Good Enough for God

“Once again you will have compassion on us. You will trample our sins under your feet and throw them into the depths of the ocean!”
— Micah 7:19 (NLT)

What thoughts of unforgiveness are you holding on to? Did a loved one do something to you years ago that still hurts or maybe they said something last week that you just can’t get over? Today my friend, I want to encourage you to let go and extend the same compassion God extended you for your sin. Just as Christ has given you grace; you can give grace to others for the wrong they’ve done toward you. God trampled your sin under His feet and threw them in the depths of the ocean, and if it’s good enough for God, it’s good enough for you! You don’t have to protect yourself from being hurt again, because you’re doing as the Lord has commanded to forgive one another. And think about it: Who can protect you better than Jesus? So go ahead… let it go.

I’m done carrying it

 

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Heavenly Father, thank You for showing me how to have compassion and forgive sin. Today I choose to let go and forget the offenses of others so that I can focus more on You and Your way. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Take Time to See It

“The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to Him.”
— PSALM 24:1 (NLT)

The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, but are you too busy to see it? Are the job God blessed you with or the errands He gave you the ability to run keeping you from experiencing His creation? If so, give yourself a break and take time to see it. Visit places you’ve always dreamt of going. Take the long way home to see something you hadn’t noticed before. Go for a walk after dinner or just sit in your backyard and watch the quiet winds gently move each cloud above you. Every day is a gift (which is why it’s called the present) and there’s something new to take in every single moment. Take time to Live Life!

Don’t waste it

 

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Heavenly Father, thank You for giving me another opportunity to experience Your creation. I will take time to see the beauty You have created that surrounds me every day and take time to Live Life. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Control Your Tongue

“ If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.”
— JAMES 1:26 (NLT)

When you speak, do people try to find the nearest exit? Nothing speaks more about who you are than the words you use. When Jesus spoke, people felt loved, uplifted, and peace. How do people feel when you speak? Take time to control your tongue and think about how your words make others feel. If you find that you’ve spoken poorly to loved ones, co-worker, or friends, you can change your ways today by thinking before you speak. Ask yourself, “Is God pleased with how I speak to others?” Plus, if you really love God, and He is in you, it should be represented by how you speak to your spouse, son, daughter, parents, brother, sister, grandparents, uncle, aunt, cousin, best friend, pastor, boss, co-worker, friend…

Don’t fool yourself

 

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Heavenly Father, thank You for giving me the power to control my tongue. I’m done fooling myself. I will use my words to uplift people and help them to feel Your love. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Do What It Says

“But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.”
— JAMES 1:22 (NLT)

There are sixty-six books in the bible. Each book is written by people inspired by God. Its message is given to all to experience the love of God and become followers of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. To know this love, there are commands, teachings, and encouragement throughout the pages of scripture that give direction and inspiration to help you grow in God and with Christ. The only way to gain full access to this relationship is to do what God’s word says. It’s not enough to just listen. What you hear from God you must put into action. And you’re not alone in accomplishing this. You have the Holy Spirit to guide and direct you along the way. So, where do you start? Start by doing the last thing Jesus told you to do.

Don’t fool yourself

 

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Heavenly Father, thank You for Your word. I will do more than just listen to it, but actually do what it says so that I may grow closer to You and in You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Our Generous God

“Let the wicked change their ways and banish the very thought of doing wrong. Let them turn to the LORD that He may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for He will forgive generously.”
— ISAIAH 55:7 (NLT)

God gives everyone an opportunity to repent. He wants everyone to change their ways, and even their thoughts of evil, to a lifestyle reflective of His love, kindness, and compassion. And when people make this decision to change their ways, the Lord has mercy on them and forgives them generously. The same manner in which God forgives us He wants us to forgive others. It’s because of God’s mercy that we aren’t consumed, and this same mercy is offered to all that turn to our generous God. Let’s be intentional about showing others mercy and forgiveness. This is the way of our Lord, and it is what the world needs today.

