to your miracle.
He sits in it with you first
I love David because he was so brutally honest with God about his feelings. He didn’t pretend to have it all together. He cried, questioned, felt afraid, angry and discouraged, yet he kept bringing it all back to God. That reminds me that I don’t have to hide my feelings from Him either. I can come as I am, pour out my heart, ask the hard questions and still trust Him. God can handle the messy prayers too. 🤍
The Bible says, “After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace… will restore you.” — 1 Peter 5:10
This pain has an expiration date.
This season has an ending.
Restoration is coming.
God will literally sit you down and break you to humble you, then will isolate you to build you. Then God will give you back everything far beyond what you lost to prove to you God is real and that everything is for a reason. Keep your trust in God.
PLEASE pray about everything ! Your mood swings, your temper, your ego, your insecurities, your mindset, your self love, your emotional state, your environment, your relationships, your lack of motivation, your lack of execution, your attraction to bad people! PRAY ABOUT IT ALL !