Switch over into faith. You keep doing that, and fear is getting weaker and weaker while your faith is getting stronger and stronger. You’ll have peace and trust that God has you in the palm of His hand.
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Today's Word: APR 20, 2024
God is faithful to His Word. All of His promises are “Yes” and “Amen.” That means if you will do your part and believe even though it looks impossible, and not let your mind, your emotions, or other people talk you out of it, then God promises in due season and at the right time He will bring it to pass. When He says, “I will never fail you,” He is saying, “Everything will work out. I’m in complete control. I know what the medical report says. I know what the financial situation looks like. I see the people who are coming against you. I know how big your dreams are. I will not let you down. I will not let that problem overtake you. I will cause you to be the overcomer.” Dare to trust Him. Come back to that place of peace. Quit being worried, stressed out, wondering if it will happen. God has you in the palms of His hands. He has never once failed before, and the good news is that He is not about to start now.
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We can all look back and see times when we let our guard down and compromised, giving in to temptation or not handling a situation the way we should have. It’s easy to be defined by one moment in life—a divorce, a business that didn’t make it, a personal failure. That negative recording reminds us of what we’ve done wrong, why we’re not going to be blessed or accomplish our dreams. The enemy is called “the accuser of the brethren” (Revelation 12:10). He’d love to convince you to let that one mistake or one season to cause you to live condemned and guilty. But that mistake didn’t cancel God’s plan. You may have failed, but you’re not a failure. That was a moment or a season in your life; it doesn’t determine your future. Don’t let a mistake define you. If you go around wearing the negative label of “divorced,” “addict,” “failure,” or “compromiser,” you’re going to miss the fullness of what God has in store for you.
Other people may also try to define you by your mistakes. They’ll stick those labels on you, reminding you of the times you failed, compromised, didn’t measure up. Some people will remember your failures more than your victories despite all the times you succeeded, despite all the times you sacrificed for others and went the extra mile, despite all the times you honored God. When you go through one bad season, don’t be surprised if people say, “God’s not going to bless you. You gave in to the temptation. Your business failed. You’re divorced. It’s over for you.”
Don’t let people label you. They don’t determine your destiny. They can’t stop what God has ordained for your life. The only person who can stop you is you. If you let your mistakes define you, if you wear the labels people stick on you, if you believe the lies from the enemy, that will keep you from your destiny. When someone keeps bringing up your past mistakes, they may not realize it, but they’re working for the accuser. You can’t stop others from putting a negative label on you, but you can take it right off. “I’m not defined by my mistakes. I’m defined by what God says about me. I am forgiven. I am redeemed. My past mistakes are behind me, and my failures are in my yesterday.”
“God’s mercies are new every morning” (Lamentations 3:23). Receive that mercy and move on. “What about that failure?” It’s in the past. “What about that mistake?” It’s covered by mercy. “What about the divorce, the compromise, the time you blew it?” That’s over and done. Life is too short to let what happened in the past keep you from the great things God has in your future.
READ BLOG ENTRYSwitch over into faith. You keep doing that, and fear is getting weaker and weaker while your faith is getting stronger and stronger. You’ll have peace and trust that God has you in the palm of His hand.
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