The Promises of God: You're Future is Still Really Bright

               
Sometimes it’s easier to speak life, strength, and blessing over someone. In the midst of praying and ministering to others you may sometimes forget that God has promised you something in your life. You may have not stopped praying, going to church, or singing God’s praises, but instead you find yourself not preparing for the future and worrying. Life situations will take place and you may question where God is. You may think to yourself that all he has promised cannot be for you, not now. And because of the “now” situations you cannot see how the promises will be fulfilled. You may be allowing yourself to believe your future would somehow be altered because you have finally realized how flawed you are or how inadequate you may feel.

                "I know that You can do all things, and that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted” Job 42:2 (in context 42:1-5). When Job said these words he realized that God’s purpose is supreme and He always has the best plan and it goes far beyond what we could imagine. Even through suffering failures and heartbreak God has not changed His mind nor forgotten us. It is why He sends men and women to speak into our lives and remind us of what He has promised. God is the best at reminders we have His word and direct access and like I said he sends people right when we think we’re crazy and He cannot possible do “it”. Isaiah 55:11 tells us God’s word will accomplish what He said it would. We can trust God to fulfill every promise in our lives. He uses His word to remind us to hold on and stay focused. We just need to remind ourselves daily what those promises are for our lives. Each one of us has a purpose that will be fulfilled.

Waiting can be the hardest thing to do. During the waiting period we must continue (or start) to immerse ourselves with the things of God; Pray, seek His face, and His presence. We must read the Word, follow scripture, and continue to minister to the Church and the unsaved. For some of us that may also mean leaving places or friends. Sometimes people and places can slow our progress and make us lose sight of God. Our relationships are important and where we spend our time does affect us. Be careful who you share your visions and dreams with and who you take along with you. Surround yourself with Godly people. People are always tied to our destiny.

                God is always with His people don’t lose sight of your dreams and visions that God has given you and Hold onto to His promises.

Forsaking All to Find Myself in Him originally written 8/13/06 unedited

Forsaking all I Trust Him

‘’What is Keeping you from Doing Gods Work?’‘

‘’Finding your Place and Purpose in God’‘

8/13/06

Luke 5:4-11

To some individuals the word forsake in the bible can be scary. Personally for me

I had a hard time defining it. I felt it meant that I would have to stop living like a normal person and be by myself all the time. At first I thought that God would take away my desires that I believe he has given me. So what I would do is pray constantly for him not do away with them. One day I heard a pastor say that prayer is not to remind God of you needs and desires. God already knows our desires Psalm 37:4 delight thyself in the lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. So if we obey Gods word and his mandates he will give us what we desire. I am now learning that when you take care of Gods work he will give you favor and make ways that you could not even imagine. The problem is we don’t delight ourselves in God nor are we in his will. When we begin to seek his kingdom and his righteousness, we will come to find that all we need is in the kingdom!!! Matthew 6:33. In order for us to understand what our purpose for this time is we must seek God in everything that we do from our waking up till our lying down.

How do you know what you purpose for life is unless you seek God and come into fellowship with him??? At times we can act like (even if we know it or not) God doesn't really know what we’re supposed to be doing??? That is where have to trust God Psalm139:13-17 The psalmist David begins to talk about how God formed him in his mother’s womb. He tells us he was not hidden from God and that Gods thoughts are precious towards us.

 But what about when you find your purpose, or at least a piece?? What do you do, what do you say? What do you do when you find yourself being separated from individuals, because they are not in tuned to what God is doing?? What about when you try to tell love ones and close intimate friends what God needs you to do??What do you do when the advice they give is conflicting to his word??? What about when you want to be separated from foolish youthful experiences?? Well you move on... It’s not easy all the time, but when you want what God has for you drop people and things.(It’s a part of FORSAKING) Many people will come against you especially when you know who you are, TRULY KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND WHO’S YOU ARE. And if you are young they will tear you up with advice. But thank God for wise consul from those who are not just old but actually seasoned in Christ. And thank God for Jesus the ULTIMATE LOVER AND FRIEND!!!

Just a reminder when you are called out (not talking about just preaching but being saved) you should change who you are around. Meaning you won’t allow those so called saved people; you know the ones who say they’re saved but there’s no change, no fruit, no power. They have no real relationship with the Father, because they’re not reading His word and ALLOWING IT TO CHANGE THEM!!!!! You should not allow them to help terminate your future.                                           

In the book of Jeremiah chapter 1 verses 5-10, again the Lord God tells someone else. ‘’ Before I formed you I knew you”, he goes on and tells young Jeremiah, before you were born I sanctified and ordained you to be a prophet to the nations. You know what, Jeremiah tried used his age as a way of to get out of what God had called him to do. God was like don’t say that, for you shall go to all to whom I send you And whatever I command you, you shall speak. God told him don’t be afraid of their faces. God said that he will put his words in our Mouth, just to let you know we are still in Jeremiah 1. He will set us over nations and kingdoms to break and rebuild. You know some people’s faces can scare you but don’t fear them(2Tim 1:7)God has no given us a spirit of fear. 

Jeremiah wasn't the only one who was called in their youth.(Youth ranged from birth until 40yrs of age.) In the book of 1 Timothy 4:12-16 Paul encourages Timothy (age 30-40) and tells him not to let anyone despise him because of his youth, but to be an example to the believers in word, conduct, love, spirit, faith, and purity. Paul also told him to give attention to reading and exhortation and doctrine. He basically wanted Timothy to stay in the word and not get caught up in other things but to be an example. Many times as youth we give ourselves to foolishness. Rather it be for attention or just curiosity. As believer we must give our attention to the things of God and stay out of the face of evil things. We must stay in the word of God it is the only possible way to know who he truly is!!