2/1/2017
Ecclesiastes 1:9-10, John 10:10, 1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 Timothy 6:12, 2 Timothy 1:7, Hebrews 10:37-38, 1 John 4:4.
Fight the good fight of faith
My children, my desire for you is that you live a full and abundant life. I desire that you achieve all that I have placed in your heart. It is never my plan for my children to fail in well doing. However, failure is a part of life that you must learn to deal with. Failure should not limit you or bring fear into your heart, no, failure should motivate you to try harder next time, to learn from your mistakes and keep moving forward. Do not give in to the impulse to become depressed and have a defeated attitude about your life, quite the opposite, failure should empower you to do better next time. Every disappointment you suffer in life should be a stepping stone towards my will for your life. Did you fail in business, experience a foreclosure or auto repossession? Did you lose your job or go through a nasty divorce or experience death in the family? Yes these are hard blows but they are events that are common to man, after all there is indeed nothing new under the sun especially as long as you still live in your mortal bodies, your body of sin, and in a fallen world. My children as long as you remain faithful to me and my word Satan is going to do everything he can to distract you from the path I have chosen for you to walk. He will orchestrate one difficult situation after another to try and discourage you from your walk of faith and indeed there are times when he is particularly vicious. No matter his assault on you, your loved ones or your property stand firm in your faith. Your faith anchors you in me and I will not let your feet be moved. Remember also that I will not allow you to be tempted beyond your capacity to overcome. If I allow you to go through difficult times it is because you are capable of bearing them otherwise I would not allow you to go through them. Even if you feel like you have reached the end of your rope and you can no longer continue I assure you the strength you need to go through it is found in me and since my Holy Spirit resides in you and He exhibits all my qualities the strength you need to overcome or go through a difficult situation is already in you. Look inside find it and go on with your life. Despite what you are going through, life will not stop just to accommodate you. Life is hard for all but all should continue living despite the heartaches, disappointments and hurts. Bills still have to be paid, children still have to be taken care of, you still have to get up in the morning and go to work. The everyday activities of daily living still must go on regardless of the tragedies in life. Therefore intention in your heart to keep on living. Deal with the hurts that you have experienced, forgive those who hurt you and also forgive yourself of any guilt or shame that you feel then lift up your head, smile put one foot in front of the other and keep on living. The day of the rapture is going to be a day that will bring joy to my bride and fear and outrage for my cubs. What will you do my cubs? Will you live on and fight the good fight all the way to the end or will you throw in your lot with the unbelievers and take the mark of the beast? Set your priorities now. If you remain in me now you will not be faced with this choice on rapture day. No, you will be ready for me when I return and I will take you out of this world as my faithful bride. Choose now or choose later but either way a choice must be made. Selah.
Jesus, Amen.