Mercy goes a long way

 

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Heavenly Father, thank You for Your mercy and forgiveness. I will follow Your example and offer mercy and forgiveness to others exemplifying Your generosity and love. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Blessing in the Activity

“Do everything without complaining and arguing…”
— PHILIPPIANS 2:14a (NLT)

If you’ve been an adult for a while, you’ve probably realized that you have to do a lot of things you don’t necessarily want to. Whether it’s preparing meals or driving to work in ten feet of snow or waking up early to exercise or staying up late to get your homework assignment complete, you know you have to, but you really, really rather not. When this spirit sneaks into your day of activities, remember Christ wants you do everything without complaining and arguing. If you complain, you may miss the blessing or lesson Jesus has prepared to groom and grow you to the next level. Try not to get stuck in the activity by realizing the blessing in the activity. After all, where has complaining gotten anyone?

Long term gain…

 

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Heavenly Father, thank You for blessing me with the ability to complete every activity You have placed before me today. I will do everything without complaining and arguing knowing You have prepared more for me than I can see. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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A Reason to Do It

“A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
— MATTHEW 22:39 (NLT)

God wants to bless you because of your actions and not the actions of others. It’s important that in every situation you remember you are only in control of what you do and not what others do. God wants you to honor your father and mother not because they were “Parent of the Year,” but because it brings God glory. He wants you to love your spouse not based on what they do, but because He wants you to love them as Christ loves the church. So, when you love your neighbor as yourself, it’s not predicated on your relationship with them, but your relationship with Christ. This way your obedience isn’t governed by their action, but it’s because your desire is to please God and do right by Christ.

Do it for Jesus

 

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Heavenly Father, my reason to love my neighbor as I love myself is to honor You, remain obedient to You, and bring You glory. You are my living example and I can do all things through You because You give me strength. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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No One Can Do It Better

“Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for Him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.”
— PSALM 37:7 (NLT)

Take a minute and think about everything you can do better than God. Nothing, right?! God is all power, all knowing, and everywhere at the same time. So, why is it so hard for you to turn over everything you worry about to God? Why do you still allow itty, bitty humans to stress you out when you know God is bigger than them? No one can handle your situation better than Jesus, so let Him. Allow Christ to give you the answer to your problem. Don’t worry about evil people or their antics. Instead, remain obedient to His word and be still in the presence of the Lord. Wait patiently for Him to act on your behalf. You’ll be happy you did.

Zero regrets

 

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Heavenly Father, I will be still in Your presence and wait patiently for You to act. You told me not to worry about evil people or fret about their wicked schemes because You are for me and no one can be against me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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You Don't Have To Do It

“Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. ”
— ROMANS 8:12 (NLT)

We all have emotional reflexes. It’s how we mentally, verbally, or physically react to what we’re experiencing. We believe these actions to be out of our control and sometimes refer to them as “natural reactions.” If we’re honest, the majority of these “natural reactions” aren’t necessarily pleasing to God. If someone curses toward us, we “naturally” want to curse them back. If someone treats us bad, we “naturally” want to make sure it’s the last time they do so.

I want to remind us that’s there is nothing natural about sin and we don’t have to do what our sinful nature urges us to do. Allow God to fight our battles. He can fight for us a lot better than we can. Doing so exercises our trust and faith in Him. So next time there is an opportunity to sin, remember, we don’t have to do it!  

Be still…

 

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Heavenly Father, thank You for protecting me and fighting my battles. I know that I have no obligation to do what my sinful nature urges me to do, and I will remember how You want me to respond according to Your word. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Successful

“He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.”
— PSALMS 1:1 – 3 (NKJV)

My Pastor preached a sermon about “How to Be Blessed” and I thought it was worth passing on to you. He used Psalms 1:1 – 3 to illustrate three points: Selective, Surrender, and Successful.

