THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

GOD CALLED YOU TO BE FRUITFUL, HE NEVER CALLED YOU TO BE BUSY

Are you missing out on the JOYS of life because you are too BUSY? God called you to be FRUITFUL—He never called you to be busy. Don’t get ACTIVITY mixed up with PRODUCTIVITY. Just because you are on the go and always doing things doesn’t NECESSARILY mean that you’re fulfilling God’s best PLAN for your life. All work and no PLAY is NOT healthy. Ask the Lord to show you which areas need to be cut back and which areas need more FOCUS. Ask Him to show you which RELATIONSHIPS to let go of and which relationships to DEVELOPE in your life. Stop allowing the unproductive areas of your life to consume all of your TIME, FOCUS and ENERGY. As you make adjustments to bring BALANCE to your schedule, you will have room for the ACTIVITIES and RELATIONSHIPS that bring you JOY and PEACE.

Today’s Scripture:

Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it…”

Genesis 1:28, NLT

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

BE A GIVER RATHER THAN A TAKER. YOU WON’T HAVE TO LOOK FAR TO FIND SOMEONE YOU CAN HELP

One of the greatest CHALLENGES facing our society today is the tendency to live selfish lives. Society teaches us to look out for number one. But did you know that God CREATED us to be GIVERS of His selfless and compassionate LOVE? John 3:16 tells us that God showed HIS love to us by giving His SON, and we also show our love to OTHERS by our GIVING. You can experience a new level of God’s JOY, BLESSING and FAVOR in your life when you step out and develop a LIFESTYLE of giving. Be a GIVER rather than a taker. You won’t have to look far before you find SOMEONE you can HELP. First Thessalonians 5:15 says, “See that no one pays back evil for evil, but ALWAYS aim to show KINDNESS and seek to do good to EVERYBODY.” Follow the leading of the Holy Spirit to meet the needs others TODAY.

Today’s Scripture:

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:16, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

JUST ONE TOUCH FROM ALMIGHTY GOD CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE

Our God is a God of “suddenlies!” SUDDENLY, He breaks an ADDICTION. Suddenly, your HEALTH improves. Suddenly, you are given that PROMOTION. When you keep your heart OPEN, expectant and filled with FAITH, God goes to WORK. In the same way Jesus turned the five loaves of bread and two fish into lunch for 5,000 men (Matthew 14:17), God will take your FAITH in Him and turn it into the PROVISION you need! The enemy’s goal is to get you discouraged so you will give up and settle where you are. Don’t be DECEIVED! No matter how many disappointments you’ve encountered, God can turn things around for you in a SPLIT SECOND of time! One touch of His favor can SUDDENLY restore RELATIONSHIPS! One touch of His GOODNESS can solve that PROBLEM you’re facing today! Just ONE TOUCH from Almighty God can instantly change your life!

Today’s Scripture:

In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.

Psalm 5:3, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

GODS PLAN FOR YOU CANNOT BE STOPPED BY OTHER PEOPLE, HE WILL ALWAYS CAUSE YOU TO TRIUMPH

Have you ever noticed that you often face your greatest attacks when you’re about to give birth to the DREAMS God placed in your heart? The enemy waits until you’re close to the PROMOTION, close to the BREAKTHROUGH. He’ll strike when you’re JUST about to step up to a new level. Don’t be SURPRISED if you face opposition or go through a disappointment. Perhaps a friend whom you were counting on is not there. Or, it’s taking longer than you EXPECTED. That simply means you’re about to give birth to what God has placed in your HEART. The GOOD news is, the forces that are FOR you are greater than the forces that are AGAINST you. Your DESTINY cannot be stopped by a bad break, by disappointments, by opposition or by other PEOPLE. God ALWAYS causes you to TRIUMPH. He says, “NO weapon formed against you will EVER prosper.”

Today’s Scripture:

“But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere.”

2 Corinthians 2:14, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

YOU CAN’T STAY IN THE SAFE ZONE YOUR WHOLE LIFE AND EXPECT TO FULFILL YOUR DESTINY

Do you have a daily ROUTINE? The truth is, much of LIFE is routine, and we can become stagnant if we’re not careful. We need to take the time to stop and listen to God’s VOICE. Maybe He’s telling you it’s time to get some better RELATIONSHIPS. Perhaps He has a different CAREER path or JOB opportunity for you. Maybe the Lord is just encouraging you to develop a positive ATTITUDE or healthier HABITS. Is God asking you to step out of your COMFORT ZONE? You can’t stay in the safe zone ALL of your life and expect to fulfill your highest POTENTIAL. Be BOLD and willing to do something out of your usual routine that HONORS God in a GREATER way. When you take the initiative and move from your “SAFE zone” to your “FAITH zone,” that is when God will MOVE on your BEHALF and begin to do GREATER THINGS in your life.

