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WELCOME TO GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING

THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE:  PRESSED BUT PRAISING

We all have felt overwhelmed at times. It seems like everything you try to do ends up in a mess. This happened to me this week. I didn’t think I could handle one more thing, then something happened and I did handle it. Human beings have the capacity to grow and adapt, especially children of God.

As I prayed this morning for all that is pressing on me. I felt like God started to deal with me about being stretched. I recently felt like he was telling us to empty our lives of what was unnecessary.  Emptying our lives is not enough. We need more capacity to hold what God is getting ready to do. This is why he is stretching so many of us. He is increasing our capacity to hold more of him.

Many Christians have said they are going through a time of feeling heavy and pressed. The crushing is bringing on God’s anointing. We will one day be on the other side of this and there will be a large harvest of souls that will need mentoring. God is preparing us.

God is getting ready to increase our territory. We will need a greater capacity to hold the things he wants to give us. Now is the time to get serious about removing things we do not need in our lives. It is going to take a great move of God’s power with demonstrations of that power, to see the lost saved, healed and delivered. The body of Christ needs to be ready for the harvest.

Many are dealing with a lot of things. It’s easy to blame the enemy. It is not always his fault. God sometimes allows things to open our eyes. Maybe he is trying to get us out of our comfort zone and walking in a new path. That way will add to your life skills, revelation or something you are missing in your life. The main thing is we stick to the path and God’s plan.

Like with any good exercise routine, we have to press through the moment of doubt that nothing is changing. When doubt starts to set in, we must look to Jesus with hope. He wants us to be ready for what is coming. Ways we exercise through the weight of heaviness, is to put on the garment of praise. Praise God when we are overwhelmed, it puts things into perspective. It invites the presence of God. His presence will lift us up.

ISAIAH 61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

Lifting up the Lord gets our minds off of our feelings and pressures. It aligns our perspective with God’s presence.

Determination to follow Jesus comes from deep within us. He will be with us every step of our journey. We must learn to trust him, even in the times of crushing. Like the olives that are in the oil press, things can get messy. But it is in the crushing that we bring forth oil of anointing.

Be strong and have courage, you can walk thorough the hard times. One day at a time. I want to remind you that you never walk alone. Get in the word, it is light for your path. Make sure you have all of your armor on. Allow the warrior God placed within you to arise.

Is 55:8-9 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

We can trust him because his ways are higher than our ways. He knows what he’s doing. He wants only what is best for us. Even when he allows hard things, painful things. It is for our good if the long term gets us to a new level of understanding. Keep praising him in the pressing.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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