Open Your Mouth

Are you expecting God to increase you beyond measure? Are you ready for Him to satisfy your needs and desires? Are you opening your mouth and speaking it forth? Jesus said, "If you SAY to this mountain, be taken up and cast into the sea, it will be done." What are you declaring out loud?

Think about a baby bird. When they are ready to eat, they open their mouths. They trust that they will be fed. They expect it. They look for it. They are ready for it. It should be the same way with us. We need to keep our spiritual mouths open by expecting the goodness of God to deliver, restore, fulfill, and/or promote us.

Negative thinking is like closing your mouth. A closed mouth can’t be filled. Why don’t you take the limits off of God today? Why don’t you trust and believe for supernatural opportunities? That little bird waiting for food isn’t concerned about where the mother is going to get it from. It isn’t concerned about how she’s going to do the providing. No, that bird just opens its mouth, trusting and waiting.

Why don’t you do the same today? Trust that God is working behind the scenes. Open your mouth and speak it like you truly believe it. There are over 7,000 promises from God in the bible. When the enemy comes at you with deception and lies you need to TALK back to him with God’s truth. If you will commit to this you won’t be disappointed. God is faithful to His word and He will honor His promises when you put your trust in Him!

Your Season Is Coming

Are you believing God for something that’s taking longer than you expected? If you’re praying according to His promises, no matter how long you may have been standing in faith, don’t give up. Your season is coming! Your harvest of blessing is on its way. It might be today, it might be tomorrow, it might be next week, but I want to encourage you today that your “right time” is here and you are going to experience your breakthrough.

Remember that God is faithful and His promises are true. The bible says, “Let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up” So keep hoping, keep believing, keep doing good. Keep declaring the promises of God over your life.

You also need to choose to be around people who are going to encourage you and fill your heart and mind with positivity. As you continue to press on in faith and keep a attitude of victory, you will see your harvest of blessing and live as an overcomer in every area of your life!

Know Which Challenges To Turn Away From

Many of the challenges we face are simply distractions from the enemy to keep us from pursuing God’s calling on our life. Maybe someone at work isn’t as nice to you as you’d like. Maybe someone’s gossiping about you behind your back. Maybe there are days it seems like nothing falls into place as easily as you’d like. Those things may be frustrating but they have little significance when you look at the grand scheme of your destiny. You can’t allow the little things to cause strife in your life.

The bible says that just before David fought the giant Goliath, his brother Iliab tried to confront him. But David knew that arguing with Iliab wasn’t worth his time and energy. He knew his real battle was with Goliath and he didn’t want to be distracted. He simply “turned away” from Iliab and kept his focus on what he was called to do.

Let’s follow David’s example and keep our eyes on what’s most important in life. Instead of being led astray by little challenges that are really just trifling nuisances, let’s focus on the big picture. Know when to turn away from strife and press on toward your divine purpose. Pray for guidance so you can learn to recognize which challenges are meaningful and set up by God to strengthen your character, versus those that are just a pointless attempt of the enemy to take you off God’s course.

Your heavenly Father wants you to have victory in every area of your life. Seek Him when challenges come so that He can give you the wisdom and discipline to walk away from the unimportant irritations and focus instead on the awesome plan He has prepared for you. The bible says, “It’s an honor for a person to cease from strife...” If you will start practicing this I believe and declare that God will not only give you peace amongst the challenges but He will also lead you into that higher level of promotion and purpose you’ve been praying about.

You’re A Victor, Not A Victim

I believe you tuned into this blog today so that God could speak this specific word to you through me. You are turning a corner right now in your life! Even if things appear dark and you feel at the end of your rope, take heart. This day is a turning point for you!

You can’t just read the words though, you have to put your faith in action toward this end. If I held up a hundred dollar bill and promised it to you I doubt you could think of much else until I handed it to you. Well, I’m a human being and you would believe my words, even though I didn’t actually put the money in your hand yet. You’d have my word and you’d believe it and it’d excite you. This is how we need to be with God. He made amazing promises to us and He has the power to make good on every bit of it.

You know when you see a defeated person – there are signs in their body language; shoulders slumped, head down, quiet voice. You can’t be a victor if you’re walking around with a victim mentality. You have to speak God’s promises over your life! Walk and talk like you believe them and I assure you will see His power back them up!

Friends, when you accepted Jesus as your Savior, you became a new creature and you have endless potential in your DNA! There are no limits on your life, except the ones YOU place on yourself. Get rid of your barely-get-by mindset, get rid of the negative people holding you back, get rid of the self-deprecating words… YOU WERE MADE FOR AMAZING SO GO BE AMAZING!

God is doing a wonderful work in your life right now. You may not see it right this moment but if you will just hold your head up high and believe God, He will manifest this in front of your eyes sooner than you thought! Now, take the limits off of your heavenly Parent and start believing Him for God-sized blessings to come to pass in your life!

Be Confident!

Are you believing for something that seems like it’s taking longer than you hoped? This word is for YOU today – don’t give up! Let this take root in your spirit right now, God is going to finish what He started. He is a faithful God and He has unmatched favor, breakthroughs, and restoration lined up for you!

It says in Philippians we should be confident that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion. If you keep standing in faith, I believe that very soon you’re going to come into days where you stand in utter amazement at the level of blessing God has brought you into. So put your shoulders back and chin up because you have every promise from God to count on.

Remember, the bible also says, “Is there anything too hard for the Lord?” Nope! We know that nothing is impossible when we put our faith and trust in Him. How can you be anything but confident when you know Who is fighting your battles for you? The same One Who cares about your sadness so much that He bottles your tears is lining up victory for you right now. I want to encourage you today to keep believing and keep hoping because God has something astounding in store for you!

GPS

Most of us have a GPS either in our vehicle or on our phone. All along the way the announcer gives you instructions, “Turn left in a quarter of a mile. Exit in one mile.” But sometimes I don’t follow the directions. I may miss a turn, stop to get gas or choose to go another way. The announcer doesn’t come on and start yelling at me, “What in the world are you doing?? I told you to turn left! You ruined my plan!” No, the moment I get off course the system immediately starts recalculating another way. Within a few seconds, it gives me new directions.

Even if you feel like you’ve gotten off track, made too many mistakes, turned away from God, He never gives up on you. If you will choose to seek and honor Him with your life He will direct your steps. He promised to cause all things to work for your good. He said when you walk uprightly in His name you would lack no good thing. He said He will fight your battles for you, that all you have to do is stand still and believe.

Today, understand that the way your GPS is never too busy to direct you, never ceases to come up with another way to get you where you need to be – it’s the same way with God. When you seek after His perfect plan for your life, you may miss an exit, you may make a wrong turn, but God has already recalculated another way. He’s still going to get you where you’re supposed to be. Your heavenly Father loves you with an everlasting love! Seek Him with your whole heart, no matter where you are in life right now, and He will get you back on track!

Are You Really Alive?

 was recently reminded of when Captain Sullenberger successfully landed a jet airplane in the Hudson River. Remember that? All 155 passengers survived. It’s known as, “The Miracle on the Hudson.” A reporter asked one passenger what he thought about it all. He was soaking wet and freezing cold but he had this incredible glow about him. I’ll never forget what he told the reporter… he said, “I was alive before, but now I’m really alive.”

So my question today is, “Are you really alive?” Are you passionate about the life God has given you? Jesus said, “The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance to the full, till it overflows.”

Friends, God doesn’t want you to just exist and endure. He wants you to be, “really alive!” Get excited about what God is doing, even if you can’t see it all right now. Keep hoping and trusting AND LIVING because God has a wonderful plan for you!