Today’s Scripture:

“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.”

John 10:27, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

WHEN YOU ARE FAITHFUL IN DOING WHAT YOU KNOW TO BE RIGHT, GOD WILL REWARD YOUR DILIGENCE

If we are to accomplish God’s BEST in our life, we have to be dreamers AND doers. You need to dream big dreams AND have a vision of VICTORY for your life, but you also have to put your FAITH into action. The Bible tells us that “faith without works is DEAD.” If you are believing for a PROMOTION at work, you need to be the most DILIGENT worker there. If your dream is to be debt FREE, you are going to have to be careful how you spend your MONEY. If you are believing for a better MARRIAGE relationship, sometimes you will have to fight for PEACE. Continue to sow those seeds of ENCOURAGEMENT, HOPE, FAITHFULNESS and live a DISCIPLINED life. When you are FAITHFUL in doing what you KNOW to be right, God will REWARD your diligence, and you will reap a HARVEST of VICTORY.

Today’s Scripture:

Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening sowing will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good.

Ecclesiastes 11:6, NASB

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

ASCEND IN YOUR THOUGHTS SO YOU CAN ASCEND IN YOUR LIFE

You were meant to rise HIGH in heavenly places and stand with God, but notice that in order to ASCEND, we have to make sure we have clean hands and a pure heart. How do we have clean hands and a pure heart? First of all, only JESUS can make us CLEAN and NEW. Once we receive Him as our Lord and Savior, we have to choose every day to stand against the enemy and his ATTEMPTS to bring us back DOWN. It all happens in our THOUGHT life. We have to guard our thoughts by guarding what we allow to INFLUENCE our thoughts. We can’t just watch anything on TV. We can’t listen to any CONVERSATION. We have to make sure that what we allow into our minds is PLEASING to the Lord because what we allow into our minds will EVENTUALLY affect our HEARTS. Choose today to ASCEND in your thoughts so you can ascend in your LIFE and receive the BLESSINGS the Lord has in store for you!

Today’s Scripture:

“Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.”

Psalm 24:3-5, NKJV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

DREAMS THAT YOU’VE GIVEN UP ON ARE GOING TO SUDDENLY COME BACK TO LIFE

You may have things in your life that seem DEAD—a relationship, a business, your health. Jesus would say to you that He has POWER over death. God’s LOVE can bring that relationship back to life that seems dead to you and take it to an entirely NEW level. Maybe you feel that you have a “dead-end JOB,” or maybe you think your life is going nowhere and you have no PURPOSE. We want to ENCOURAGE you today! The same power that raised JESUS from the dead can REVITALIZE your career and put you on a path of SUCCESS. If you start BELIEVING again, God is going to RESURRECT what you thought was dead. You may have tried and failed, but DREAMS that you’ve given up on are going to SUDDENLY come back to life. Problems that looked permanent are going to suddenly TURN AROUND. God has the FINAL say. He has NOT changed HIS mind.

Today’s Scripture:

…And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.

(Ephesians 3:17–18, NIV)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

GOD’S PERFECT ETERNAL UNENDING LOVE, NEVER FAIILS

God tells you in His Word that He HAS always loved you and WILL always love you—a love that is truly ETERNAL and UNENDING. Nothing can ever separate you from His LOVE, and there is nothing you can do to make Him love you MORE and nothing you can do to make Him love you any LESS. His love is truly AMAZINIG! HUMAN love can be POWERFUL and FAITHFUL, but it still falls SHORT of the perfect love GOD has for you. It has been said that you can’t out-GIVE God, and that’s true of LOVE as well! First Corinthians 13 is a wonderful chapter because it gives a glimpse into God’s love, which NEVER fails. All the loves on the earth either fall away or FAIL from time to time, but not God’s PERFECT love. That is a wonderful thing to KNOW and something to model your OWN love and life after.

Today’s Scripture:

…I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.

(Jeremiah 31:3, NKJV)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

GOD KNOWS WHAT HE’S DOING AND HE HAS YOUR BEST INTEREST AT HEART…..BE PATIENT

Even when you are busy, you can choose to be PATIENT. Nobody really likes to wait around for something to happen, especially if it’s something they really want to see come to pass. But God says that people who TRUST in Him need to WAIT on Him. Waiting is hard, but here’s the good part: waiting on God is not like waiting on anyone else in your life because God NEVER fails to keep His WORD! If you’re asking God for something right now or hoping that He will fulfill your DREAMS, just keep praying and holding on. Don’t give up on God. If it’s not happening on YOUR timetable, REMIND yourself, “God KNOWS what He is doing. He has my best interest at heart. I wouldn’t be having this delay unless God had a very good REASON for it.” Rest assured that it will be in God’s PERFECT timing.

Today’s Scripture:

The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him.

(Lamentations 3:25, NIV)