Point number three reveals how God will bless us after we’ve decided to be selective and have surrender. See, points one and two is what we do, then God does number three: blesses us with success! God promised that whatever we do will prosper. That’s success! He can take our failure and turn it into success when we have followed His law. We don’t have to worry about the outcome. That’s God’s job as long as we’re obedient. All we have to do is be selective and surrender to Christ and He will make sure we’re successful.

Plant me, Lord

 

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Heavenly Father, thank You for planting me by Your rivers of water. I will bring forth fruit in all seasons and my leaf will not wither. I am prosperous in all I do! In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Surrender

“…But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night.”
— PSALMS 1:1 – 3 (NKJV)

My Pastor preached a sermon about “How to Be Blessed” and I thought it was worth passing on to you. He used Psalms 1:1 – 3 to illustrate three points: Selective, Surrender, and Successful.

Point number two tells us in order to be blessed, we have to surrender to the Lord. How we surrender to God is by trusting Him in everything. We fully trust that His Word is life and truth. We understand His way is not a burden, but a privilege and gift. Therefore, we find delight in His law because we know they aren’t meant to constrain us, but free us from the bondage of sin. And we know His Word because we meditate on it day and night so that we may do His Word to live a blessed life.

I surrender, Lord

 

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Heavenly Father, I trust You and give my life away to You. I delight in Your law and meditate in them day and night so that I may do what they say. I am blessed! In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Selective

“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful…”
— PSALMS 1:1 – 3 (NKJV)

My Pastor preached a sermon about “How to Be Blessed” and I thought it was worth passing on to you. He used Psalms 1:1 – 3 to illustrate three points: Selective, Surrender, and Successful.

Point number one tells us in order to be blessed, we have to be selective in who we receive counsel from, who we consider friends, and to be sure we share the same views when it comes to our God. It’s important to surround ourselves with people who can encourage us with scripture and help us along our paths. We have to continue to connect with unsaved people to help them learn of Christ, but we have to be sure we’re pouring into them and not the other way around. Remember, iron sharpens iron. Make sure the people we allow around us are lifting us up and not pulling us down.  

Birds of a feather…

 

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Heavenly Father, I am blessed because I choose not to walk in the counsel of the ungodly, stand in the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of the scornful. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Show Them

“And when all the people saw it, they fell face down on the ground and cried out, ‘The LORD—He is God! Yes, the LORD is God!’”
— 1 KINGS 18:39 (NLT)

There is only one true God. The God we serve is Lord of heaven and earth, creator of the universe and all within it. (Bless His Holy name!) Unfortunately, people today are in search of something to believe in and end up making false gods to pledge their lives to. This is where you and I have to show them the Lord is God. We do this by our testimony. We show them in our godly walk of faith, service, humility, and above all, love. When the world witnesses the goodness of our God they will have no choice but to join in worship with us. We only have to show them our Lord. And you know what? They’re ready to see Him.

Tell your story

 

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Heavenly Father, You are Lord! I want the entire earth to know of You for themselves. I proclaim today that You are God. Yes! You are my Lord! In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Teach Everyone

“Teach these things and insist that everyone learn them.”
— 1 TIMOTHY 4:11 (NLT)

There’s a message that the world needs to receive. It’s a message of love, a message of hope, faith, peace, and restoration. It’s the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It’s the only message that can provide all these things and more, and it’s our mission to teach it to everyone. The wisdom and knowledge we have of Christ isn’t just for us. It’s for us to teach these things and insist that everyone learn them. Let’s make sure our families know of Christ – from the youngest member to the oldest. Reach out to the children in our communities, to our friends, and to everyone we meet. The words we have been given are life and we can bring light into a darkened world.

Reach someone today

 

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Heavenly Father, I will spread the wisdom and knowledge of You everywhere I go. I will teach everyone the things You have taught me and insist that everyone learn them. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Let Them See

“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.”
— EPHESIANS 6:4 (NLT)

Father’s Day has come and gone leaving behind the continual responsibility each man has in their respective community and beyond: to bring up each child with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord. It’s fine to teach our children to dribble like Steph Curry or carry themselves gracefully as Michelle Obama, but the best example and guidelines we can pass on to our children is that which comes from the Lord. And the greatest way to teach this is by example. Let them see you praying, helping others, and walking with Christ daily. Your commitment to Jesus will establish their commitment and change the world as we know it.

