THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

DARE TO BELIEVE WHAT GOD HAS ALREADY DECIDED

In today’s Scripture, it doesn’t say Jesus WOULDN’T do any miracles; it says He COULDN’T. God works where there’s an attitude of FAITH. How many times do we STOP God from abundantly blessing our lives because we don’t BELIEVE His promises are going to happen? We let our CIRCUMSTANCES and what’s happened in the PAST talk us out of it.

Here’s the key: GOD’S idea of blessing you is very DIFFERENT than what YOU think BEING blessed is. We think NATURAL; God thinks SUPERNATURAL. He’s the running-over, the exceed-your-EXPECTATIONS God. He’s already DECIDED to bless you. Now it’s up to YOU. What you DECIDE will determine whether or not it comes to pass. You may not see how it can happen but take the LIMITS off of Him. Get RID of the excuses. Dare to BELIEVE what God has already DECIDED. If you DO this, God is going to EXCEED your expectations and take you to the FULLNESS of your destiny.

Today’s Scripture

And because of their unbelief, he couldn’t do any miracles among them except to place his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

Mark 6:5, NLT

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

YOU ARE ROYALTY, NOT CROWNED BY MAN, BUT BY ALMIGHTY GOD

Today’s Scripture talks about how God has made us to be KINGS and PRIESTS to Him. You need to start seeing yourself as ROYALTY. Start CARRYING yourself as royalty. Not in arrogance, thinking that you’re BETTER than others, but in HUMILITY, be PROUD of who God made you to be. You are not better than anyone else, but you are not LESS than anyone else. Understand that when your heavenly Father breathed HIS life into you and sent you to earth, you didn’t come as ordinary. He put a crown of HONOR on your head. Now start THINKING as royalty, TALKING as royalty, DRESSING as royalty, WALKING as royalty, and ACTING as royalty.

When YOU start seeing yourself as royalty, you will NEVER be intimidated again. You don’t HAVE to be the most talented, the most educated, or the most successful to feel GOOD about yourself. You are crowned NOT by people but by Almighty GOD.

Today’s Scripture

“And have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth.”

Revelation 5:10, NKJV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

KEEP HONORING GOD, HE’LL BRING YOU TO THE FOREGROUND

In the Scripture, David was discounted by his family, and his job as a shepherd was considered insignificant. His family looked on the outside, but David had a heart after God. He didn’t complain or get bitter; he didn’t slack off because nobody was watching or cared. He just kept being his BEST where he was. And on the day the prophet Samuel showed up to anoint one of his father’s sons as the next king, it was DAVID who was anointed over his brothers.

Just because PEOPLE leave you out doesn’t mean GOD leaves you out. People may overlook you or judge you by your LOOKS, your TALENT, or your SKIN COLOR. God looks on the INSIDE. He sees your FAITHFULNESS, your INTEGRITY. The good news is that if you keep HONORING God, He’ll take you from the background to the FOREGROUND. People may try to push you down, but God will lift you UP. People don’t determine your DESTINY; God DOES.

Today’s Scripture

“…The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

1 Samuel 16:7, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

WHEN YOU SAY IT OUT LOUD, YOU GIVE LIFE TO IT

For instance, it’s IMPORTANT to believe that you’re blessed. But when you say, “I AM blessed,” that’s when blessings come looking for YOU. Today’s Scripture doesn’t say, “Let the redeemed THINK so, or BELIEVE so, or HOPE so.” That’s all good, but you have to take it one step further and SAY SO. If you’re going to go to the next level, overcome an obstacle, or break an addiction, you have to start DECLARING it.

Words have CREATIVE power. When you speak something out loud, you give LIFE to what you’re saying. When God created the worlds, nothing happened until He SPOKE. He said, “Let there be light,” and light came. His thoughts didn’t set it into motion; His WORDS set it into motion. It’s the same principle today. You can have big dreams, stand on God’s promises, but not see anything change until you SPEAK. When you SPEAK, good breaks, promotion, and ideas will track YOU down.

Today’s Scripture

Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy.
Psalm 107:2, NKJV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

TODAY, TAKE WORRY OFF THE THRONE AND PUT GOD BACK ON

If we could add inches to our lives by worrying, some of us would be twenty-three feet tall. What keeps YOU up at night and takes your JOY? When we worry, we’re making our problem our GOD. Do yourself a favor: take that worry OFF the throne and put God back ON the throne. Every time you’re tempted to worry, turn it around and THANK God that HE is in control, and HE is taking care of that SITUATION.

Most of the time, especially in difficult SITUATIONS, the first thoughts that come are negative. What if I DON’T get well? What if I CAN’T make the payments? Don’t fall into that trap. Your life is going to follow your thoughts. If you live worried and anxious, you’re inviting discouragement, bad breaks, and negativity. Let the worry be a reminder to switch over to WORSHIP. THANK God that HE is fighting your battles. Thank Him that NO weapon formed against you will prosper.

