It’s A Light Thing

So often in life we face many trails, tribulations and struggles and things that seem to break us down. Today, I want you to look beyond the surface, see beyond what you are going through right now. What you are facing now is only a light thing to the Lord!  You must remember that no matter the situation, God is in the picture, and he is watching over you. I want you to begin to see God, working the situation out for you. Because my friends, God is working it out. He is concerned about you.

I know you may not be where you want to be in your life right now, but don’t despise your humble beginning “He That Will Rise, Let Him Begin Low”, after you have suffered awhile, God will restore you.

 

8We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 2 Corinthians 4:8

You cannot allow your sight to be limited by your current situation, you must be able to see God through any situation in life that you face. Remember it’s only a light thing.  In life we wish we could take the easiest way through our trails, God in his wisdom knows that is not the right path for us to take.

~Be Careful Who You Place The Blame On When Things Do Not Go In Your Favor~

It’s A Crushing Matter

  In Ancient times in order to produce olive oil, the olives had to be crushed using very large millstones, to extract the oil.The crushing allowed the oil to flow from the olive oil, and was the only way the oil could be extracted.

Our lives operate in very much the same way. Our struggles, our trails and our tribulations, seemingly overwhelm us, the pressure seems to mount, and we feel like we are being crushed. We as a result of being crushed by life, cry out to God for help.

Often times, we cry out to God, in the middle of our “crushing”  and it may seem like relief from the pressure, cares and stresses of life, cannot come fast enough. One must realize that the “crushing” you feel is apart of God’s plan.

God’s word informs us, that we are like clay, in his (the master potter’s) hands.God takes our “crushing” moments, and uses them as an instrument for his glory, he uses our “crushing” moments, to shape and mold us.

6O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel. Jeremiah 18:4

Sometimes, when we are being “crushed”, we get broken, hurt, misused and abused by life and people. The pain we feel, the tears we cry, the night’s spent wondering why, through our season of “crushing”, were not in vain. You see, God in his love for us, draws us to him in his loving hands, and like clay that is broken, remixed and reused, God never throws us away, he gathers us back in his arms and reshapes and restores us again.

It is this period of “crushing” that one experiences in their life, that allows the oil (anointing)  to flow.

Are you ready to be “crushed”, so that the anointing can flow? What do we have to fear, we know that our trails, tribulations and struggles are not sent to kill us. God has promised us, that he would be with us, we may go thorough the fire (a period of crushing), but God has his hand on the thermostat and I’m glad about it!

Home Court Advantage

Have you ever played basketball? When one plays basketball on a team there is something called home court advantage. I want you to imagine that you are on a basketball team, and it’s game day, and your team has home court advantage.

You and your teammates are in the final quarter, the score clock is running low. Your teammate is cornered in, looking for someone to pass the ball to he spots you, and passes you the ball. You begin to make the final drive to the basket, members from the opposing team, stop you right before you get ready to make the lucky basket that will help send your team to victory, you get cornered and are forced to pass the ball.

Life is like that, so many times we face so many obstacles, that sometimes we begin to feel overwhelmed. We find our self stressing out over things, many times that we cannot control. In the basketball game of life, we find ourselves cornered, options and choices running low, the pressure to make a decision mounts. Many times it may seem like, we break free, only to run back into opposition. However, you have Home Court Advantage.

When you find yourself running into a wall of resistance, a wall of problems, a wall of situations that seem insurmountable, there is someone there patiently waiting for you to pass them the ball, your teammates name is Jesus. He’s standing there patiently waiting, without complaint while you’ve tried everything on your own, tried your own moves, tired your own tricks, he has sat right there, when you got up, dusted yourself off and began again, only to feel like you’ve run into a brick wall, or a repeating cycle. He has stood right there patiently waiting.

  Pass him the ball! We are instructed that when things become too much for us to handle, when they become overwhelming, when they begin to cause blood pressure issues and began to affect every area of our lives, to pass the ball to him.  God’s word tells us to, cast our cares on him, because he cares for us {1 Peter 5:7}.

In other words, when you’ve looked around and seem to find yourself all alone, God is right there waiting for you to pass him the ball. You must realize that God is with you, and because he is the greatest power you shall not be defeated, you my friend have home court advantage.

28Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30

When things become too much for you to handle, when the cares of life seem to much to handle, give everything to God, he’s waiting on you, he will give you peace and rest, and he will make your burdens much easier to bear. 

The Mirror Effect

Our view of God never changes, we see him as a provider, a comforter, a deliverer, a healer, a way maker, a strong tower, our refuge, our shelter, our own human language cannot find the words to describe all God is to us, He is simply God, and besides him there is none other! Deuteronomy 4:35

Now what Satan aims to do, is change how we see ourselves, he attempts to change & alter our self image, he attempts to change & alter our self esteem. Satan then seeks to change how we believe that God sees us, you must look in the mirror & say God, help me see myself the way you see me.

You see, God is who he says he is, God can do what he said he can do, God got all the power, and he holds all the answers, God told us that through him we could do all things, God’s word ought to be alive and active in you, it ought to be made flesh in your life. The entrance of his word, giveth life unto you!

