Thursday, July 23, 2009
Don't Give Up
It is not time to stop fighting. It is not time to relax (spiritually). It is not time to let your guard down. Galatians 6:9 says “Let us not grow weary in doing good. For at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up” Your life has greatness attached to it in spite of your failures and short comings. Keep saying and staying on what is right and God will bring that “harvest,” that greatness into your life. It will happen!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
The Four P's
- The Promise,
- The Principle,
- The Problem,
- and The Provision.
The Principle is the time that God imparts truths to grow us for the fulfillment of the promise. It is a time of learning and “going to school.”
The Problem is when God allows us to be tested to see what we have learned. I do believe this is the stage that the devil tries to distract, discourage, and derail us from our Promise. In our momentary troubles we must not give in but remain steadfast to see-out the promise. Your problem is not greater than your promise. Ask yourself what is it that God is trying to teach you in all this. This is a sign of true spiritual maturity. Change what you can. Change only happens when the pain of the same is greater than the pain of change.
The Provision is the promise coming into reality. This is the moment when it all comes together and makes sense. I recently heard a cool quote that said “Faith is living in advance what we will only understand in reverse.”
Whatever “P” you find yourself in today, remember God knows exactly what is going on and He desires to see you make it to the provision of His Promise!