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Yesterday, I talked to you about how God is not moved by the things the enemy throws our way. Today, I want to share with you what the word says about what moves God and how God is moved.

God had so much compassion for mankind, that even when Adam and Eve were disobedient, he took care of them. He clothed them and made sure that they survived. He then went about creating a way for mankind to return to the fellowship that Adam and Eve knew before their fall. Understanding God’s heart and desire for a relationship with us is crucial to understanding what moves God. He is not moved by circumstances, politics or anything else that can cause us to fall into fear and anxiety.

In order to move God, we must move his heart by trusting and walking by faith. Faith moves God. We build our faith through prayer. Four things that move God and help us to develop our relationship with him.

One is to start a relationship with him if we have not already.

We need to Repent of the things we have done that are disobedient to God’s laws. Ask him to fill us with His Spirit. Then we will have a guide. When the Holy Ghost comes into our lives it will lead us and guide us.

2 Cor 7:10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

The word repent means to make a turnaround. When we tell God we are sorry for being disobedient and walking in sin, we are to turn from that sin and do it no more. God’s grace is not a license to live any way and expect God to be OK with it.

Two Read the Bible:

2 Tim 3:16-17 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

The word of God is given to us by God so that we have an understanding of his expectations. It is to inspire, strengthen, enlighten, and instruct us in God’s laws. It is to show us the difference in a life lived well and one that is thrown away on sinful living. It is in reading and understanding his word that we come to know the heart of God. It builds our relationship with Him.

Three Worship and Praise:

God is high and there is no one or nothing above him. That is reality. When we worship, it gets our hearts set. Praise and worship elevate God in our lives. It puts God in his proper place in our lives.

Worship helps us to connect our hearts to God’s heart. It allows the Spirit of God within us to make a deeper connection. It helps us to learn to trust.

Four Prayer:

Prayer is the key that opens many doors.

I Pet. 3:2 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

Prayer is simply talking to God and waiting for him to speak to our hearts. He desires for us to spend time alone with him. God desires our trust. We learn to trust through prayer, worship, reading the word and being obedient to the word. It is all about our relationship.

God is not moved by the fiery trials but is moved by us when we fully rely on him.

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I want to share with you a thought that I had today. It started with the three Hebrew men that were cast into the fiery furnace. That sounds like a scary prospect. No one wants to think about what should have happened to them. They stood strong in their faith and the outcome was different from the way it was meant to play out. I thought well God is not afraid of the fiery furnace. We should be able to stand strong in the fiery flames that are meant to burn our lives to the ground. Those men boldly proclaimed, Our God is able to save us, but if he chooses not to, we will honor our God and not bow to your idol.

If God is not moved by the flames, we should not be either. God is not afraid of disease, financial collapse, people’s lies against Him. We need to find the boldness of God to not be afraid of the things the enemy throws our way. God is not moved by them; he knows he can and will deliver us. He doesn’t doubt his ability to save, heal, deliver and set free. When we get to the place in God that we have total confidence in Him and are not moved by our circumstances we will see miracles.

The early church was not moved by circumstances. They suffered horrible things in the name of the cause of Christ. They died torturous deaths at the hands of evil kings, but they did not deny their faith. They remained bold.

That same Spirit that was in them is in us today. God has not changed and has not backed off of his original idea of sin. In spite, of what some so called preachers would like you to accept as truth. Do not be deceived, God is the same, He has not changed. It is our societies that have changed. It is time we find our way back to the old paths and find that Holy Boldness that God gave the early church.

Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and for ever.

It is time for us to let our light shine and not be ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I love the song it is well with my soul. Because it reminds us of that things in our lives can be spinning out of control, but if our standing with God is in a good place all is well. All that matters is that things are well with our soul.

We have to remember when the storms of life hit us hard, God is not moved by the storms. He is bigger than any storm that can come our way. He is the one that has the ability to change the course of any storm or dissipate it all together.

Remember the story of Peter walking on the water. Jesus was there with him in the storm. Jesus didn’t do anything to the storm for a little while. He gave Peter a chance to walk through it, to test his faith and his focus. But Jesus didn’t let anything happen to him, he was right there to pick him up when Peter asked for help.

