THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

SUCCESS IS NOT ACCIDENTAL, ACT ON THE DREAMS GOD HAS GIVEN YOU

Have you ever known someone who had an exciting DREAM to do something great but did nothing to make it happen? It’s so important to ACT on the dreams that God has given you. You can take OWNERSHIP of your dreams by PLANNING and PREPARING for them. Remember, SUCCESS is not accidental. Where do you see yourself in your CAREER, FINANCES or RELATIONSHIPS? Put some ACTION behind what you’re BELIEVING for. Maybe you don’t see how it can happen in the NATURAL. The GOOD news is you don’t have to have it ALL figured out. With your FAITH and OBEDIENCE, God will work SUPERNATURALLY in your situation to turn things around for GOOD.

BELIEVE in your dreams today. I encourage you to WRITE DOWN your short and long-range GOALS. Keep them in front of you so you will stay FOCUSED. When you make a move, God will direct your steps. He’ll make sure you come across the right PEOPLE, at the right TIME. God will give you WISDOM, INSIGHT and FAVOR as you TAKE STEPS to bring your dreams to pass.

Today’s Scripture:

Write the vision [dream] and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it.

Habakkuk 2:2, NKJV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

DON’T LET THE PASSION WEAR OFF, REMEMBER WHAT GOD HAS DONE…

Anything can become routine if we let it. Anything can feel mundane after a while.

Not long ago, I heard about a story about a professional baseball player. He has been in the big leagues about fifteen years. His life seems so EXCITING, FAR from routine, far from ordinary. He said, “No, it’s not what you think. We travel all the time. We’re always on the road, in hotels, eating out and away from our family.”

The truth is that I’m sure he was EXCITED about it all when he first started. There are probably things in YOUR life that you were once EXCITED about. When God opened the door and gave you that new JOB, that PROMOTION, you were so EXCITED. You called your friends. You knew it was God’s FAVOR. Well, don’t let the PASSION wear off just because you’ve had it five YEARS! When you met that person and fell in LOVE you were on cloud nine. You knew it was God’s GOODNESS. Do NOT take that for granted. REMEMBER what God has DONE! Stir up the JOY in your heart. Stir up PRAISE. Thank Him for His FAITHFULNESS and let your attitude of GRATITUDE pave the way to live the life of BLESSING HE has for you!

Today’s Scripture:

“Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered…”

Psalm 105:5, ESV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

GOD’S NATURE IS TO BRING YOU COMPLETE HEALING

It doesn’t matter what is “broken” in your life today, God’s nature is to bring you complete HEALING. Do you need healing in your BODY? Your MIND? HEART? FINANCES? RELATIONSHIPS? God is your HEALER. Notice what the Psalmist says in this verse: He binds up their wounds. In the natural, if you have a broken arm, it doesn’t just heal overnight. The doctor makes a cast to hold it in place and protect it. He binds up your wound. In the SPIRITUAL realm, God does the same thing. He wraps HIMSELF around your brokenness and protects the wounded area until it is strong enough to function PROPERLY again. The Bible ALSO says that He is a RESTORER. That means that when He does a work of HEALING in our lives, He makes us BETTER than we were BEFORE.

If you’re going through the healing process today, know this: it may take longer than YOU planned, but God IS binding up your wound. He is PROTECTING you and HEALING you. He will bring you out BETTER and STRONGER than you were before. He will take you to a place of COMPLETE healing so that you can live the life of VICTORY He has in store for you.

Today’s Scripture:

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”

Psalm 147:3, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

THERE IS NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN SEEKING GOD IN ALL YOUR WAYS

Have you ever thought about the fact that a REWARD is put into place before anyone ever claims it? Right now, there are rewards for certain fugitives on the loose. That money is already in a fund just waiting for someone to step up and claim it. All a person has to do is find the fugitive, and the money will be RELEASED.

In the same way, God has a reward that has already been set in place for you and me, TOO. It’s just WAITING to be released. But, there are CONDITIONS to THAT reward as well. God says, “If you will just SEEK Me, I will give you the reward. If you will just make an effort to PLEASE Me, if you will just get up in the morning and THANK Me, if you will just read the SCRIPTURE, I’ll pour out My BLESSING.” You may not UNDERSTAND it all, but God says, “That’s OKAY. I will give you the reward because your HEART is in the right place, and you are making the EFFORT.

Today, there is nothing more important that SEEKING God in all your ways. When you go about your day, keep Him on your MIND. Talk to Him and ask for His DIRECTION. SEEK Him because you WILL FIND Him and find PEACE, ABUNDANCE, JOY and VICTORY all the days of your life!

Today’s Scripture:

“You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart”

(Jeremiah 29:13, NASB)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

WITH EVERY ACT OF OBEDIENCE, THERE’S A BLESSING ATTACHED TO IT

Sometimes God asks us to do things that don’t make sense. It doesn’t seem LOGICAL. It doesn’t fit into OUR budget. It doesn’t line up with our SCHEDULE. “God, You want me to go back to COLLEGE? I’m 40 years OLD.” “God, You want me to give them a GIFT? I was saving those funds for my OWN dreams.” Or, “God, You want me to LEAVE this secure position that I’ve had for years and start my own BUSINESS?” Too often we OVERANALYZE it. We debate it. Look at it only in the NATURAL. We end up making EXCUSES, talking ourselves OUT of it, “That COULDN’T be God.” But if you’re going to reach your highest POTENTIAL, you have to have BOLD obedience. That means you OBEY even when you don’t understand it. You JUST DO IT even when it doesn’t make sense. That’s what FAITH is all about.

