THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

YOU NEED TO SEE YOURSELF AS A NO-LACK PERSON

It’s easy to go through life thinking we’re LACKING in some area. “If I had a better PERSONALITY, if I were more CONFIDENT, if I were more ATTRACTIVE, I could REACH my dreams.” But as long as you think you’re at a disadvantage, that you got shortchanged, that you’re not up to PAR, it’s going to keep you from rising HIGHER. It’s going to LIMIT your life. That’s a DEFICIT mentality.

Too often we’re looking around at OTHERS and comparing, but God is saying, “You don’t NEED what they have. If you needed it, I would have GIVEN it to you. Look INSIDE. You have the TALENT. You have the CONFIDENCE. You have the CREATIVITY. As long as you TRUST in Me, you will NEVER lack ANY good thing.” You’re NOT at a deficit. You ARE good enough, you are TALENTED enough, you are SMART enough, and you are attractive ENOUGH. You have been fearfully and WONDERFULLY made. You need to see yourself as a NO-lack PERSON.

Today’s Scripture:

Psalm 34:10, NLT

…those who trust in the LORD will lack no good thing.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

WHEN YOU PRAY ACCORDING TO GOD’S WORD, THE MIRACLE IS PUT IN MOTION

In Mark 11, Jesus was hungry and walked over to a fig tree only to discover that it was BARREN. After He said, “May no one EVER eat fruit from you AGAIN,” there was no EVIDENCE that what He said had happened. But the next MORNING “the disciples saw the fig tree had withered from the roots.” When Jesus SPOKE to the tree, the source was cut off in the roots. It had still LOOKED alive, but it was just a matter of TIME before the outside caught up with the INSIDE.

When you PRAY, Jesus says you have to BELIEVE that God put the miracle in MOTION. You can’t wait for the EVIDENCE, and THEN you’ll start believing; you have to believe FIRST. Whether it’s for freedom from an ADDICITION, the healing of a SICKNESS, or a breakthrough in your FINANCES, the prayer of FAITH says, “When I pray according to God’s WORD, I believe it happens right when I PRAY.” It’s just a matter of TIME, and you’ll see what God PROMISED.

Today’s Scripture:

Mark 11:24, NIV

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

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

START THANKING GOD THAT BREAKTHROUGHS ARE COMING

We ALL have things we’re BELIEVING for. You may have been patiently waiting, doing the right thing, praying, thanking God, but you don’t see anything CHANGING. It LOOKS as though it’s going to take a long TIME to get well, to break the ADDICTION, to meet the right PERSON. No, you need to get READY. God says, “When the TIME comes, I will do it QUICKLY.” God has ordained certain DESTINY moments in your life when He’s going to do a QUICK work. It’s going to be SO out of the ordinary that you KNOW it’s His hand. What should take YEARS is going to happen in a FRACTION of the time. EVERY thought may tell you, “It’s permanent. It’s NEVER going to change,” but GOD is saying, “THIS is a time I have ORDAINED for you. It’s going to happen SUDDENLY.”

Friend, I believe and DECLARE, if you are READING this today, YOU are on the verge of a major BREAKTHROUGH in your life!! Now, get in AGREEMENT with God. Instead of thinking of all the reasons it’s NOT going to work out, start THANKING Him that breakthroughs ARE coming!

Today’s Scripture:

Isaiah 60:22, NCV

I am the LORD, and when it is time, I will make these things happen quickly.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

PRAISE THE LORD TODAY, TOMORROW AND EVERY DAY

What BETTER way to start the new YEAR than to BLESS the Lord with ALL that is within you? David was saying, “God, I’m not giving You my half-HEARTED praise. I’m giving you a stirred-UP praise, a PASSIONATE praise, my WHOLEHEARTED praise.” It’s not a praise that waits for the right CIRCUMSTANCES or for things to turn around. It doesn’t say, “I’ll have a good attitude when my boss starts TREATING me better. I’ll be joyful when I FEEL better. I’ll have more praise when my finances IMPROVE.” That is BACKWARD thinking. The stirred-UP praise is what’s going to cause things to turn around in this new YEAR.

I wonder what would happen if you would start today to BLESS the Lord with all that is WITHIN you. You can’t wait until you FEEL like it. ANYONE can find a reason to be SOUR. That’s why we have to make the DECISION: “I WILL bless the Lord TODAY, TOMORROW, and EVERY day. I will make EVERY day a day of PRAISE.”

Today’s Scripture:

Psalm 103:1, NKJV

Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name!

THOUGHT FOR 2023

GOD IS RELEASING YOU INTO NEW LEVELS OF YOUR DESTINY IN 2023

When the three Hebrew teenagers were thrown into the fiery furnace because they wouldn’t BOW to King Nebuchadnezzar’s golden idol, they were BOUND with cords. They should have been killed INSTANTLY, but when the king gazed into the furnace, he saw FOUR UNBOUND men, and one who looked like the Son of GOD. Here’s my point: Your hands may be tied TODAY—you’ve worked, prayed, believed, and done the right THINGS, but it seems like your dream is NEVER going to work out. The GOOD news is that God’s hands are NOT tied. He’s not LIMITED by what’s limiting YOU.

I believe that what’s restricted you in the PAST has lost its GRIP—that addiction, that sickness, that lack, the bad breaks. It’s a NEW day. The fourth MAN has shown up. Like the Hebrew teenagers, you’re coming out, NOT bound but LOOSED, FREE, WHOLE, VINDICATED, PROMOTED, with that dream you were BELIEVING for. Your hands are NOT tied ANYMORE. God is RELEASING you into NEW levels of your DESTINY in 2023!

