Be Repositioned

 Philippians 2:7-8 Instead, He gave up His divine privileges; He took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When He appeared in human form, H e humbled Himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross. It's really humbling to have a recount of how Jesus came about. Such a King who was born in low places, lived an ordinary life and gave up His privileges of having a royal experience, and to eventually be nailed on the cross like the worst criminal. It is heart-breaking and it just makes us realize that truly God loves us, and He wants what's best for us. Jesus is the best for us, and I'm privileged to be living a life that recognizes and acknowledges that truth. I am a beneficiary of His grace, and it is so wonderful that we stand to benefit so much here on earth and life in eternity, as if we've worked hard for it, but actually not.  My plea with you is to embrace this wonderful gift that we've b...

 Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in You, all whose thoughts are fixed on You! The promise of the Lord, is that those who keep their eyes fixed on Him, will keep in perfect peace. This is so true, because when you keep your eyes on the Lord, you let go of any distractions and things that can cause fear in your heart and  cause you to miss what the Lord is saying to you. I'm reminded of an analogy that made perfect sense when I heard it a while back. That God instructed  Noah to build an ark, which didn't have windows on the sides to see the terrible things that would happen to the people that disobeyed God, when they drowned and lose their lives. But there was an opening at the top. Thus, forcing Noah to lookup  when needing answers and help. Basically,  he had to keep his eyes fixed on the Lord to have inner peace. It is the same with us, we need to keep our eyes on Him, as He is our Creator, He has our lives in His hand. He knows our fu...

 Matthew 7:12 “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets. This is so true, because God is watching (bottom-line)...The bible tells us that  we reap what we sow, thus, if you are mean, inconsiderate and greedy, those are the things that will be coming back to you. I know at times at may feel as though you sow good, being kind, helpful, compassionate and considerate but the people don't treat you as you'd expect. Do not worry about that, it is a phase and things do change. I  remember  a while back, I heard a prophetic word that God will cause people where I am, to be more kind and friendly to me, as I've had such  a bad experience with interactions with people. This I've seen it with my own eyes, where people are just kind and offering to help; this made me realize that something has changed and then I remembered that prophetic word and I realized that the time has come. So, don't...

 Psalm 27:14 Wait patiently for the LORD. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the LORD. You can never go wrong waiting on the Lord, even though it may be hard to wait, but the wait is worth it. The things we want for ourselves, may not last very long or there may be certain conditions, but what God wants for us, is a real deal, we can trust that they would not be to our detriment. Proverbs 10:22 tells us that the blessing of the Lord adds no sorrow to our lives, because it is pure and timely. When God makes us wait, it could be one of the three: 1) the blessing is not ready 2) we are not ready for the blessing 3) The timing is not right for the blessing to come through. It is worth waiting on the Lord for we know He will never withhold anything good from us (Psalm 84:11). Lastly, Isaiah 40:31 says: " but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shal...

 2 Corinthians 7:10 For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death. God cautions us and gives us an indication that in life, we will suffer one of the two sorrows. The one that is from Him, that  is good for us, but may be painful for the flesh, but the end result is that it takes us away from sin and leads to salvation. The second sorrow is the worldly one, which may be fun and ok in the beginning but end up being painful and also results in death. Which one do you prefer? I'm hoping we would all agree that rather we suffer the one that is within the will of God. An example of this could be sorrow as a result of being forced to let go of a particular habit, thing or person, where an association with it, could lead to you sinning in the eyes of the Lord. For your protection, God eliminates that which causes sorrow...

 Matthew 6:21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. It is so important to be clear what your treasure is, because this verse tells us that it is where also your heart will be. Treasure is something that  you value much, that could possibly occupy your mind and focus, the thing that you ensure it will last. In most cases, people see money as their treasure, which is why they end up doing  anything at all, to get it (despite it compromising their values). It is for this reason that  we have another  verse that says  the love for money is the root of all evil (1 Thimothy 6:10). A lot of people confuse this verse and say the money is the root of evil, which is not what this verse says. It says the love for money is the root of evil. Money as is, has no problem, it makes our lives easy, have a roof over our heads, we are able to feed ourselves, help other people and do so much with money. The problem comes when people treasure it above every...

 Psalm 42:11 Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise Him again— my Savior and my God! So many things can cause us to be sad and discouraged , whether it is family, health, finances, the economy , politics, the list goes on. However, the Lord wants us to always look to Him and find renewed joy and strength. In Him, there is no sorrow or disappointment , because we know all things work together for our good (Romans 8:28). This means, no matter how dire the situation may be, one just needs to remember that the Lord said He will work everything out for your good; He is able to turn things around. What is comforting, is that everything that  happens, that  maybe the devil scheme and throw at us, he has to go through the Lord first to ok it. And when God okays it, it is because He wants to strengthen  you, your faith, to teach you or to use that as a steppingstone  for your next level. God is strategic like that! The stor...