It’s Never Too Late To START

What could be worse than to come to the end of life filled with regrets? “If only I had pursued that dream. If only I had been more disciplined. If only I had taken that step of faith. If only I had forgiven.” Don’t let that be you. You may have put things off a lot longer than you should have but the good news is that it’s never too late to START. You can still become everything God has created you to be.

Today, make the decision to stop holding onto your excuses. If you keep making excuses, you’ll never be truly ready to start. Don’t wait for a more “convenient time” or New Year’s Day or when the kids go back to school from break or when things slow down at the office. It says in Ecclesiastes, “If we wait for all the conditions to be just right, we’ll never move off of dead center.”

Ask God to renew your mind and He will. Commit to strengthening your resolve and He will help you. Take the step to embrace every God-given opportunity; make the decision to just START! Be a n-o-w person. Your destiny is calling out, and it’s never too late to be all that God has created you to be.

God’s Not Finished With You!

So many people aren’t really living to the full, the way God intends. Maybe they went through a disappointment or experienced a failure. Maybe someone hurt them and now they’ve lost their joy and settled where they are.

Listen friend, God has another victory in store for you! You wouldn’t be breathing unless God had something amazing in your future. It’s time to get your passion back and be determined to really live out all of your God-given days!

The bible says that God wants to bring you to a flourishing finish, not a fizzled-out finish. Don’t let disappointment or self-pity hold you back. God has promised that what was meant for your harm He will turn around and use for your good.

Get this down in your spirit today – not only will your Creator bring you out, but He’s going to bring you out better off than you were before. Receive it by faith right now and press forward into the abundant, fulfilled life He has in store for you!

Is Anything Too Hard For God?

In Genesis, God promised Sarah that she was going to have a child. At first she didn’t believe it. She thought she was too old. She thought her time had passed. But do you know what God said to her? He simply asked, “Sarah, is there anything too hard for the Lord?” I believe God is saying the same thing to us today. “Is there anything too hard for Me?”

Do you think your dreams are too big for God to bring to pass? Do you think your debt is too much for God to deliver you out of? Do you think you have to just live with sickness/disability the rest of your life? Do you feel so under attack that that God can’t protect you?

Get a new vision today! There is nothing too hard for God! Your loving, faithful, heavenly Father is saying today, “I am all-powerful and I can turn any situation around!” It doesn’t matter what things look like in the natural nor how long it’s been that way – we serve a supernatural God and don’t you forget it!

The next time you think, “God’s promises are just too good to be true,” that’s a lie from the enemy! God wants to bless you beyond your wildest dreams! Take the limits off of Him and choose to believe His promises are for you, too. He loves you more than any human can fathom or explain. Choose to trust Him at His word – that He has wonderful things in store for you!

Barriers In Prayer

Many times, people wonder why their prayers aren’t answered. They feel distant from God but can’t explain why. They love God and try to do “all the right things” but deep inside they feel like something isn’t right.

Scripture tells us there are many things that can hinder our prayers. One of them is unforgiveness, “And whenever you’re praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive them, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.”  

God knows that holding onto unforgiveness is destructive, because it puts up a wall between us and God. But when we choose to forgive, the wall comes down. Forgiveness is setting the prisoner free and realizing the prisoner was you.

When you go before God in prayer, ask Him to search your heart and mind. See if there is any unforgiveness that may be blocking your prayers and affecting your relationship with Him. The other person may have been wrong, they may have hurt you deeply, but there‘s nothing worth losing closeness with your heavenly Father.

Understand that forgiveness doesn’t excuse the other person – it just means you are trusting God with it. Today, when you pray, choose forgiveness so that you don’t let anything stand in the way of the good things God has in store for your future!

What Did He SAY?

David said, “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” He praised God for making him in an amazing way and declared that what God had done was wonderful. David called himself a masterpiece. David said he would see the Lord's goodness in the land of the living! Is that how you started your day?

Many people think they are being humble by using their words to put themselves down. They say, “Oh, I’m not that talented. I’m not built for this. I wasn’t made for that. I’m not as attractive as her. I’m not as smart as him” But really, we should be bold like David and say, “I’m amazing. I’m a masterpiece. God made me and He doesn’t make junk! I am equipped, I am empowered!”

Today, make the decision to stop putting yourself down; stop focusing on your flaws and comparing yourself to others. Stop using your words to declare defeat over your life. Your Creator says “you are a masterpiece!” It’s time to get in agreement with God and realize how much He loves you. It’s time to realize how special you are. Make the shift by changing your words and start saying what David said!

We Also Believe And Therefore We SPEAK

I heard Joel Osteen tell of a man he knew who was believing to pay his house off. It was a standard 30-year mortgage and he had 23 years left. There didn’t seem to be any way he could do it. But he was bold enough to start speaking over his life the promises of his heavenly Father; Jehovah Jireh; the Lord our Provider. He chose to declare that God was his source, not his job. He chose to replace defeated thoughts with thoughts of victory, knowing that even though things can SEEM impossible, our God can DO the impossible.

Joel went on to share that several years ago the man received an inheritance from a family member that he had never met before. He didn’t even know they were related. This enabled the man to not only pay his house off but he paid a friend's house off as well. What was that? Explosive blessings!

Friend, when you believe God, you position yourself for a miracle. When you seek and obey Him you set yourself under the open windows of heaven. The bible says, “It is written: ‘I believed; therefore I have spoken.’ With that same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore SPEAK.” Something amazing happens when you declare His promises out loud – you activate the favor and power of the Creator of the universe on your behalf!

Don’t just hope for but be sure to DECLARE these promises over your life. Don’t let the enemy or the haters around you have the last word. Talk back to your opposition! Be persistent and diligent in this and you will see the victory and blessing God has in store for you!

SPEAK To Your Mountains

We’ve all had seasons when the challenges of life feel overwhelming. During those times it’s easy to be tempted to talk about how bad things are. Maybe you received a bad medical report or maybe you’re facing a financial obstacle. But the more you talk about something, the bigger it becomes in your mind.

Instead, you’ve got to dig your heels in and say, “No, I am not going to give life to that defeat. I am not going to speak sickness over myself. I’m not going to speak lack. I’m not going to speak fear. I’m choosing to believe God’s report which says I am blessed. I am favored. I am prosperous. I am healthy. I am whole. I’m a victor, not a victim!”

The bible says, “And Jesus answered them, Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, Be taken up and cast into the sea, it will be done.”

Remember, even if you don’t see how things could ever work out – God does. You’ve got to speak to those mountains in your life! Declare favor over those situations. Instead of talking to God about how big your problems are, talk to your problems about how big your God is! As you speak to your mountains they will be moved and you will step up into the fullness of peace, health and prosperity that God has prepared for you!