God’s peace or shalom does not depend upon the circumstances that we experience. Jesus, the Prince of Peace, resides inside of us and his wholeness and completeness, with nothing broken, preserves us no matter the chaos that swirls about us. Do not allow anything or anyone to distract you from focusing, worshiping, trusting and depending on him.
“A person whose desire rests on you you preserve in perfect peace, because he trusts in you. Trust in Adonai forever, because in Yah Adonai, is a Rock of Ages.” (Isaiah 26:3-6 CJB)
Smile you’re on God’s candid camera and the new you is taking over the old. This is a season for entering in to what God promised, becoming more whom He Anointed you to be, and walking in your inheritance. There is more power and authority on the inside of your spirit than you realize. Greater awareness of the things that belong to you in the Kingdom of God.
Don’t allow the toxic emotions concerning the trauma and failures of the past, to dictate your future victories. You are not what you struggle with. The Holy Spirit was given you to help you with all your infirmities (weaknesses, afflictions, etc. Romans 8:26, 27).
You are beginning to see with new eyes, new understanding, and a new heart. Your sorrow is being turned into Joy! The things you were grieving over are now the things you’re singing over. Grace, grace, greater grace, fresh grace is upon you to do what you thought you couldn’t.
You are entering a new day of the Lord’s blessing. I command forth the blessings of a thousand years to be loosed upon you today. May the Spirit of God rise in you without measure. Perpetual worship produces perpetual blessing. Worry, depression, and frustration is your destiny calling you to be in the pure presence of God.
May God give you of heaven’s dew and of earth’s richness— an abundance of grain and new wine. (Genesis 27:28)
Worshiping God, with our whole hearts (mind, will and emotions), is a great way to start, live and end our day. He hears our prayers and answers. We do not trust in possessions, the latest electronics or the best house but in the name of our God, who loves and saves us. It is all about relationship with our Daddy God!
We will [shout in] triumph at your salvation and victory, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners. May the Lord fulfill all your petitions. Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven with the saving strength of His right hand. Some trust in and boast of chariots and some of horses, but we will trust in and boast of the name of the Lord our God. (Psalm 20:5-7 AMPC)
True relationship. In true relationship we must be aggressive in our love. God was so aggressive in his love that he sacrificed his Son for us.
What will you sacrifice, to love others like Christ? True relationship is sacrificial. Sometimes we sacrifice our feelings of the moment, to keep the relationship for life.
Fear not, my child, for I am with you. I created you, in my image, and call you by name. Do not fear man or the enemy because, I, Yahweh, your God, am with you. Trust me and lean not on your own understanding. I uphold you with my right hand. Everything in your life is first sifted through my hands, of love.
It is time for you to decree: “I will not be shaken because Yahweh is my foundation. He is with me and I will not fear. No matter what happens, he holds me close. I put my trust in the Lord, Maker of heaven and earth. His love surrounds and upholds me.”
(Speak this scripture and insert your name when it says Jacob or Israel:)
But now, O Jacob, listen to the Lord who created you. O Israel, the one who formed you says, “Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine. When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I gave Egypt as a ransom for your freedom; I gave Ethiopia and Seba in your place. Others were given in exchange for you. I traded their lives for yours because you are precious to me. You are honored, and I love you. (Isaiah 43:1-4 NLT)
Change my heart, so that I’m easily bent to Your ways, flexible to Your Spirit, supple in Your hands, only influenced by Your love, fully persuaded in Faith, completely yielded to You, and adjusting readily to Your change.
Wait on the Lord, embracing testing and trials, with more receptivity. He is using these things to purify your heart and to mature you. Love is his motivation. Trust him, as you go through the process and know it is for your good. Keep your focus on Jesus and don’t get distracted by your circumstances. His life, light and love surrounds you and will radiate from you, as you rely on him with thankfulness.
My fellow believers, when it seems as though you are facing nothing but difficulties, see it as an invaluable opportunity to experience the greatest joy that you can! For you know that when your faith is tested it stirs up in you the power of endurance. And then as your endurance grows even stronger, it will release perfection into every part of your being until there is nothing missing and nothing lacking. (James 1:2-4 TPT)
It is not what happens to you but how you react to it that matters. If you get angry or throw a pity party about the injustice of your circumstances, you will indulge in toxic emotions and let negativity control you. What your enemies meant for your evil, God uses for your good. His fingers of love sift everything that comes your way. He uses adversity and suffering to refine and make you more like Jesus. Stripped of the things that impeded your process, the light, love and light, of Jesus, shine through you.
What the enemy thought was the biggest defeat for God, with the shame, the kiss of betrayal from a friend, punishment and crucifixion of Jesus, instead set untold numbers of people free from the bondage of sin, curses, sickness and death to eternal life. What first seemed the biggest loss, for God ,was instead his biggest victory. You will see the same thing in your life, when the enemy tries his best to defeat you. Instead the negative brings positive results that far surpass the suffering. You go through the fire and come out as pure gold. Your test becomes a testimony that frees others.
Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way. (James 1:2-4 MSG)
Pure Glory 