God will take what should have stopped you and use it to promote you. He'll cause you to defy the odds. What looked impossible is where He will show you His power.
Don’t let one bad break, one hurtful season, cause you to miss all the blessings, the favor that God has planned for you. When we’re focused on our wounds, we can’t see the people God wants us to help. We miss these opportunities. It’s not just to be good to others. Those are seeds you’re sowing for God to restore and refresh you.
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Paul said in Philippians 4, “Be anxious for nothing.” We cannot be anxious over uncertainty about the future, anxious about the economy, anxious over this medical report, over the trouble at work. He goes on to tell us, “But in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be known to God.”
Don’t give the wound more attention than the promises God has given you. Don’t magnify the hurt; magnify what God says about you. This battle is taking place in your mind. “Yes, I had a bad break, but God, You promised beauty for these ashes.”
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God didn’t create anyone average. He didn’t make anyone ordinary. He calls you a masterpiece. He put greatness in you. There is potential on the inside that you have not yet tapped into. There are gifts and talents that haven’t developed yet.
Circumstances are not your source; God is your source. You don’t need good weather to flourish; you’re planted by the riverbank. There’s a supply line you have that is deeper than anyone can see. It’s a source of strength, peace, favor, abundance.
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Anybody can bloom in spring, when you’re getting good rain and lots of sunshine, but God is looking for people who will bloom in winter, in the dry seasons, when you’re left out, facing an illness, dealing with an unexpected challenge. Be an evergreen believer. Like David, “I will bless the Lord at all times.”
• St. Padre Pio says;
"Don't voluntarily dwell on what the devil presents to you ~•~ When tempted say to God:
'Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on your poor weakling!'
Psalm 1 says, “If we'll meditate on God's Word day and night, we'll be like a tree planted along the riverbank, bearing fresh fruit every month, never dropping a leaf, always in blossom.” God designed us to always be in blossom. In every season, you can bear fruit. Your leaf shall not wither.
Lord,
Open doors no one can shut, restore what has been weary, and place new possibilities before us.
May gratitude fill our hearts as we move forward boldly, trusting Your perfect care over every detail.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Have a GREAT weekend everyone. 🙏🏻🩵
Jerry
The enemy is trying to plant lies, doubts, and fears, hoping that you’ll give them a place in your mind. Clear out those negative thoughts. Get those intruders out of your mind. Put some new tenants in: faith, hope, and victory.
Maybe today you know God is calling you, but you feel like a stranger. You don’t look like you fit. You have weaknesses. This is the beauty of our God. While we were yet strangers, while we were still far off, God, in His great mercy, chose us.
It’s time to serve worry an eviction notice. Let peace in. Let trust in. Let faith in. Every time worry comes back, use that as a reminder to thank God that He’s working on what you’re concerned about. Philippians 4, “The peace of God, which passes understanding, will guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus.”
When it comes to our thought life, sometimes we’re undisciplined. We let any thought in. We end up living worried, insecure, troubled. You’re responsible in your career, your parenting, your health. Be responsible in your thought life. Quit giving space to thoughts that are limiting you and causing you to live worried, afraid, on edge.
You may have gone through loss, disappointments, but that is not how your story ends. It may be painful now, you’re hurting, but God sees it. He’s not only going to help you through, but He’s going to fill your mouth with laughter. There’s great joy in your future. There are new relationships, new favor.
God sees what’s limiting you. He knows the secret struggles, the things you’ve tried to overcome, you want to change but haven’t been able to. He’s going to step in and help you do what you couldn’t do.
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There’s the life that everyone else sees, and then there’s the life that only we see. We know how to smile in public while we’re hurting in private. God sees what you can’t show. He’s not faulting you. He’s not disappointed in you. He’s the one who’s going to restore you.
You don’t have to go through life hiding, pretending, feeling bad about yourself. God knows what you’re dealing with. He sees the tears behind the smile, the strength beneath the weight, the courage despite the fear. That’s not how your story ends. Healing is coming.
God is not finished with you. He didn’t create you and then decide to walk away because of mistakes, or neglect, or bad breaks. He’s a God who restores, a God who has new beginnings.