Rise And Shine And Give God The Glory

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

God designed us with a free choice because there is nothing more awesome than knowing someone loves or worships God, not because they are being forced to, but from the millions of paths to go, we choose to go God’s way.

“How can you expect to dwell with God forever, if you so neglect and forsake him here?”

If you ask God to lead you, don’t be surprised when He leads you to make sacrifices, when He leads you to dark times, when He leads you to uncomfortable situations. It’s those things that make us want to cling closer to God.

I was made for more. I know I was made for something more than this confusion this doubt this unbelief this pain. I was made for love. I was made to glorify my Father in Heaven. I was made for eternity.

I declare breakthroughs are coming in my life, sudden bursts of God’s goodness. Not a trickle. Not a stream. But a flood of God’s power. A flood of healing. A flood of wisdom. A flood of favour. I am a breakthrough person and I choose to live breakthrough minded. I am expecting God to overwhelm me with His goodness and amaze me with His favour. This is my declaration.

In the Kingdom of Christ, there has never once been a moment when Jesus looked at a person and said, “Not good enough.” Instead, he says, “Follow me.” Jesus’s death on a cross means no sin is too big for Him, and Jesus’s resurrection means there is no power not available to you. It will not be easy, and we will sacrifice a lot, but “Those who are last will be first, and those who lose their life will save it.” It’s hard — but my friend, it’s so very worth it.All that you’re going through does not exclude you from joining the purposes and people of God. The invitation to His work on the earth is always open to outcasts, rejects, rebels, and the worst of the worst. Look no further than the people Jesus regularly hung out with: beggars, the blind, the lame, the demon-possessed, prostitutes, racists, lepers, murderers, and snot-nosed tax collectors. Jesus even saw a dead guy in a tomb and said, “I can work with that.”What you’re going through is even more reason that God has called you into His Kingdom to do some of that Kingdom Work. Your struggle is part of the story, and no one wants a perfect storyteller. They want the dirt, the grit, the hurt — and the moment you trusted Him.

There is but one good; that is God. Everything else is good when it looks to Him and bad when it turns from Him.

It is amazing how clear things become when we are still before Him, not complaining, not insisting on quick answers, only seeking to hear His word in the stillness, and to see things in His light.

You’re worth more than the thoughts you hold as chains upon your soul, more than the inadequacy failure sin the insecurities clinging to your footsteps, dragging more weight through each day without end.

I remember how it felt like finding God for the first time. It was like finding water in the middle of the desert, like a rope in an abyss, like hearing a child’s first laugh, like seeing fireworks for the first time, like dancing to your first favorite song. He was a type of a dynamic movement, He began life, He became my life.

I pray for those who are struggling to find their purpose in life. Don’t stop praying, don’t stop trusting in Him, don’t give up no matter how many times you fail. Venture out, do things you wouldn’t usually do. Face your fears. God doesn’t place things in your life for no reason. Things might not work out, but there’s always a lesson following it. 1Corinthians 16:14 – Let all that you do be done in love.