I’m an example

 

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Heavenly Father, than You for trusting me with Your children to bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from You. Thank You for Your strength and wisdom to pass on. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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We Fall Down

“‘Jeremiah, say to the people, ‘This is what the LORD says: ‘When people fall down, don’t they get up again? When they discover they’re on the wrong road, don’t they turn back?’”
— JEREMIAH 8:4 (NLT)

It’s never too late to turn your life around. You may have said the wrong things or done some bad things, but you can get back up again. What you did yesterday isn’t the end for you. God has blessed you with another day to get it right. You have an opportunity to do things pleasing to God. The argument you had can be settled with an apology today. The harm you caused before can be forgiven today. If you have discovered you’re on the wrong road, get off it! Turn back to Christ and start fresh.

Get back up again

 

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Heavenly Father, thank You for giving me the will and power to get back up when I fall down. I’m getting off the wrong road today and turning back to You. Thank You for another chance! In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Never Ends. Never Cease.

“The faithful love of the LORD never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning.”
— LAMENTATIONS 3:22 – 23 (NLT)

I want to remind you that whatever the problem or situation you’re facing, it’s not as bad as it could be. There’s trouble all over the world - including the trouble you’re facing right in your own living room. But you can face trouble differently because you have God’s mercies. This means He will not allow you to be consumed by your trouble. Why? Because God is faithful. He promised to renew His mercies every morning for you. And just like His faithful love toward you that never ends, His mercies will never cease. Whatever the situation, remember you have God on your side with a love that never ends and mercies that never cease.

God is faithful

 

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Heavenly Father, thank You for Your love that never ends and Your mercies that never cease. I can face my trouble knowing that You are faithful and Your mercies begin afresh each morning. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Refresh

“The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.”
— PROVERBS 11:25 (NLT)

God is able to help others when we allow the Lord to use us. Believers are the hands, legs, and feet of Jesus Christ. He blesses others through us. And when we are generous to others, God will cause us to prosper. The more we give of ourselves for Christ’s sake, the more the Lord will replenish us and refresh us. Take time to be a listening ear and encourage someone. Pray for someone who’s suffering or lost their way. Your prosperity is in your generosity and when you take time to refresh others, the Lord will refresh you.  

Seek God first

 

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Heavenly Father, You have blessed me to bless others. I will refresh others using Your word and Your strength. Please equip me to do Your work and Your will. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Everyone Won't Understand

“But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.”
— 1 CORINTHIANS 2:14 (NLT)

Not everyone will understand the spiritual truths God has spoken to you. And to be honest, it’s not for them to understand. When God gives you direction, don’t allow anyone to talk you out of it. Satan is cunning. He won’t send an enemy to cause conflict in your spirit. It could be your mother, your brother or your spouse that he uses. That’s when you have to cling to your faith and do what Jesus has told you to do. It may not be popular, and it may be difficult at times, but whatever Jesus has whispered in your ear, do it any way.

Trust in the Lord

 

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Heavenly Father, thank You for Your word and Your Spirit that gives wisdom and comfort. I receive Your direction over my life and I will cling to my faith to carry out what You have told me to do. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Become

“Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it.”
— JAMES 4:2b (NLT)

Who are you? What do you aspire to become? I want to suggest today that you take time to pray and write down who you want to become. Pray and write down what you want to accomplish. No matter what you believe to be possible or impossible, keep it in front of you at home and work. Whatever the goal, focus on it, believe it, and then allow God to orchestrate your steps towards what He has placed in your heart. Have faith that He will see you through and you will become what you’ve ask for in prayer.

Ask God for it

 

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Heavenly Father, I am who and what You have said I am. I will become everything that You have created me to be as I walk in faith with You and remember who I am in You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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