God increase your influence, give you divine definition and revelation of who you are in the Kingdom, and maximize the giftings he placed within you. God displace all fear in you with his love and give you great peace–Shalom
No matter what difficulties that you go through, they will turn out for good. During hard times, we realize that we need help and turn to God for strength and wisdom. Growth happens as we go through the tests, gaining a testimony of how God brought us through, what appeared insurmountable.
Don’t run from tests and hardships, brothers and sisters. As difficult as they are, you will ultimately find joy in them; if you embrace them, your faith will blossom under pressure and teach you true patience as you endure. And true patience brought on by endurance will equip you to complete the long journey and cross the finish line—mature, complete, and wanting nothing. If you don’t have all the wisdom needed for this journey, then all you have to do is ask God for it; and God will grant all that you need. He gives lavishly and never scolds you for asking. (James 1:2-5 VOICE)
It doesn’t matter what your present circumstances are, your experiences of the past, what may or may not come in your future, or who is with you or against you. What matters most is where your HEART is towards GOD!
Fear and faith both expect something that has not happened, will. Fear is the certainty that something bad will happen. It is mediating on the negative “what if . . .” Faith is the sure trust and confidence that something good will happen. Fear brings hopelessness. The more one fears, the less hope there is within and immobility results. Faith, however, is hope’s substance. Faith trusts that the impossible is possible. Faith believes God despite what the natural eyes see. Choose either fear or faith,
“Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation.” (Hebrews 11:1-2 NLT)
So many times we think something is impossible and others say, “it is impossible.” If we went on what we know in the natural, no one would get a second or a hundred chances for forgiveness, lives would never change and miracles would never happen. God makes all things possible!
But Jesus looked at them and said, With men this is impossible, but all things are possible with God. (Matthew 19:26 AMPC)
Faith. Faith is a place God (Elohim the Creator of Creativity) created for you to live. At the place of Faith, there is the absence of disbelief, distrust, doubt, confusion, skepticism, fear, uncertainty, and hesitancy. At the place of Faith, everything works by the Love of God.
Faith has the luxurious essence of confidence in Christ. One of Faith’s main features, is the prime credit card of heaven, you are able to receive many things, on God’s credit. Consider not just visiting next time, but making your permanent residence here. You will never lack again, at the place of Faith. FAITH is the most abundant, successful resort, in the entire world!.
Jesus said he only did what he saw the Father do. So Jesus answered them by saying, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, the Son is able to do nothing of Himself (of His own accord); but He is able to do only what He sees the Father doing, for whatever the Father does is what the Son does in the same way [in His turn]. (John 5:19 AMPC) Jesus lived in intimacy with the Father. He would get up early and spend time with his Father in Heaven, listening and praying. Out of this intimacy came his teaching, miracles and showing who God is. We are called to do the same thing and to seek and listen to God and cultivate closeness with Father God through Jesus. It is all about God and knowing him.
My soul, wait only upon God and silently submit to Him; for my hope and expectation are from Him. (Psalm 62:5 AMPC)
Jesus calls us to stop worrying, dwelling on anxious thoughts, stress, and burdens, and coming into his presence. He wants us to get to know him and to rest (ease, relieve, and refresh) our souls (our thought life, will and emotions). So often, we give our concerns to him, only to snatch them back, becoming exhausted and unable to rest. Jesus walks with us and carries our burdens, when we let them go. The day goes much easer as you let him refresh you. Rest in Jesus!
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. [I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.] Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find rest (relief and ease and refreshment and recreation and blessed quiet) for your souls. For My yoke is wholesome (useful, good—not harsh, hard, sharp, or pressing, but comfortable, gracious, and pleasant), and My burden is light and easy to be borne. (Matthew 11:28-30 AMPC)
Pure Glory 