Today’s Scripture

“And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?”

Luke 12:25, NKJV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

GOD IS ALWAYS DEALING WITH US ABOUT SOMETHING…..

If we are going to live a victorious life in Christ, we have to be willing to deal with ANYTHING that is keeping us from being our BEST. It may be an addiction, a bad habit, or a hot temper. Maybe it’s not getting to work on time, not treating someone right, or having a critical spirit. God is ALWAYS dealing with us about something, calling us HIGHER. But anytime we go HIGHER, our flesh has to go lower.

If you have an area you struggle in—and we all do—DON’T ignore it.  Don’t pretend it’s not there or hope it just goes away. You will never CONQUER what you don’t CONFRONT. If you have a problem, get it out in the OPEN. When you have a HUMBLE attitude, in FAITH asking God for help, He will NEVER let you down. If you do YOUR part and deal with it, God will do HIS part and help you OVERCOME.

Today’s Scripture

let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.

Hebrews 12:1, NLT

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

AS A BELIEVER, YOU ARE A MAGNET FOR GOD’S GOODNESS

When you honor God with your LIFE, keeping Him in first place, He puts something on you called a “COMMANDED blessing.” The commanded blessing is like a magnet. It attracts the right PEOPLE, good BREAKS, CONTRACTS, IDEAS, RESOURCES, and INFLUENCE. You don’t have to go AFTER these things, trying to MAKE something happen in your OWN strength, your own talent, HOPING that life works out. All YOU have to do is keep honoring God, and the right people will find YOU. The right OPPORTUNITIES will come across your path. The favor, the wisdom, and the vindication will track YOU down.

Out of nowhere, a good break comes. SUDDENLY, your health improves. Out of the blue, you’re able to pay your house off. Unexpectedly, a DREAM comes to pass. That’s not a COINCIDENCE. That’s the commanded BLESSING on your life. Why? You’ve become a magnet for God’s GOODNESS.

Today’s Scripture

Deuteronomy 28:1–2, NKJV

If you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

God knew one CHALLENGE we all would face is WEARINESS. It’s easy to get tired. Weary means to lose your sense of PLEASURE, to not feel the enjoyment you SHOULD. You’re doing the right THING but not getting right RESULTS. Sometimes because the battle is taking LONGER than you thought, you become weary. Let me encourage you that your due season IS on the way. Don’t let discouragement convince you to give up or settle where you are.

”You MAY be dealing with battle fatigue today. You’re tired of fighting and don’t think you can go on. But you don’t HAVE to do it on your own. God says, “Let him take hold of My strength”, but you have to take hold of it. When thoughts tell you, “It’s never going to change,” just say, “No, I KNOW my time IS coming. I’ve been ARMED with STRENGTH for this battle. I can do ALL things through Christ.”

Today’s Scripture

And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

Galatians 6:9, NKJV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

GRAB HOLD OF THE PROMISE OF GOD AND DON’T LET GO

Has God spoken things to your heart that haven’t come to pass yet? Anytime you step out to BELIEVE God, the enemy will try to distract and discourage you in order to get you off course. But when you HOLD that promise in your heart, when you PICTURE it in your mind and DECLARE it with your words, you begin to feel more CONFIDENT. You feel EMPOWERED and SETTLED in your heart. You begin to have JOY and PEACE because you know God is working behind the scenes on your behalf.

Today, grab hold of the PROMISE of God and don’t let go! SEE it in your mind’s eye. Can you SEE yourself HEALED? Can you SEE yourself paying off that last debt? Can you SEE yourself at your ideal WEIGHT? Can you SEE yourself sharing the gospel with a family member or coworker? ASK the Lord to give you a VISION for your future. BELIEVE, SEE and RECIEVE every BLESSING that He has in store for you!

Today’s Scripture:

“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”

Mark 11:24, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND ‘TAKE YOUR SEAT’…..

The Old Testament priests had to go into the temple over and OVER again to make SACRIFICES for the people’s sins. There were no seats in the temple for them to sit down because ANOTHER sacrifice was always required. But when Jesus was crucified, He said, “It is FINISHED,” meaning the old way of having to constantly offer sacrifices for forgiveness. His sitting down at God’s right hand is a picture of perfect REST. The apostle Paul tells the beauty of it: “We are SEATED with Christ in heavenly places.”

There is a seat of rest that belongs to YOU. You don’t have to go through life constantly trying to make up for past MISTAKES or being upset about your PROBLEMS. Do yourself a favor and TAKE YOUR SEAT. Enter into that PEACE and REST. When you sit down, God will stand up and go to WORK. That’s why He says, “Be still, and KNOW that I am God.”

Today’s Scripture

But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God.

Hebrews 10:12, ESV