Speaking To Your Mountains

Want to be a mountain mover? This little devotional is for you.

Have mountains you need moved? This little devotional is for you.

Any and all problems can and will be solved if your willing to take charge of your faith and put your trust in the one who made you.

Take control of the mind and the heart will soar to a new level of freedom and will do the work to be a constant reminder that the God you serve is bigger than your mountain.

Sometimes, however, the mountain needs a reminder of who your God is so remind it.

God Bless.

Speaking to Your Mountains

Whoever speaks to their mountain, without any doubt, and believes the things he says, it will be done and he will have whatever he says. What is this mountain?

It could be anything - your problems, failures or anything that is hindering your relationship with God. Jesus clearly says, “Speak to your mountain and cast it out.” How can you do that? By believing that you can overcome every situation! All you need is faith as small as a mustard seed and that faith is released only by speaking words. By speaking to your mountain, you acknowledge that God has the power to change your situations. Our God is so big that He can move mountains, He can walk on water, He can raise the dead from the grave. This same God lives in us. The same supernatural power is available for us. He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4). If you sincerely believe without doubting, you will receive. God wants you to know that He does not want you to settle for less than all the blessings He has in store for you. A pain in your knee can be addressed in the following manner: “I command you, pain, leave my body, in the name of Jesus.” Remember how Jesus rebuked the raging wind and sea, by authoritatively saying, “Peace, be still!” And there was a great calm. Perseverance pays great dividends.

Prayer Father, I believe that with You in me, I will overcome any difficult situation I encounter. I speak to my mountains and they are cast out, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

-Author Unknown

Shrug Therapy

Sometimes there isn't anything we can do when things go haywire. But, that doesn't mean we shouldn't at least find some encouragement to help get through the storm and that is exactly what Joyce does in the following devotional.

So when life throws us lemons, let's live by faith and cast our cares on the one who controls everything from the sunrise to the sunset plus everything in between.

I know this is easier said than done but in the end, (and it is okay to struggle your way through), it will be worth it. HE WILL NEVER LET US DOWN.

God Bless.

Shrug Therapy

by Joyce Meyer

Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully. —1 Peter 5:7
There are some things you can control in life—your choice of job, who your friends are, what you do for fun. There are others you can't—what other people say and do, the fluctuations of the stock market, the flat tire you got this morning. How you react to things you can't control helps determine your stress level and quality of health. People who regularly get upset over small things suffer in many ways. People who shrug them off do a lot better. The Bible calls it "casting your care."
Shrugging doesn't mean indifference; it simply means acknowledging that there is nothing you can do to change things at that particular moment. The flat tire has already happened; dealing with it by calling AAA makes sense, throwing a tantrum and kicking it doesn't. The low-stress approach is to shrug things off. Life happens. God works in mysterious ways.
If you trust Him to work things out, you'll navigate the dips of life with barely a blip. I spend time ministering in India and Africa, and I'm confronted with the terrible poverty and hunger I see there. I care very deeply for these people and do everything I can to alleviate it, but I realize I am only one person and can only make my contribution. I can let it burn me up and shake my fist at the unfairness of it all, but what does that accomplish, other than make me sick and possibly render me unable to do anything?
I do what I can, but I don't get upset about what is beyond my control. Do your best, pray, and God will do the rest!

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From the book New Day, New Youby Joyce Meyer. Copyright © 2006 by Joyce Meyer. Published by InProv. All rights reserved.

What It Means To Bless The Lord

This little devotional is wisdom at its finest.

We make things so hard when it comes to what we think God wants and wants from us. He truly is a simple God. Sin and our mindset gets way to much credit and the simplicity of the Lord, gets pushed to the wayside.

It is time to put simplicity into our walk and lose our religious thoughts for they are more trouble than what they are worth  so let's seal the deal with a KISS (keep it simple stupid) and begin to bless the Lord as we go about our every day lives.

God Bless.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! (Psalm 103:1)

The psalm begins and ends with the psalmist preaching to his soul to bless the Lord — and preaching to the angels and the hosts of heaven and the works of God’s hands. The psalm is overwhelmingly focused on blessing the Lord. What does it mean to bless the Lord? It means to speak well of his greatness and goodness. What David is doing in the first and last verses of this psalm, when he says, “Bless the Lord, O my soul,” is saying that speaking about God’s goodness and greatness must come from the soul. Blessing God with the mouth without the soul would be hypocrisy. Jesus said, “This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me” (Matthew 15:8). David knows that danger, and he is preaching to himself that it not happen. Come, soul, look at the greatness and goodness of God. Join my mouth, and let us bless the Lord with our whole being.

John Piper's Solid Joy Devotional

Jesus Reached Out

There are no truer words than these ones written below.

This is my life to a tee. Lord knows I want my life going in a different direction but distractions are my Kryptonite and before you know it, a week had gone by, then a month, then a year, and my life is nowhere near where I was hoping to be.

Now that I'm older and a little bit wiser, I now know I can't change my life or my circumstances without first putting Jesus in the center of it and with His help, I can see the change I've so longed for and so can you.

Jesus first and foremost! All you have to do is reach out and take the hand of the Man from Galilee.

God Bless.

