You can’t judge your future by where you are right now. Proverbs says, “The path of the righteous gets brighter and brighter.” As you step into new seasons, where you need more strength, more wisdom, more grace, you’re going to unpack things you didn’t know were in you.
When you can say, “God, this is what I’m believing for, this is what I’m hoping will happen, but God, even if it doesn’t work out my way, I’m still going to give You praise, I’m still going to be good to others, I’m still going to pursue my dreams.” That kind of attitude gets God’s attention. You’re saying, “God, not my will but let Your will be done.”
In the middle of all of Job’s troubles, when his whole world fell apart, he said, “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.” I would rather die in faith, trusting, believing, thanking God for His goodness, then die bitter and complaining about the results.
On the way to your purpose, there will be divine delays, divine detours. The route may not be what you expected, but you’re still going to get to the destination He has for you. Maybe people do you wrong. Setbacks that weren’t your fault. It’s not catching God off guard. He knows everything. It’s positioning you for greater things.
You’ll never reach your destiny if you play it safe all the time. You have to get out of the safe zone and get over into the faith zone. There are levels God is calling you to that you’re going to be uncomfortable, that are over your head.
Some days better than others!! Continue to find small wins in the days where u feel like they were a “loss” and never take ur eyes off the biggg picture in the meantime….
What you’re up against may be big, but it’s no match for you. The same power that raised Christ from the dead lives in you. A power so strong that a fiery furnace couldn’t touch three Hebrew teenagers. A power so strong that the Red Sea parted for Moses.
David was the youngest son, the smallest, the least experienced. But God said in Psalm 89, “I have selected David from common people to become king.” You may feel common, ordinary, but you don’t know what God has lined up for you.
Average faith is not going to cut it. To overcome forces that are trying to stop you, you can’t have ordinary faith. To leave your mark, you can’t simply believe like everyone else. You have to dare to believe big and take the limits off of God.
Like Noah, you may be in your 40 days. You’ve honored God, but it’s raining. There’s a storm in your health, finances, marriage. It looks permanent. Can I encourage you: day 41 is coming. The rain will cease, the storm will stop, the trouble will end. You are closer than you think.
The reason some people are frustrated is not because He’s not going to do what He promised, but it’s not going to happen the way you think, when you think, with whom you think. Be at peace with His plan. Hold tightly to your dreams, but hold loosely to how it’s going to happen.
Life constantly reminds us of our heartaches and challenges. It's easy to end up overwhelmed by anxiety and stress. Jesus knows what you’re facing and He says, "Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows; but cheer up, for I have overcome the world" (John 16:33).
If you’re waiting to perform perfectly before you feel good about who you are, you’ll be waiting your whole life. You have to accept yourself while you’re in the process of changing.
It’s tempting to stay down, live bitter, give up on your dreams. After all, you have a good excuse. You may have a reason, but God still has a great purpose in front of you. He said, “He would pay you back double for the unfair things.”
When you have the right attitude, you can look at your most challenging situations and make it through by choosing to set your eyes on God's promises. You'll quiet the discouraging voices through faith and believing that God will lead you into all He has for you.
Life happens to us all. Rain falls on the just and the unjust. The difference with the just, with people that honor God, is God promises to take what was meant for harm and turn it for your good.