Dear Lord,
Today, after everything, my heart still works. I’ve been disappointed, overlooked, talked about, and stretched thin, but somehow I still believe, still care, and still have love to give. Thank You for not letting life make me hard. Keep my heart strong without making it cold. In Jesus’ name. Amen🙏🏾
You don’t have to fight Goliath by yourself, the sickness, the addiction, the struggle. That may be too much for you. You can’t do it in your own strength. That’s not your part. Your part is to pronounce the blessing. Declare what God says. Once you put your stake down, God will go to work.
God has given us incredible promises. But here’s where we can miss it. Silence leaves the territory unclaimed. Silence is not neutral; silence is surrender. You have to pronounce the promise before you possess it. When you speak what God says, that gives life to your faith.
But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God.
—1 Peter 2:9 NLT
"Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward."
— Colossians 3:23-24 (ESV)