Posted by: Pure Glory | 09/21/2018

Strongholds In The Mind Torn Down

by Hazel Straub

Although many thoughts go through our minds, they are not all good. Some of them come from the flesh, other thoughts from God and some are evil. We do not need to let all thoughts make a nest in our minds and dominate our thoughts. Many times we believe lies and make excuses and find false security and take refuge in them. Out of this faulty way of thinking, we repeat poor behaviors. We justify and want to argue our points.

Instead  use the powerful weapons of God, to tear down the strongholds or fortresses of negativity, such as worry, pride, and hatred that exalt themselves against God’s truth. We are to take prisoner every thought and make it obey Christ. Then we will live victoriously.

For though we live as human beings, we do not wage war according to human standards, for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments and every arrogant obstacle that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to make it obey Christ. (2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NET)

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Posted by: Pure Glory | 09/20/2018

Confession To God Restores

by Hazel Straub

When we confess our sins to God, he is faithful and forgives us because Christ paid for them. Confession brings restoration to our relationship with God, without blockages. We are his beloved children and no longer defiled by sin because of the blood of Christ. This brings us great joy.

But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. (1 John 1:9 NLT)

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Posted by: Pure Glory | 09/19/2018

Lord God’s Hands Of Love

by Hazel Straub

The Lord God knows everything about each one of us. Nothing is hidden from him. He even knows our thoughts. No matter whether we are at home or traveling, he knows what we are doing. He goes before us and protects us from our harmful past. He loves us and blesses us. His care and concern for us is truly amazing! Praise the Lord!

Lord, you know everything there is to know about me.
You perceive every movement of my heart and soul,
and you understand my every thought before it even enters my mind.
You are so intimately aware of me, Lord.
You read my heart like an open book
and you know all the words I’m about to speak
before I even start a sentence!
You know every step I will take before my journey even begins.
You’ve gone into my future to prepare the way,
and in kindness you follow behind me
to spare me from the harm of my past.
With your hand of love upon my life,
you impart a blessing to me.
This is just too wonderful, deep, and incomprehensible!
Your understanding of me brings me wonder and strength. (Psalm 139:1-6 TPT)

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Posted by: Pure Glory | 09/18/2018

Overcoming With God’s Help

by Hazel Straub

From your difficulty and pain
God is bringing you great gain
Trust in his love, mercy, grace
Praise, worship, adore, embrace

He never fails to turn distress around
God your companion on holy ground
He never leaves but bears the shame
The overcoming blood, faith to reign

If your faith remains strong, even while surrounded by life’s difficulties, you will continue to experience the untold blessings of God! True happiness comes as you pass the test with faith, and receive the victorious crown of life promised to every lover of God! (James 1:12 TPT)

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Posted by: Pure Glory | 09/17/2018

Praising God Or Worrying?

by Hazel Straub

What or whom do you fear? When everything is going well, we do not stress. It is when the challenges and tests of life occur, when we choose to live in faith or fear. Intellectually, we know that God is faithful and trustworthy but the test comes when work is hectic, the family demanding, and our mood filled with self-pity of “why me?” Do we concentrate on the negative and anxious thoughts or rehearse the goodness of God and how he has always been our help and strength?

It is a choice to run to God and praise and worship him with thankfulness, despite the challenges. Or we can complain and stay in the mess. Fear and anxiety rob us of peace and sleep.  Praising God in the middle of the battle, brings God’s presence, his wisdom, and his voice. Choose how you react to life’s challenges!

Even when I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will not be afraid,
for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff
protect and comfort me. (Psalm 23:4 NLT)

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Posted by: Pure Glory | 09/16/2018

God Is Good And Doesn’t Disappoint!

by Hazel Straub

Ever feel like you have walked through the mud and muck of life, discouraged? This muck, however, becomes fertilizer, for you to grow into vibrant beauty and fruitfulness. God’s goodness is chasing and pursuing you. The bitterness of barrenness departs, from you, due to the sweetness of God’s goodness and turns to dynamic flourishing life, when you stay in the secret place with him. Trust God, as he redeems, restores, heals and gives provision to you in abundance, you have never known before! His presence changes everything!