Jesus Reached Out

Julie Schwab

Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. Matthew 14:31

Sometimes life gets busy—classes are hard, work is exhausting, the bathroom needs to be cleaned, and a coffee date is on the day’s schedule. It gets to the point where I force myself to read the Bible for a few minutes a day and tell myself I’ll spend more time with God next week. But it doesn’t take long before I’m distracted, drowning in the day’s tasks, and forget to ask God for help of any kind. When Peter was walking on water toward Jesus, he quickly became distracted by the wind and waves. Like me, he began to sink (Matthew 14:29–30). But as soon as Peter cried out, “immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him” (vv. 30–31). I often feel as if I have to make it up to God after being so busy and distracted that I lose sight of Him. But that’s not how God works. As soon as we turn to Him for help, Jesus reaches out without hesitation. When we’re unsettled by the chaos of life, it’s easy to forget that God is standing in the middle of the storm with us. Jesus asked Peter,

“Why did you doubt?” (v. 31). No matter what we’re going through, He is there. He is here. Next to us at that moment, in this moment, ready to reach out and rescue us.

Lord, help me to turn to You in the midst of my busyness and life’s distractions. Thank You for always being here, ready to catch me. God is waiting for us to turn to Him so He can reach out and help.

How Do You Define Success

Here is a different way of looking at a well know scripture. And I love the outlook this little devotional gives it.

There is so much hope and encouragement written below and I hope you will appreciate it as much as I do.

God Bless.

How Do You Define Success?

One of the verses I hear quoted most often when it comes to God’s favor is Romans 8:31: “If God is for us, who can be against us?”

As I’ve been thinking about this verse recently, I began to consider the converse of that statement: If God is against you, what difference does it make who is for you? The only One whose favor we desperately need is God. It doesn’t matter what any attorney, doctor, employer, employee, friend, or family member thinks about you if God is not for you. That’s because without His favor, you have no chance for real success! God is the ultimate measure of what’s real and what’s good. Yet so many try to find contentment without Him even in the picture. But those plans will ultimately fail as they realize there is no true satisfaction in this world without a relationship with God. Find your contentment in God, not in how others regard you. All the accolades in the world could never make up for hearing those words at the end of your life, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”

Prayer for the day: Pray that God would help you find your contentment in Him as the ultimate measure of success in your life!

Kong Hee

God's Guidance

Who doesn't need or want God's guidance even if they aren't sure what to call it or understand it is what they have been looking for since forever.

Whether or not you've utilized it, God still gives it and when we listen to it, we can be unstoppable isn't that thought much better than spending our whole life in the wilderness wondering where God is?

God Bless.

God’s Guidance

How do we know what God’s plans are for our lives? The Lord says, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go, I will guide you with My eye” (Psalm 32:8).

The Lord says, “I will”. He wants to direct our paths, so that we are not destroyed but have abundant lives. The Bible says, Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path (Psalm 119:105). We need to maintain a daily habit of reading God’s word because, primarily, He speaks to us through His Word. The Bible contains words of comfort, encouragement, advice, hope, direction, and peace. Sometimes, the Lord chooses to speak to us through our circumstances. We may be trying to achieve things, but they may not be happening.

We may have a number of obstacles in our path to achieving those dreams. We need to realize that the Lord, in His perfect wisdom, closes those doors so that He can open wider doors of opportunity for us. Sometimes, the Lord chooses to speak to us through people - our parents, pastors, friends, relatives. The Bible says, In the multitude of counsellors, there is safety (Proverbs 11:14). The advice we receive needs to be in agreement with God’s Word. God leads us and guides us when we are willing to hear His voice.

Prayer Father, I thank You for Your Word, which promises that You will lead me and guide me in all my ways. Help me to be sensitive to Your direction in my life. I love You Father. Amen.

A Merry Heart

There is nothing better than laughing with friends, family, and even when no one is watching.

And everyone knows what the bible has to say about it but the question is, why don't we do more of it?

The only I thing I can think of is the busyness of life and what it throws at us plus, when we make the choice to follow life instead of just letting go and enjoying it.

Maybe we can start the enjoy your life movement with the hopes it will catch fire and people will being to live again and it shows threw their pores. What is the worst can happen?

God Bless.

A Merry Heart

We all know that laughter is the best medicine; it is a stress buster and even boosts our immunity to various diseases. I believe that laughter not only blesses the person who laughs, but also the people around him. Who doesn’t want to hang out with a person with a cheerful countenance? When you have a merry heart, it shows in your attitude towards life.

And guess what; it’s contagious! When we are able to smile in the face of trouble, we give others hope too. People around us start to behave in a similar manner. Thankfully, as Christians, we are able to stay cheerful even in the face of adversity and trouble, because our focus is on the Lord. We are able to cast our extra baggage of anxiety and worry on Him. We can hope in Him and trust Him to deliver us. He promises to perfect all that concerns us (Psalm 138:8).

But, when we choose to focus on our problem instead of God, we move away from God’s presence and wallow in self-pity, which has a cascading effect, filling our hearts with bitterness and our faces with sadness. Sadness breaks our spirit and it sends out the message that God is not in control. So today, choose to focus not on the problem, but on the faithfulness of God. Get into His throne room for a fresh dose of His loving kindness and His grace that will sustain your cheerful countenance throughout the day. As you do this, the world will truly see that the joy of the Lord is your strength! Prayer Father in heaven, I pray that I would be a source of joy and comfort to the people around me.

I pray that I would not put You to shame with a sad countenance but rather confuse the enemy with wholesome laughter. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

-Author Unknown