Monthly Archives: October 2011
October 21, 2011
Good Morning
When you wake up each morning, God sends you a special delivery of joy. It’s like it comes knocking at the door of your heart every day. The problem is that some people never answer the door. It’s right there, month after month, year after year saying, “Come on! Let me in! You can be happy! You can cheer up! You can enjoy your life!” The way to answer the door is to get up and choose an attitude of faith and expectancy by declaring that “today is going to be a good day.” When you start the day like that, you are choosing to receive the gift of joy that God sent to you.
Today, make up your mind to answer the door to joy! Get up every morning and say, “Father, thank You for another beautiful day. I’m going to be happy. I’m going to enjoy this day because You are faithful. I’m going to brighten someone else’s life. I am choosing to receive Your gift of joy and passing it on to others because I love You, and I know that I am called for Your purposes!”
October 20, 2011
What Did He Say
I hear the voice of the enemy of my life, of my destiny. He says, “You are no good, you haven’t changed. No one really cares about you. You will always be a failure and be all alone.”. However, I know the truth. I know what the God of my life, my destiny says about me. Jesus says, I love you, have forgiven you, given you peace, joy, and hope.”
There are times when we hear the voice of the enemy and it is up to us whether or not we believe his words. I can tell you this, he only can lie to you, so don’t believe his lies. However, if we don’t know the truth, then we can’t determine whether what is true and what is not. Be grounded and settled in the truth about you. You are awesome, have a purpose, are gifted, and you are loved. Don’t buy into the lies about you. They may be facts but not truth. Make today a day of truth. Never again can the lies of the enemy discourage you. You are awesome!
October 19, 2011
Life -Giving Words
Everywhere we go, there are people in need of life-giving words. They are lonely and hurting; they’ve been through disappointments and suffered heartaches and pain.
God has given us something to offer these people–our words. With our words, we can bring healing. With our words, we can lift other out of depression. We can help set people free from the strongholds that are keeping them back. When you go through the day speaking encouragement, telling people what they can become or giving compliments, you are offering them hope and healing. Your kind words are like pouring warm oil on wounds. You may not know all that is happening, but God can take one compliment, one encouraging word, and use that to begin the healing process and set another person on a brand new course. Be on the lookout for someone you can bless with your words. Tell people the truth about how awesome they are. Be free with your compliments because you’re carrying life-giving words. Who knows you could even be the spark that pushes others into their destiny. When you develop this habit of blessing people with your words, God will always bless you because when you help others come up higher, God will make sure you too come up higher.
October 18, 2011
To the Full
God has given you everything you need in order to enjoy your life. Think about that for a minute. What is keeping you from living life to the full? You may not be in the home you want. You may not have the exact job you would like. Maybe you’re single and really want to be married. If you focus on these temporary things, it opens the door to comparison and frustration.
It’s good to have big dreams. It’s good to want to increase. But if you start comparing yourself to others, it opens the door for the enemy to steal your joy. If you don’t learn to be happy where you are, you’ll never get to where you want to be. But if you’ll choose to be happy, refuse self-pity and refuse to complain, then you are sowing good seeds for God to take you where you want to be in your future. Friend, realize today that God is directing your steps. You have a future and a hope. Take joy in knowing that He is working all things together for your good according to His divine plan. Stay in faith, focus on Him and obey His commands. Soon, you’ll see those new doors open so you can walk boldly into the place of blessing God has in store for you!
October 17, 2011
No More Guilt and Shame
Get rid of guilt and condemnation today. Don’t go around feeling bad about yourself. Realize that God loves you and walk in His goodness today.
I don’t think making excuses for our issues, mistakes and our past is the right thing to do, but neither is being in guilt and regret all the time. Walking around with guilt and shame is a terrible way to live. In fact, it is not really living at all. We don’t make excuses or try to condone what we have done, but we ask for forgiveness, make things right, learn from it and then grow from it. Understand that we all have a past and there are things that we wished we had done differently, but there is no going back now, only going forward. Let’s learn from our past and use it to move us toward our destiny. Your best days are yet ahead, no matter what anyone tells you. Keep your head up and never lose hope.