Find Your Place {Part 1}

There’s come a point in life, where one must reevaluate their life. You could say that one is taking a hard look at the man or woman in the mirror. I personally have reached many stages in my own life, where I have had to reevaluate my life and it’s direction, my goals, and my own progress toward my intended objectives. It has been well noted that taking a reflective look on one’s self and one’s actions is not always easy, nor is it always an activity one looks upon with undiluted pleasure.  As human beings we all find it necessary to sometimes give advice to our friends, sometimes showing them their own faults, character traits that need to be changed or just allowing them to look at themselves. The necessity we all feel to reevaluate our lives, goals and accomplishments is driven by the desire within each of us to find our place.

God himself commands us to examine, or revaluate ourselves. {1 Corinthians 11:28} Truly finding one’s place is something one cannot do, without divine help and intervention. I find that when evaluating or examining ourselves, one comes up with a lot of questions, but no answers. Could it be possible that we are seeking the wrong sources, and the wrong advice to provide answers to questions that only God can provide a real answer to?

Trust: What It Really Means!

Come take a seat, and lets talk for awhile, let’s talk about trust, not between human beings, but between you and God! Trust.  Any relationship if it is to thrive and grow must be built on a solid foundation of Trust. However, trusting God, is not always easy. The believer does not find it hard to trust God when things are going well, and when we have success. The challenge is trusting God with your secrets, inner failures and fears. Trust involves honesty with yourself and God. Once one learns how to trust God with their life, one can survive any storm. (Psalm 91:1-2)

I urge you to trust God, you have nothing to fear. Truth be told, when we choose to be honest with God, we are not revealing anything to him that he does not already know. God does not have to wait for us to make a mistake, he already knows us through and through, he knows when we will have failures and successes, God even knows our every thought! Trusting God is a way of showing our love towards him. (Psalm 94:11)

When we pray and talk with God we must do so with confidence, leaving no room for doubt. God’s love for each and everyone of us is indescribable, there is nothing on earth to which we can compare God’s love to, God only asks that we accept his love, and trust him.

Are You Ready To Get Started?

Sometimes I wonder, if God is really trying to drive the point home about trusting him in difficult situations. I began to examine the book of Job, and when Satan and God had their conversation, I inserted my name everywhere Job’s name was. I said to myself, could God, have had that conversation about me?

You know, sometimes I’m not so sure that God could have that conversation about me, there are many times where I feel I let him down, disappoint him, disrespect him, and do exactly the opposite of what he requires of me, but then those are normal human feelings.

However in life we may not really be ready to get started. There are so many tasks that lay ahead of us, that we are depending on others to help us do, I think God wants us to realize that we are equipped to do these things ourselves, sometimes we can become so dependent on others that we forget what we are truly made of.  Queen Esther learned that she was equipped also, and has a book named after her in the Bible. The Book of Esther, with only ten chapters is a very unique book in the bible, in that it does not mention God’s name even once, however his power and his method’s for delivering his people can clearly be seen throughout the text of the book of Esther. The only other book in the bible not to mention God’s name is the “Song of Solomon”. However, the book of Esther displays God’s providence in difficult times and that he comes through for his people.  {4:14} {4:16}

The Time Is Now:

I truly believe that God uses each of our situations to show us, what we are truly made of. Often God wants us to take a reality check, there is a difference in relying on God, and being dependent on people. Have you noticed, like me, that it seems God will give you a vision, he will give you a dream, and in the physical many of us don’t feel like we can accomplish them, nor does it seem like we have the resources needed to make them a reality, we know that without God’s help they wont come to pass. Often we focus so much on getting our dreams, goals and visions for our lives to being a reality that we forget about our present, however this is a dangerous thing to do, it is our present that lays the foundation for our future.

What’s Hindering You?

Is it possible that you could be so focused on your future, that you have forgotten to lay down good foundations for your present? Are you waiting on others to help you accomplish what God has already equipped you and given you the tools inside of yourself to do? So, what’s hindering you? Is it a lack of faith, determination, motivation? Every time we don't trust God, we show doubt in him.

Are You Waiting Or Procrastinating?

31But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31

Truly waiting on God, requires action on our part. So are you truly waiting or procrastinating? While we are waiting on God, we are still supposed to be going about the business of our daily lives. While we wait, we are to renew our strength, ,work with haste and not grow so easily tired or burnt out. We should stop to enjoy life, without feeling that we are not making adequate progress. This verse speaks of ACTION, not sitting at a stand still. So whatever excuses you’ve used in the past, they no longer work, go right ahead and toss them out the window with the bath water, God does not need our assistance to make good on his word, it is our responsibility to work, with faith, motivation and determination, trusting that God, who directs the affairs of our lives, will give us the ability and tools required to accomplish everything that’s set before us. So, Are You Ready To Get Started?

~Waiting On The Lord, Means To Have Faith/Confidence In Him, We Are Equipped To Do The Work & Accomplish The Tasks Before Us!~