"As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring
it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today." Gen
50:20 ESV
For everything that I have endured to get to where I am in Christ today, I
am grateful. Because through every situation I gained knowledge,
understanding, wisdom, patience, strength, and compassion. Through my
strength and compassion, through my testimony, through wisdom, and through
the fulfillment of my purpose, people will be saved.

"Double for your trouble" is the word that God spoke into my life recently. When everything seems to be falling apart around you, don't give up or lose hope. God is still speaking calm words during raging storms.

Are you "in a place" where you cannot move to the left of to the right? If so, you are in just the right place for God to work. God specializes in getting us out of tight spots. The Bible is filled with instances where God has come to the rescue.

Do you need God to come to your rescue?

Speak the word over your own life, your own situation. Call forth those things that are not as though they already were! Activate your faith during these treacherous times. Take out your Bible and pull out powerful words of hope.

The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from
Jehovah.
Prov 16:1 KJV

Rasheeda

16 Come and hear, all you who fear God,
and I will tell what he has done for my soul.
17 I cried to him with my mouth,
and high praise was on my tongue.
18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.
19 But truly God has listened;
he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
Psalm 67:16-19

"My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
nor be weary when reproved by him.
For the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
and chastises every son whom he receives."
Hebrews 12:5b-6 ESV

For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later
it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained
by it.
Hebrews 12:11 ESV

You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands, you shall be blessed,
and it shall be well with you.
Psalm 128:1-2 ESV

Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will act.
Psalm 37:5 ESV

9 My enemies will retreat when I call to you for help.
This I know: God is on my side!
10 I praise God for what he has promised;
Yes, I praise the Lord for what he has promised.
11 I trust in God, so why should I be afraid?
What can mere mortals do to me?

Psalm 56:9-11 NLT

For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: "Love your neighbor as yourself" (Galatians 5:14, NLT).

What's motivating our actions?

When faced with frightening decisions to make, we need to do whatever we must do in love. Love has many beautiful qualities that we can use to gauge our actions: joy, peace, paticence, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Gal. 5:22-23). Therefore, before we take that next step or make that next big decision, consider what the end result will be. If the end result does not produce any of the fruits of the spirit, which are characteristics of love, then we will probably regret that decision or action. If the end result is not something that we would be pleased with in our own life, then it is very unlikely that we are not showing the kind of love that we want to receive.

Lord God, our ever present help in trouble, please help us do whatever we must do in love. Help us to truly love our neighbor as ourself. Amen.

But praises be to God! God sent Jesus Christ down through 42 generations to break the snare and to set us free. In Jesus, FAITH replaces doubt, ENCOURAGEMENT takes the place of discouragement, FOCUS dissolves discouragement, HOPE outshines any type of defeat, and RELEASE is the Lord's secret weapon for fighting delay! What a mighty God we serve. << MORE >>