Friday, October 5, 2012

Give glory and honor to God each and every morning.  His tender mercies are anew everyday and He gives us hope.  There is no need to ever feel discouraged when the Lord is in your heart and on your side for He promises to be with us and never forsake us. When life gets too difficult, He will carry us.  Be not afraid.  The difficulties you are facing today may be different from mine but we all know that He is with us and He will sustain us for the battle is already won.  We are victors, not victims.  We are the head, not the tail.  We are strong in faith, not weak.  The enemy wants you to feel helpless, hopeless, defeated and discouraged.  He comes at you mostly when you are tired, hungry and/or alone.  When we know the way of this spiritual warfare, we are able to better prepare. I say it all the time that when I worked in a very hostile environment I would ask the Holy Spirit to come to the office with me and dwell there each and every day. I still ask Him to go before me in all situations. When I drive I ask Him to be with me. I pray for the spirit of protection to be around my family and I.  Having done all we can to prepare for battle, be still and allow Him to fight for us.  He loves when we are faithful and trusting and exercising our faith in Him with assurance and boldness. He does not view us as lazy or "cocky", He views us as trusting Him and His word for our lives. He promises to guide us through each day. So many allow the enemy to win by allowing him to complicate and stifle their walk with Christ. The bible is a book of do's not don't's therefore stay strong and focused. Meditate on these truths....Do not allow any thing that is not of God to usher in to your thought life. Do not let just anyone speak into your life unless it lines up with God's word. Nor let no man come between you and the blessings the Lord has bestowed upon you.  Having prepared yourself, go out and be the light of the world so that others can come to know the power of our Almighty God.  Look at your trial as a vessel to bless and help someone else and always remember ......  thus says the LORD to you, "Do not fear or be dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours but God's." (2 Chronicles 20:15).