THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

NO MATTER WHAT ELSE, START THANKING GOD FOR GIVING YOU LIFE

Jesus came to give us LIFE! Think about that for a minute right now. You used to be DEAD in your sins and trespasses; you used to have NO hope. You used to live in fear. But once you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you weren’t dead in your sin anymore. You now have HOPE for the FUTURE. You are ALIVE in Christ!

God wants you to live life to the FULLEST today. It doesn’t matter how you may feel or what you are facing, start THANKING God for giving you LIFE! Even if He didn’t do another thing for us, giving us ETERNAL LIFE is MORE than enough reason to PRAISE and THANK Him every DAY. Thank Him for EYES to see and EARS to hear. Thank Him for the AIR that you breathe. Thank Him for LOVING YOU and making you ALIVE today!

Today’s Scripture:

“And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins.”

Ephesians 2:1, NKJV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

WHEN YOU ARE FORGIVEN MUCH, YOU WILL LOVE MUCH

Did you know that FORGIVENESS opens the door for LOVE to operate in your life? Today’s verse is talking about the story of the woman with the alabaster box of costly perfume. She was a NOTORIOUS sinner in her day, but when she encountered Jesus, her life CHANGED. She fell at His feet in worship and began washing His feet with her tears and drying them with her hair. When she received Christ’s forgiveness, love was the AUTOMATIC response. She was forgiven MUCH, and her LOVE was EXTRAVAGANT.

Do you want more love in YOUR life? Do you want to feel MORE of God’s love and have STRONGER relationships with the people around you? Open your heart to FORGIVENESS. Receive CHRIST’S forgiveness and extend it to OTHERS. When you are forgiven much, you will LOVE much, and His love will EMPOWER YOU to rise higher in EVERY area of life!

Today’s Scripture:

“Therefore I tell you, her sins, many [as they are], are forgiven her—because she has loved much. But he who is forgiven little loves little.”

Luke 7:47, AMP

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

YOU ARE FULLY EQUIPPED FOR EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN LIFE

You have many TREASURES buried deep inside of you. GIFTS, TALENTS, ABILITIES that you don’t even know about yet. But as a believer in Jesus, the greatest treasure within you is the SPIRIT of God. You carry the treasure of God!

He’s also deposited treasures on the inside of you that are tied to your PURPOSE. By His Spirit, you will discover that God has fully EQUIPPED you for everything you need in this life. We have to draw out those treasures inside of us by what we SPEAK and what we BELIEVE. We stir up the gifts by praying in the Spirit.

Don’t let those treasures lie dormant. Seek God and follow His leading. DIG DEEP, stir it up and move forward in the destiny God has in store for you!

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE:

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels…

2 Corinthians 4:7, NKJV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD

Abraham is known as our father in the faith, but he had many obstacles coming against the promise of God in his life. God told him that he would be “the father of many nations,” but Abraham was over 90 years old before he ever saw that promise begin to come to pass. How many people today would look in the mirror and say, “No way; it’s just not happening.” But today’s scripture tells us that he didn’t consider his body. He didn’t meditate on all the reasons he couldn’t be the father of many nations. Instead, he considered the STRENGTH and ABILITY of his God!

Abraham KNEW God could make a way even when there seemed to be no way. He KNEW he served a FAITHFUL God, and so he gave all of the PRAISE and GLORY to Him! Scripture says his FAITH strengthened him and opened the door for God to move MIGHTILY on his behalf.

Today, what are you believing God for? Does it seem impossible? Has it taken a long time? Consider your God. Consider His WORD. Consider His FAITHFULNESS. Just like Abraham, let His Word STRENGTHEN you as you give glory to God. Keep BELIEVING, keep HOPING and let your FAITH open the way for VICTORY in EVERY area of your life!

Today’s Scripture:

“And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body…he did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.”

Romans 4:19-21, NKJV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

DON’T LET THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE, SPOIL THE HARVEST GOD HAS FOR YOUR FUTURE

Everyone has opportunities to get upset and be frustrated every single day. Sometimes it’s the little things—we can’t find the car keys, traffic is backed up, somebody was rude, or what should have taken an hour ends up taking four hours. Something happened and now you are frustrated and all bent out of shape. There will always be something that can sour your day, but if you are going to live in VICTORY, you have to maintain the right approach. You can’t let the little foxes spoil the vine. In other words, don’t let the little things in life, spoil the harvest God has for your future.

I’ve heard it said, “Life is 10% what happens TO you and 90% how you respond.” Make sure you respond to life with an attitude of FAITH and EXPECTANCY. Sure, things may irritate you, but don’t let that irritation last into the next moment. Let it go. Don’t try to control everything around you. Instead, release it to God knowing that His plans are for your GOOD, and He is LEADING and GUIDING you in the path of BLESSING.

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE:

Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom.