If you can UNDERSTAND everything, you have the time, the money, it’s all lined up, then that doesn’t really take any FAITH. God will ask you to do things that seem FAR OUT, UNUSUAL, NOT PRACTICAL. With every act of OBEDIENCE, there is a BLESSING attached to it. When you do what you know GOD wants you to do, a blessing WILL follow. God REWARDS obedience!

Today’s Scripture:

Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession…

Exodus 19:5, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

ARISE AND LET GOD’S GLORY SHINE ALL OVER YOU

Are you going through a tough time today? Are you sitting on the sidelines of life? God is saying, “ARISE and get back in the GAME.” If a friend betrayed you, don’t go through life lonely. Go out and find some NEW friends. The right people ARE in your future. If you lost your job, don’t sit around complaining. Go out and find ANOTHER job. When one door closes, God will ALWAYS open another door. If you’re facing a health issue, fighting that sickness, don’t give up on life and start planning your funeral. ARISE from that discouragement!

When God sees you do YOUR part, He WILL do HIS part. He will give you a NEW life. That means He will restore your HEALTH, give you new OPPORTUNITIES, new RELATIONSHIPS. He will give you a new PERSPECTIVE. You will see that even though it’s painful, it is NOT the end. Even though it was unfair, it is NOT over. There is still LIFE after the sickness, life AFTER the divorce, life after the bad BREAK. A full life is STILL in front of you. Today, ARISE and let God’s glory shine ALL OVER you!

Today’s Scripture:

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.

Isaiah 60:1, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

OUR WRONG THINKING CAN KEEP US FROM OUR DESTINY

Many people are not living a VICTORIOUS life, not because there is something wrong with THEM, but because they have been dwelling on the wrong THOUGHTS. They start believing the lies, “I’m not TALENTED. I don’t have a good PERSONALITY. I’ve made too many MISTAKES.” Our wrong thinking can keep us from our DESTINY. If you’re going to live in VICTORY, you’ve got to know how to hit the DELETE button.

When that thought comes that says, “You’re just average. You’re ordinary.” Hit DELETE and say, “I’m a MASTERPIECE. I’m ONE OF A KIND.” When you hear, “You’ve seen your best days. It’s all downhill from here.” Hit DELETE and say, “My future will be BRIGHTER than my past.” If you will start hitting the DELETE button on those negative thoughts, your life will go to a new LEVEL, and you’ll experience the BLESSING He has in store for you!

Today’s Scripture:

Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.

Isaiah 43:18, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

REMAIN IN HIM, AND YOUR LIFE WILL BE FRUITFUL

Have you ever thought about the relationship between the BRANCH and the VINE? We don’t use these kinds of word pictures very much anymore, but think about it—if the branch is not ATTACHED to the vine, it withers and dies. The very LIFE of the branch depends on being attached to the VINE. The same thing happens if we try to operate in this life without Jesus. Without HIM, we can do NOTHING. We are cut from our life SOURCE. But when you remain in Him by daily connecting with Him through PRAYER, WORSHIP and study of the WORD, then your life will be FRUITFUL. You’ll walk in JOY and BLESSING.

I love that this verse says “MUCH fruit,” which means you will have an ABUNDANT harvest in your life. God doesn’t want you to just barely get by. He wants to OVERWHELM you with His goodness. Remain in Him TODAY. Choose to make Him TOP priority, and you’ll see His hand of BLESSING operating in every area of YOUR life!

Today’s Scripture:

I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing

John 15:5, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

IT’S TIME TO REPROGRAM YOUR MIND WITH THE WORD OF GOD

Our minds work like a computer. The way you PROGRAM it is the way it’s going to FUNCTION. You can have the most powerful computer made, but if you put the wrong SOFTWARE in it, it’s not going to function like it was DESIGNED. We’ve all had to deal with these computer viruses. All these problems occur not because the COMPUTER is defective, but because somebody CONTAMINATED the software.

In the same way, when God created YOU, He stepped back and said, “Another MASTERPIECE.” Your hardware is PERFECT. From the very beginning, He programmed you to be VICTORIOUS, HEALTHY, STRONG and CREATIVE. He programmed, “Whatever you touch will PROSPER and SUCCEED.” He programmed, “The HEAD and NOT the tail. LEND and NOT borrow. VICTOR and NOT victim.”

That’s how your Creator DESIGNED you. But the reason we don’t always experience this abundant LIFE is because we’ve allowed viruses to contaminate our software. Because our software is INFECTED, we go around with low self-esteem, negative and doubtful. It’s time to REPROGRAM your mind with the Word of GOD! Meditate on what HE says about you, DELETE the viruses, and get back to your ORIGINAL software!

Today’s Scripture:

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”

(Romans 12:2, NIV)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

OUR GOD IS A GOOD AND PERFECT FATHER, HE LOVES US WITH AN EVERLASTING LOVE

When you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, not only is your ETERNITY secure, but you become a CHILD of the Most High GOD. You instantly have an EVERLASTING Father! Think about that word EVERLASTING. It means that before the beginning of time, the Father was there. He was WAITING for you to ACCEPT Him and become a child of His.

I can only imagine that He was excited and anticipating that day just like a father would anticipate the birth of his child in the natural. I can imagine that each day God would think, “Is it today?” I don’t know what your experience has been with your earthly father, but God is a good and PERFECT Father. He loves you with an EVERLASTING love. He loves EVERYTHING about you SO much that He notices when a single hair falls from your head. He ACCEPTS you JUST the way you are, and He LOVES you enough to guide you and work His character IN you. And, He will be your Father from now until ETERNITY! He will NEVER leave you nor forsake you! Thank Him today for being YOUR Everlasting Father!

Today’s Scripture:

For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father [of Eternity], Prince of Peace

Isaiah 9:6, AMP