October 16, 2011
Falling Apart
Do you know what to do when things seemed completely hopeless? Is your world literally falling apart around you? Is there destruction everywhere you look in your life? God is bigger than our circumstances! So what do we do?
We should invite God into our circumstances by rejoicing and praising the Lord. Make the choice to be joyful knowing that it will connect you to the One who can deliver you. Are you facing a situation that seems dark or hopeless? No matter how difficult things may seem, God has a plan to bring you out into a place of victory. Your praise is the bridge that will carry you into your land of promise. The Bible tells us that God inhabits the praises of His people, and when the presence of God manifests, the enemy has to flee! The Bible also tells us that there is fullness of joy in His presence. His joy empowers us to walk through any difficulty we may be facing. No matter how things may seem in the natural, you can rejoice today because God is working behind the scenes on your behalf. As you praise Him, He will fill you with His joy and pour out His abundant blessing in every area of your life.
October 15, 2011
I Got the Joy
Have you experienced something that has taken your joy and enthusiasm for your future? Today is the day to get it back! God has you here on purpose, for a purpose. It’s time to get excited about your future and learn to enjoy each and every day.
If you don’t make the conscious effort to keep your joy, not only will the enemy rob you of the joy that belongs to you, but he’ll rob your family and friends of the gift that you have to give them. When you have joy, you can use that joy to influence the people around you for good. Joy is strength, and when you have joy, you can offer strength to the people God has placed in your life. Today, draw the line in the sand and decide, “I’m not going to live another day negative, discouraged, sour and grumpy. I’m going to put a smile on my face. I’m going to live my life happy.” Choose to keep your heart open and let your faith in Him fill you with inexpressible and glorious joy!
October 14, 2011
Right Now
Many people are waiting for their circumstances to change in order to be happy and enjoy their lives. All the time I hear things like, “As soon as I get out of this problem, I’ll be happy.” “As soon as I lose ten pounds…as soon as my business grows…as soon as my child straightens up…” No, if you don’t put your foot down and decide to be happy right now, there will always be something to keep you from being happy.
God never intended for us to put off our happiness. We have a choice to make each and every day. We have to set our minds in the right direction. That’s why David said, “This is the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it.” He was saying, “This is the day to be happy; not tomorrow, not when the weather clears up. Not next week, when I don’t have to work so hard. Not next month, when I make it through this difficult time.” No, choose to honor the Lord right now by choosing to enjoy your life. Get rid of the excuses and be happy in the now!
October 13, 2011
Fly Like an Eagle
There are times when we are facing impossible circumstances that we will rise up like an eagle and soar above the storm. There will also be times when we have strap it on, buckle it up and fight the good fight of faith.
We all are faced with difficult days in life. Sometimes we are able to handle them as if we were just flying above them without a care in the world. Then there are those days when we are in the trenches and we have to fight our way out. Either way we win! We are fighting the good fight of faith. Any fight that is a good fight is one that we come out the winner. Don’t expect to go through life without any problems. At the same time, don’t go through life expecting to have to battle everyday. There will be those times when we are above the battle going on. Just know that no matter the case; you are not alone, you don’t have to fight by yourself, and best of all you will come out of this better than when you went into it.
October 12, 2011
Good News
We all go through disappointments and face unfair situations. The mistake many people make is that they get stuck where they are. They become bitter and negative, and in the end give up on their dreams.
But here is the good news. Disappointment is not the final chapter in life. God never ends in a negative. He will finish what He started in an awesome, positive way. If you will keep moving forward with your life, God promises that He will bring you to a wonderful finish. Not a defeated finish, a bankrupt finish, a betrayal finish, a barely-get-by finish. God has a victorious finish in your future. Instead of a setback, that disappointment, that betrayal working against you, God will turn it around and cause it to work for you. For every setback, God has already lined up a comeback; for every injustice, vindication, for every disappointment, restoration and new beginnings. Stay in faith, God will bring you through the worst of time