Song of Solomon 2:15, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

AS A BELIEVER, NO MATTER WHAT’S GOING ON AROUND YOU, YOU ALWAYS HAVE ACCESS TO JOY

God promises that JOY is found in His presence, and if you’ve accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, then His presence lives inside of you. That means you are full of JOY! JOY manifests when you focus your mind and heart on the Father and begin to PRAISE Him. It doesn’t matter where you are or what’s going on around you, you can access the JOY that’s inside of you at ANYTIME, day or night. Know this: God wants you to experience His supernatural JOY and PEACE at ALL times. That’s why He chose to live INSIDE of you and give you an ENDLESS supply. Don’t waste another minute feeling overburdened and discouraged. Let the JOY of the Lord be your STRENGTH, and you will move forward in VICTORY on the path of life He’s prepared for you!

Today’s Scripture:

“You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.”

Psalm 16:11, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

DON’T LET THE PRECIOUS MOMENTS OF LIFE PASS YOU BY….

Have you stopped to consider that TODAY is a special gift from God? Sometimes, our days can be so full and busy that we forget how fragile life really IS. It can be easy to allow little things to creep in and STEAL our peace and joy. Maybe something doesn’t go our way, or someone says something upsetting. Even traffic can cause us to lose focus if we let it. We have to remember that each day is a GIFT. If we choose to focus on what’s wrong, we’ll miss the BLESSING that each day has to offer.

I encourage YOU today; don’t let the precious MOMENTS of life pass you by. Don’t wait for holidays and birthdays to show people that you care. Remember, each day is UNIQUE and IRREPLACEABLE. You have been given time that can be INVESTED or WASTED; hours that can be USED or MISUSED. That’s why the psalmist prayed to God, “Teach us to number our days.” He was saying, “Teach us to VALUE every moment we’ve been given.” As you DAILY keep a proper perspective, you’ll gain a heart of WISDOM. You’ll draw CLOSER to God and experience the FULL blessing that He has for you each and EVERY day!

Today’s Scripture:

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Psalm 90:12, NIV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

KEEP STANDING, BELIEVING, DOING THE RIGHT THING, YOU’RE OPENING YOURSELF TO GOD’S SUPERNATURAL STRENGTH

In the Bible, Joseph went through seasons of difficulty. He was rejected by his family, sold into slavery, lied about, mistreated, abandoned, falsely accused and thrown in jail. But through it all, Joseph NEVER GAVE UP. He kept pressing through and doing the right thing even though the wrong thing kept happening. The Bible says in Psalm 105 verse 18 that as Joseph lay in prison in those chains of iron, his soul entered into that iron. In other words, as Joseph just kept on fighting life through, his soul became as strong as that steel. God developed a supernatural strength in him that no one could take away.

If you are going through difficulty today, God wants to increase your STRENGTH. He wants to increase your POWER to OVERCOME. He wants to make your inner man as STRONG as steel. When you keep STANDING, keep BELIEVING, keep DOING the right thing, you are opening yourself to God’s SUPERNATURAL STRENGTH. That’s when you know you are GROWING in Him. Be strong today. Keep pressing forward because God is at work increasing strength in you so that you can have VICTORY in every area of your life!

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE:

He gives power to the faint and weary, and to him who has no might He increases strength [causing it to multiply and making it to abound].

Isaiah 40:29, AMPC

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

INSTEAD OF STAYING ON THE NEGATIVE CHANNEL, WHY NOT TRY SWITCHING OVER TO THE VICTORY CHANNEL

It’s interesting that our mind, will naturally gravitate toward the negative. A study showed how positive and negative memories are handled by different parts of the brain. A negative memory takes up more space. There’s more to process. Because of this, we will remember the negative more than the positive. For example, a person will remember losing $50 more than they will remember gaining $50.

Knowing this, we have to be PROACTIVE with our thoughts. When the negative memories come back to the movie screen of our mind, many people pull up a chair, get some popcorn and watch them all over again…..and AGAIN! No, the point is, that’s not the only channel! There’s another movie playing on a channel that’s filled with your ACCOMPLISHMENTS and SUCCESSES.

Instead of staying on that negative channel, you’ve got to switch over to your VICTORY channel. You’re not going to move forward into the NEW things God has in store, if you’re always replaying the negative things that have happened to you. Instead, learn to change the channel. Meditate on VICTORY and move forward in the victory and BLESSING God has in store for you!

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE:

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.

Philippians 4:8, NKJV

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

OUR #1 PRIORITY SHOULD BE, SPENDING TIME WITH GOD

When we have rock-solid FAITH, we won’t be moved by what’s happening around us. We have PEACE in our hearts and minds because our HOPE is in God. We have an ATTITUDE that says: “I’m not moved by this medical report. I respect and honor people that are trying to help me, but I know God can do what medical science cannot do. God made my body.” “I’m not moved by the economy, the stock market, my job situation. I know God supplies ALL of my needs. He promised He would PROSPER me even in a recession.” “I’m not moved by how my children are acting. I’m not stressed out because they’re off course, making poor choices. I know it’s only a matter of TIME. As for me and MY house, we WILL serve the Lord.”

Friend, that’s unshakeable FAITH. That’s building your house on a rock-solid FOUNDATION. When the storms of life come, you won’t be moved. How do you stay rock solid? By MEDITATING on the Word of GOD and following HIS commands. It’s that simple. Instead of making your circumstances the focus, you make GOD the FOCUS and stand strong and SECURE in HIM! Today, make spending time with God your number one PRIORITY and learn to stay rock solid in Him!

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE:

“Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.”

Matthew 7:24, NIV