God is Not Done with Us Yet

 

Have you ever felt stuck? Have you ever thought that there was no hope. I have felt that way before. My hope felt like it dried up. Yes, there was quite a storm going on, and I took my eyes off of my Savior. 

Just when I thought it was over, Jesus shows up.

So, I took a step back and changed my perspective. If my hope was fired up I could go back to the well. Jesus would fill me up there. 

“ Sir,” the woman said, “you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his livestock?”

Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:11-14

Thank you Lord for filling our cup with Your Living Water.  Thank you Lord that whenever we feel empty we can come see you again at the well. After all, God isn’t finished with us yet!

Fill My Cup

5 Quotes on Having High Expectations

It has been said that as a person thinks so they become. This has been scientifically proven. Just because we have thought negatively in the past does not mean that we have to keep doing that. We can retrain our brain. According to Steven Aitchinson of "Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life"

In his widely-acclaimed book, The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science, Norman Doidge M.D. states plainly that the brain has the capacity to rewire itself and/or form new neural pathways — if we do the work. Just like exercise, the work requires repetition and activity to reinforce new learning.

Imagine your brain and forming new pathways to health, happiness, and contentment. But you must do the work - the conditioning if you will. Just like muscles grow into new shapes when we start to lift weights and do what they are supposed to do, our brains can be remolded into positive thinking machines!

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Yes it is true. gargabe in, garbage out. But today you can change that. Instead of watching the TV for hours or worrying yourself silly lets take action today to rewire those neural pathways. Listen to positive message, listen to the Bible online, or put in your favorite Audiobook with a positive message. There is no need to stay stuck in the same rut of thinking. Change your thoughts and you can change your life today!

What would happen if we got into agreement with what God says about us and stopped believing the Enemy?

5 Quotes on Positive Expectations

1. “Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be.” ― Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
2. “An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality.” ― Brian Tracy
3. “Today expect something good to happen to you no matter what occurred yesterday. Realize the past no longer holds you captive. It can only continue to hurt you if you hold on to it. Let the past go. A simply abundant world awaits.” ― Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy
4. “You will face your greatest opposition when you are closest to your biggest miracle.” ― Shannon L. Alder
5. “Live your truth. Express your love. Share your enthusiasm. Take action towards your dreams. Walk your talk. Dance and sing to your music. Embrace your blessings. Make today worth remembering.” ― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

Believing in the Good

Believing in the Good. Not the bad. It has been proven that what we think about becomes what we say and then what we do.  For example, if we watch shows about making money, saving money, being wise with money - we end up saving our money and making wise choices. It has also been said that 'garbage in, garbage out.' If we constantly watch shows and talk about how broke we are, we end up broke. Some call it a self fulfilling prophecy. Our words have power - the power of life and death!

Today I would like to challenge all of us, me included. Let us lift our heads and look up. Look to God, the Author and Finisher of our Faith for the good. Let us claim His promises and talk about them. Let's release the goodness of God in the land of the living and especially over ourselves.

Here are some promises to hold on to today as God smiles at you ;)

God bless you and keep you,
God smile on you and gift you,
God look you full in the face
and make you prosper. (Numbers 6:24-26 MSG)

You serve me a six-course dinner

right in front of my enemies.

You revive my drooping head;

my cup brims with blessing. (Psalm 23:5 MSG)

God, mark us with grace and blessing! Smile! The whole country will see how you work, all the godless nations see how you save. God! Let people thank and enjoy you. Let all people thank and enjoy you. Let all far-flung people become happy and shout their happiness because You judge them fair and square, you tend the far-flung peoples. God! Let people thank and enjoy you. Let all people thank and enjoy you. Earth, display your exuberance! You mark us with blessing, O God, our God. You mark us with blessing, O God. Earth’s four corners—honor him! (Psalm 67:1-7)


God-of-the-Angel-Armies, come back! Smile your blessing smile: That will be our salvation. (Psalm 80:7)

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Thankful

My Prayer Today

Dear Lord,

Thank you for all things.Even when I don't understand or cannot see my way. Thank you for lighting up my darkness and making a way where there is no way. Do a new thing in my life Lord. You know I am desperate for you and I need water from a rock. Thank you for providing for me, your child. I know You have gone ahead of me and already put the ram in the bush. You know me, You have my name engraved on the palms of your Hands, and today Lord, I am grateful. Thank you Daddy!