Today’s Scripture:

Daniel 3:25, NKJV

“Look!” he answered, “I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.”

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

JUST KEEP STANDING UNTIL YOU SEE WHAT GOD PROMISED COME TO PASS

When you’ve done your best to get WELL but it’s not changing, when you’ve treated people with KINDNESS who aren’t being kind to YOU, when you’ve worked HARD but the promotion fell through, what do you DO? Get discouraged, think it’s not going to happen, and give UP? No, just stand FIRM. To be STANDING is to be TRUSTING God, knowing that He’s in CONTROL. When you’re standing, you’re NOT frustrated by what’s not happening. You’re not COMPLAINING about how long it’s taking. You’re NOT moved by what the medical report says or by how your CHILD is acting. You’re at REST and in PEACE. You know that what God STARTED, He’s going to FINISH.

God is looking for STUBBORN faith. You keep BELIEVING, keep THANKING God, and keep being your BEST. Giving UP is not an OPTION; quitting is not IN your mindset. You KNOW that what God PROMISED you IS on the way. No matter WHAT comes against you and isn’t CHANGING, just keep STANDING until you see what God promised come to PASS.

Today’s Scripture:

Ephesians 6:13, ESV

Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

DIFFICULTIES ARE A SIGN THAT SOMETHING AMAZING IS IN YOUR FUTURE…..

When you have a big FUTURE, the enemy is NOT going to roll out the red carpet and let you FULFILL it. The apostle Paul recognized that a wide door of OPPORTUNITY had opened for him, but he had MANY adversaries because of the FAVOR that was on his life. The ENEMY recognized that Paul was a HISTORYMAKER, which is why he came against Paul so STRONGLY.

Many of the challenges YOU’VE faced–the things that didn’t seem FAIR, the OBSTACLES that came out of NOWHERE, the PEOPLE who TURNED on you–are because there are seeds of GREATNESS in YOU. You may not see it YET, but the ENEMY sees it. Have a new PERSPECTIVE. Those difficulties are a sign that something AMAZING is in your FUTURE. There’s something IN you that the enemy doesn’t want OUT. There’s an ASSIGNMENT God has for you that the enemy is trying to STOP–an ANOINTING, an EMPOWERMENT, a FAVOR that he doesn’t want you to SEE. The GOOD news is that GOD has the final SAY.

Today’s Scripture:

1 Corinthians 16:9, ESV

…for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

WHEN YOU’RE IN THE WAVES, GRAB ON TO THE BROKEN PIECES

In Acts 27, in the midst of the storm at sea, God PROMISED the apostle Paul that he and the ship’s CREW would SURVIVE, but the ship would be lost. It would have been much LESS traumatic if God had saved the SHIP, but SOMETIMES our boat goes down. The GOOD news is that the wooden boat’s broken PIECES helped float them to SAFETY. We think we have to have the BOAT, but God had a PLAN so that their BROKENNESS became their BREAKTHROUGH.

YOU may have lost someone or something precious to YOU, but what you have LEFT is what you NEED. God didn’t let you lose SO much that you can’t make it to where He’s TAKING you. When you’re in the waves, grab on to the BROKEN pieces. That means to keep believing that what God PROMISED is still on the WAY. Keep THANKING God for His GOODNESS. He doesn’t CHANGE His mind. The boat may have broken APART, but you’re still going to make it to your DESTINY.

Today’s Scripture:

Acts 27:41, NIV

But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

STAY HEALTHY AND DISCONNECT FROM THOSE THAT BRING DIVISION

HEALTHY people are NOT jealous of others and don’t talk about others behind their BACKS. Secure people don’t BAD-mouth others. They FORGIVE others and move ON. They’re NOT bitter, they don’t live with REGRETS, and they’re not MAD at themselves or others. They CELEBRATE other people’s SUCCESS and are HAPPY for those who are AHEAD of them. GRATEFUL people don’t FIND fault and focus on what’s wrong with others.

The Scripture says love COVERS others’ faults. Love covers others’ WEAKNESSES. If someone just goes around EXPOSING others and talking about their FAULTS, don’t sit there and listen to their gossip, criticism, or judgment. Don’t spend TIME on the phone with a friend who talks negatively about all your other friends. If you’re spending TIME with people who are critical, bitter, disgruntled, and FAULTFINDERS, those same QUALITIES are going to rub off on YOU. Keep your spirit PURE from all that discord. Don’t take the bait and join them in making others look BAD. Stay healthy and DISCONNECT from anyone who brings division.

Today’s Scripture:

1 Peter 4:8, NLT

Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

THE MOST HIGH GOD HAS APPROVED YOU AND HE’S THE ONLY ONE THAT MATTERS

It’s very POWERFUL when you can say, “I HAVE the talent I need. I have the LOOKS I need. I have the PERSONALITY I need. I have the STRENGTH I need.” David had PLENTY of opportunities to live with a deficit mentality. Before he became the greatest king who ever lived, it is well documented that he was DISCOUNTED by his father and his brothers. They made him FEEL as though he was unqualified, not GOOD enough, AND inferior. If David had relied on other PEOPLE to get his APPROVAL, he never would have stepped into his DESTINY.

Maybe someone has discounted YOU and made you feel that you’re NOT attractive enough, not TALENTED enough, not up to PAR. Don’t believe those LIES. THEY didn’t breathe life into you. They don’t DETERMINE your destiny. Do as David did and say, “Father, THANK You that I have EVERYTHING I need in YOU.” You don’t need other PEOPLES approval or validation. The Most High GOD has APPROVED you. He’s the ONLY One who matters.

Today’s Scripture:

Psalm 23:1, TLB

Because the Lord is my Shepherd, I have everything I need!