The enemy would love to get us distracted fighting battles that don’t matter. You don’t have time to waste responding to people who are never going to be for you. Don’t spend your valuable time dealing with a weed. Ignore the weeds.
There are things that don’t make sense, that aren't fair. The good news is that’s not how your story ends. The enemy doesn’t have the final say. He may sow some weeds, but that does not stop your harvest.
The Scripture talks about the faith of God. Sometimes, it’s not your faith; God puts the faith in you. He lights a fire in your spirit for something you couldn’t normally believe for. That’s setting you up for an awe-inspiring deed. That's setting you up to shine.
There are two voices vying for your attention: the voice of doubt and the voice of faith. You get to choose which voice becomes a reality. The voice you dwell on, the thoughts you believe, that’s going to determine who you are.
You weren’t created to reach one level and get stuck there: in your attitude, in your career, in your relationships, in your walk with God. God has new mountains for you to climb, new friendships, new levels of influence and favor.
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If you'll start thanking God that He’s working, thanking Him that He’s bigger than what you’re facing, thanking Him that He’s calming the storms, then you’re going to see situations suddenly turn around. Suddenly, you'll get well. Suddenly, your child gets back on course. Suddenly, the problem resolves.
"God said in the book of Joel, “I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh.” Not just the young, the old, the middle-aged. The boomers, but not the millennials, not Gen Z. No, God’s Spirit is poured out on every age. He went on to say, “Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions.” God was showing us how both the young and the old are important. We will accomplish more together than we will apart.
The mistake we can make is that we discount people based on their age. When you’re older, it’s easy to discount the young. It’s not how you were raised. They’re not doing it the way you did. But God is progressive. He does new things. The same message, but different methods.
Getting old starts in our mind. Your spirit never ages; the body does. Your body may age, but your spirit is ageless. The real you that lives on the inside doesn’t have to get old. Aging is inevitable, but getting old is optional.
You’re not inconveniencing God by asking big. God being good to you doesn’t stop Him from being good to someone else. No, God has unlimited favor, unlimited power. The Scripture says, “It is the Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” Maybe He’s just waiting for you to ask.