Thank you, Lord God! Holy, holy, holy, Lord. Your goodness surrounds and changes us. What wondrous love and goodness you show to all, who make you our refuge. Your goodness never disappoints and your presence renews our youth!

Yet I totally trust you to rescue me one more time,
so that I can see once again how good you are while I’m still alive!
Here’s what I’ve learned through it all:
Don’t give up; don’t be impatient;
be entwined as one with the Lord.
Be brave and courageous, and never lose hope.
Yes, keep on waiting—for he will never disappoint you! (Psalm 27:13-14 TPT)

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Posted by: Pure Glory | 09/15/2018

Give Your Cares To Father God

by Hazel Straub

Stressed, tired, burdened, toxic, anxious? Run to Father God, express all your concerns to the Living God, in Christ Jesus’ name, and leave your burdens with him. Listen, as he expresses his heart concerning you. Rest and be blest. Trust with confident faith, God has you covered with his grace.

So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. (1 Peter 5:6-7 NLT)

Give your burdens to the Lord,
and he will take care of you.
He will not permit the godly to slip and fall. (Psalm 55:22 NLT)

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Posted by: Pure Glory | 09/14/2018

Know Your True Identity

by Hazel Straub

Daddy God, your Creator, has no limits on his love for you. Receive and let his love transform the hidden and self protected pockets, of trauma, rejection, abandonment, unloved, shame, dejection, victim and insecurity. Allow his unconditional love and acceptance to heal what is broken and show the treasure that is you.

Know that your identity is not defined by your circumstances, how others treat you, or the lies that the enemy of your soul, wants you to believe, but by who Daddy God, says you are. All who have believed and received Jesus the Christ are a new creation. You are the temple of the living God and he says you are valuable. Believe and receive this truth. He chose you and adopted you as his beloved child. His love, light, and life shine out of you. Let his loving acceptance and discipline train and renovate you so your intricate beauty shines out from inside you.

But you are God’s chosen treasure—priests who are kings, a spiritual “nation” set apart as God’s devoted ones. He called you out of darkness to experience his marvelous light, and now he claims you as his very own. He did this so that you would broadcast his glorious wonders throughout the world. (1 Peter 2:9 TPT)

We have become his poetry, a re-created people that will fulfill the destiny he has given each of us, for we are joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. Even before we were born, God planned in advance our destiny and the good works we would do to fulfill it! (Ephesians 2:10 TPT)

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Posted by: Pure Glory | 09/13/2018

Coming Through The Fire Better!

by Hazel Straub

How many times have you groaned with discouragement at the fiery trial you were going through? It seemed that nothing was changing but the circumstances coming against your health, finances, and relationships, intensified. These tests in life show us that we cannot rely on ourselves but must put our full trust and reliance in God alone. The enemy of our soul wants us to quit before we fulfill our awesome destiny.

Know you are not alone and the Lord God goes with you through the trial. The Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar had made a gold statue and a law that everyone worship and bow down to it. Three Jewish men, who were rulers in Babylon, refused to worship the statue and were bound and thrown into a blazing furnace, seven times hotter than usual. The heat killed the soldiers that threw the men bound into the furnace. A fourth man who the king noted looked like a god, was seen in the furnace. King Nebuchadnezzar had the three men come out of the furnace and they no longer had the chains on them and did not smell of smoke. (Daniel 3:1-30) The king then appointed the three men to higher positions.

Take courage and know that breakthrough is here. You will come through the fiery testing better than you were before.

So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego stepped out of the fire. Then the high officers, officials, governors, and advisers crowded around them and saw that the fire had not touched them. Not a hair on their heads was singed, and their clothing was not scorched. They didn’t even smell of smoke! (Daniel 3:26b-27 NLT)

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