Jesus was taking a stroll on the water. He was not shaken by the storm on the horizon. Fear of what may happen plagues many today. But worrying about what could possible take place is wasting today. There will be plenty of time to deal with tomorrow’s storms, tomorrow.  Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying that we cannot prepare for the future. Actually it is a good thing to do. Look at the ants, they work all summer so that they do not have to go out on the snow and ice.  We can get too caught up in the anxiety of it all and not enjoy today.

We were only meant to live in one day at a time. It is the only one we have any form of control over. The next time the enemy comes with all sorts of scenarios, put him in his place. We can rise above the storms, because we are not alone.

Learning to be strong and not focus on our circumstances is the next stepping stone to growth. It is all a part of learning to walk by faith.  Because our God is not moved by circumstances. But he is moved by our faith.

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The title of today’s episode: How Do You Look?

People look at us and they judge our appearance. They think they know what type person you are by the label on your jeans. Are you carrying the right purse or driving the right car. We are judged in many ways by others. To some it is just a first impression that they stick to, a snap judgment.

Some people that are good at manipulating others will be able to say all the right things to impress. They will appear to be a kind and wonderful person then end up being a serial killer. We cannot always think that just because someone appears friendly and kind that they are friendly and kind. They may be the embodiment of the devil with a kind smile.

We can do all the Christian things and dress like we are told by some denominations and look the part of a Christian, and still not look good to God. God doesn’t judge us by the way we dress or what kind of car we drive. The title on our business cards means nothing to Him.

I Sam 16:7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

The Lord said this to Samuel when he went to anoint a king among Jesse’s sons. There was one there that looked like he should be king. He was what Samuel thought was the right height to command respect. He was handsome to look at and appeared to be king material to Samuel.

But God knew his heart was that of a coward. Sometime in the near future he would be shaking in his shoes along with the rest of the army. But God knew inside of that little shepherd boy beat the heart of a warrior. He knew David would boldly stand and defy Goliath. He knew that David was strong and the harder the enemy came against him the more he trusted in God. He had the heart of a leader and king.

But to look at him, he wasn’t much in man’s eyes. Have you ever felt like you were nothing. You felt like you had nothing to contribute. You wondered why God just didn’t give up on you. It seems that everything you attempt seems to fall flat of your expectations. You feel like they disappoint God too. It could be that maybe it is just not your Goliath moment yet. But inside of you beats the heart of a warrior.

Do not be guilty of allowing the enemy to sit in the seat of judge. He will tell you all lies to make you feel as small as possible. He will pick apart everything and bind you up with guilt, shame, worthlessness and feeling like there is no use to try.

But God sees you for who you really are, he sees your heart. The fact that you feel like you have let him down proves that you want to do what is pleasing in his sight. You are on your way to becoming what you were always meant to be by God.

Satan knows that if we ever reach the knowledge of who we are, he is really in trouble. We will be like David, the more he comes at us the stronger we will become in God. We will lean on him and trust him more and more.

Be encouraged my brothers and sisters, don’t look in the mirror, do look at how others may see you, don’t even see yourself through any lens but God’s. His word is our mirror, it will help us judge to see where our heart is and we will see the labels that matter. Blessed, Chosen, Adopted, Favored, Forgiven, Child of the Most High God.

Getting the right labels in our mind will help us to see ourselves as God does. Remember, God looks on the heart. We need to make sure our heart is set on him.

Psalm 57:7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise.

Psalm 112:7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD. He will not be afraid of evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.

I ask the question once again, How do you look? If you ask him, God will show you.

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The title of today’s episode: THANKFUL

Everyday that God gives us is a day to be Thankful. Today in America it is Thanksgiving Day. Many have traditions of watching the big parade on TV, some go around the table to say what they are thankful for that year.  But how many really think about why we are even breathing.

Today and everyday is the day to be thankful for all the Lord has done. Since it is a holiday. I want to leave you with a scripture and a quote to think about today.

I Thes 5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

God wants us to be thankful. Because when we are it changes our attitude about our lives. It is a lot harder to be depressed when you are thankful.

There is a famous quote that goes: Happiness doesn’t bring gratitude, it is gratitude that brings happiness. Thanks for taking a moment out of your day to share with me. I am Thankful for each and everyone that watches my videos and reads my blog. Thanks for all of your encouragement, likes and shares.