Love,

Your child

More Thankful Thoughts:

• Overflowing with Hope
• I am Thankful for You 
• Hope Bubbles Over

Prophetic Fire: The Tree of Rejection - with diagram of tree

THE TREE OF REJECTION   

(image source: http://www.propheticfire.co.za/2013/03/the-tree-of-rejection.html)

Many of us go through life feeling worthless, not good enough or worthy. This tree picture was very helpful for me. Those feelings of depression and despair came through my fear of rejection.  I had to deal with the root to be healed. It helped my understand why I was getting the fruit of despair again and again in my life. I searched out healing in this area. Here is what I found by Derek Prince.

Healing the Root of Rejection

http://youtu.be/I8eliOZ3kEU

Scripture Verses

Let your character or moral disposition be free from love of money [including greed, avarice, lust, and craving for earthly possessions] and be satisfied with your present [circumstances and with what you have]; for He [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not, [I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down (relax My hold on you)! [Assuredly not!] (Hebrews 13:5-8 AMP)


The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon Me, because He has anointed Me [the Anointed One, the Messiah] to preach the good news (the Gospel) to the poor; He has sent Me to announce release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send forth as delivered those who are oppressed [who are downtrodden, bruised, crushed, and broken down by calamity],
To proclaim the accepted and acceptable year of the Lord [the day when salvation and the free favors of God profusely abound]. (Hebrews 13:5-8 AMP)

Princess Warriors

Remember the Good

Maybe I'm just getting older. idk. But I am finding I have a choice to make. I can remember the good, or I can remember the bad. This is true with every person I have ever met.  It is true with every situation I have been through.

I see many elderly people happy, and many elderly people sad.  I wonder if what you think about affects how you look at yourself and the world around you.  According to this scripture a 'merry' heart does good and is like medicine. It heals, it helps, it grows.

 

Philippians 4:8-9 The Message (MSG)

 Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.

You really are what you think about. Start to declare and decree what God says about you instead of what you feel.  Don't let feelings be your god.  God says you are wonderfully and perfectly made. You are precious, more precious than silver or gold. God says you are the apple of His eye, and you are chosen by Him - out of all the people of the earth.  He has plans for you - for prosperity and a future, to do good and not harm to you. You have value, even the very hairs of your head are numbered.  And He will never leave you nor forsake you. You are not alone - ever!  Thank you Jesus!

The Power of Prayer

The Power of Prayer

Have you every prayed for someone?  What happened?

What Does Prayer Do?

Prayer releases the Power of God into a situation

Prayer releases Angels

Prayer brings God into a situation

Prayer brings Heaven down to Earth

Prayer releases God's will upon the earth for someone else

Prayer moves mountains

Prayers never die - they live on forever in Heaven

Prayer WILL change things!

I have seen people be healed from cancer. I have seen depression and headaches leave. I have seen people delivered and healed. I have seen the impossible become possible - all because someone prayed to Jesus Christ - King of Kings and Lord of Lords.  He is above all and in all and through all - have you released someone from prision or bondage with your prayers today?

Be prepared. You’re up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it’s all over but the shouting you’ll still be on your feet. Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You’ll need them throughout your life. God’s Word is an indispensable weapon. In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other’s spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out.

And don’t forget to pray for me. Pray that I’ll know what to say and have the courage to say it at the right time, telling the mystery to one and all, the Message that I, jailbird preacher that I am, am responsible for getting out.   (Ephesians 6:13-20 MSG)