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The title of today’s episode: Abundant Life

I want to share with you today about the abundant life. Let’s start with a definition of abundant -plentiful, generous, overflowing. Many people focus on our natural physical lives when they talk about abundance. Materialism is abundant in and out of the church of today. The people who are living the “good life” have wealth and all that it can buy. But that is not an abundant life, not really. 

Rev 3:14-18 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;  15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. 17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eye salve, that thou mayest see.

These people had an abundance of wealth, and its trappings but did not have spiritual wealth. Many claim Christianity but do not follow Christ. They worship their abundance. We could have all the material things and not have an abundant life.  If our spirit is sick, we are naked, poor and miserable. We will not have abundance of the things that matter like peace and joy. 

Matt 6:31-34 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?  32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

God has promised to take care of us. He is our provider. He didn’t promise fancy cars, multiple homes and all the things that money can buy. He didn’t die so that we could have a summer home in France.  He wants us to have a relationship with Him. He wants us to use whatever he has given us to further the kingdom. We all have different resources, some can sing and play music, others are gifted with words. Some are blessed with a lot of money; others may just have enough to live on themselves.  But whatever we have, we are obligated to use for the kingdom of God.

When Peter and John came by the blind man at the Gate Beautiful, the man was begging for money. But Peter said, Silver and Gold, have I none, but such as I have, I give to you. He said, In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise and walk, then he lifted him to his feet. It wasn’t what the guy asked for, but they gave him an abundant life because now he could see.

We should always leave people better than we find them. Sometimes it is just a smile or a word of encouragement. Sometimes it is a prayer you say with them, for whatever they need. But if we do all we can, God will do the rest.

John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Jesus was talking about the devil when he said the thief.  The devil always subtracts and divides while God adds and multiplies. Satan wants nothing more than to destroy each of us. That is why we have to bind together and lift up one another so we can share God’s gift of an abundant life here and in the world to come.

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The title of today’s episode: FINDING OUR PEACE

In an ever-changing world full of noise, it gets even harder to find our peace. But God’s beauty is all around us. All it takes is a walk in the woods or by a lake to feel his presence. It is nice sometimes to have peaceful, quiet time alone with God. In the still of the evening, as the sun sets, it is like he is whispering, I am here, and I am listening.

God is always listening. Imagine waiting all day for your child to stop and take time to talk with you and everyday they say, “Thanks for everything you did today, Please, give me this and I need that, good night.” I have been guilty many times of the hit and run prayer.

I am trying to slow down and soak in the beauty of God’s presence. I don’t even have to be at the beach at sunset or walking by a quiet stream. Sitting quietly alone in my recliner with my eyes shut listening for his still small voice to talk to me works on rainy and chilly November days.

“I say, I trust you Lord. The evening news is scary, but I know you will take care of your people.”

Then I listen again. Waiting for him to speak to me. Although I do not hear audible words. He speaks to my heart and I feel peace surround me. It is like a warm blanket by the fire on a snowy day.

Zeph 3:17 The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

This verse reminds us to find comfort in God’s presence. Think about a baby in its mother’s arms. It sleeps in perfect peace, it doesn’t care about the economy, or rumors of war. It doesn’t worry about its next meal or if it has a roof over its head. It just rests in the safety of its parents arms.

This is how we need to be, not allowing worry, fear or anxiety to overtake us. But to rest in his presence and find peace in his arms. He will watch over us. We have to trust that he will take care of us.

Think about what all God has done for his people over the years. He protected them from a great flood, he set them free from Egypt by destroying their enemy, he proved who he was on Mt. Carmel when Elijah prayed fire down from heaven. He took an army of 300 men and Gideon and defeated a massive army. He caused Jehosophat’s enemies to destroy each other before he reached the battlefield. He sent Abraham a sacrifice of a ram to spare Isaac. Giving Abraham insight as to what God must be feeling when we sent his son Jesus to die for us all. He made an incredible way for us to be free from our enemies. Why should we worry, why should we fear, Jesus is always near and waiting for us to curl up in the peace and safety of his arms.

It doesn’t matter what things look like, we have to walk by faith and rely on our God to supply what we need. Everything we need can be found in Him.

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