God will perfect the the things that matter to us.

We may not always know what we’re doing, but it’s good to know that God does. Some people are seriously organized and focused from an early age. Other people wander through life without any seeming direction. God knows that. He knows everyone and how they are wired and He has a plan and a destiny for each one.

It’s difficult to imagine how God can track all of us at the same time, but He’s God. He’s not human and limited as we are. He knows what you want and how to get you there. The Lord will perfect that which concerns me. (Ps 138:8) He will perfect His plans for us, if we let Him.

Yes, you can work against God and never see the good things in store for you. But if you follow His lead, He’ll make a way to bless the skills and talents that you have and use you in ways that you would love. It’s all in the relationship we have in Him. As we love Him and give Him our heart, He blesses and works things out for us.

He will perfect the things that matter to us. He can do what we cannot. He takes what we have and adds blessing to it. He is amazing.

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On earth as it is in heaven.

Jesus said to pray, Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. (Mat 6:10) Look around. Does this look like heaven on earth to you? Not to me either. That just means that we have more praying to do.

If we were living in the perfect world, where God was in charge and everyone was part of the kingdom, how would we live? There wouldn’t be anger, injustice, pain, loss, fear, disappointment. We would live in trust, love, joy, patience, kindness, goodness…. Sounds a lot like Galations 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. We would be living with the Spirit of God in charge  because we’d all have Him in us.

That’s what we’re supposed to have now. We’re supposed to pray on earth as it is in heaven–that God would manifest Himself in the world the way He does in heaven.

Look at your life and your circumstances. Does it look like heaven to you? Then pray that it would. Is there anger and strife? Then what would it look like in heaven? Peace, kindness, cooperation. Pray the opposite of what is happening. If you want heaven on earth, get specific and pray into it.

This is not pie in the sky. This a command. Jesus said to pray like this, not to pacify us into feeling better about our hopeless situation, but because of the power of that prayer. When we agree with what God wants to do, we release Him to do it. Jesus came to show us the way to live, then sent the Holy Spirit to help us. He put the world in our hands to manage the way He showed us. God isn’t going to interfere with what we’ve been given to do unless we ask Him to.

It is God’s will that His kingdom be released on earth as it is in heaven. He gave us the power and authority to do that by making us heirs with Christ. Our is the responsibility to effect the change. You have so much ability to release the kingdom everywhere you go. First you must be filled yourself. That comes with developing a relationship with God–spending quality time with Him everyday. The more you get filled, the more you have to give out.

Slowly but surely, we spread the kingdom by our own communion with God. That changes us. We begin to see things as He sees things so we know how to pray and act. On earth as it is in heaven is not a hard as you think.

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Enter the kingdom as a little child.

I don’t want to grow old. I’m not talking about actual years. I’m talking about attitude. Many old people are fearful. They’re set in their ways. They only ever look back. On the positive side, they can have great wisdom. So if I could have the wisdom with the joy of youth, it would be the best of both worlds.

Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it. (Mark 10:15) There is something special about the way God loves children. Maybe it’s their complete trust, their capacity to enjoy, or their wonder and curiosity. They believe what they are told, without the predisposition to doubt like adults have.

I want to hold on to childlike faith and joy and walk through the kingdom with the eyes of a little one, but also with the wisdom of the ages. I want to have fun, to sing and dance, and never fear because God is having fun with me. Imagine an entire kingdom of childlike faith.

That means there would be no egos or attitudes, only trust and laughter. Imagine sleeping the peace of a child at night. Put yourself in His hands and let your adult self be young again. It’s easier to get around in the kingdom that way.

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Today is a great day to be blessed.

Nothing you have done can change your ability to receive grace. That’s what grace is all about–being forgiven when you don’t deserve it. Never let your past prevent you from living in grace and forgiveness. Get your heart right with God and move on . Today is a new day.

Today has all the blessings and opportunities that you need. All you have to do is plug into them. How do you do that? You go to the source. You need to spend time with God everyday in reading His word, in prayer, and listening to Him. It’s a relationship you need to develop. God is amazing! He is everything you need.

Once you begin this wonderful walk with Him, you can begin to hear His voice. He’s got ideas to share. He’s got dreams to give and destiny to bless. Let the past go. Once you confess your sins, God doesn’t remember them, so you don’t have to either. Only the enemy will remember those things, so ignore him. Today is a new day. Today is a day of fresh starts and new beginnings.

Today is the day the Lord has made, and He made it for you. How awesome is that! Wait and see what He has in store. It gets even better tomorrow.

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It’s time to let it go.

Unforgiveness is an absolute barrier to blessing. And you know what? It doesn’t matter if the person you refuse to forgive is even still alive. Their status is not what concerns God, it’s yours. As long as you refuse to forgive ANYONE, blessing cannot get to your heart. You’ve built a big old wall that keeps it out.

Holding onto unforgiveness is poison to your soul. Seriously. It’s like cancer. It will infect your thinking and your actions. It is not of God. Nowhere will you find Jesus ever teaching about it being ok to not forgive. What does He say? The opposite. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. (Mat 6:12) We are taught to forgive. And as many times as it takes. (Mat 18:22)

Ask God to show you right now if you have not forgiven someone you should have. Don’t mess around with this. That memory you just got? Deal with it. Tell God that you forgive that person. Ask the Lord to forgive you for not doing it sooner. Clean the slate. Good. Now it’s done. Ask God to help you be sensitive every time you need to forgive someone. You’ll be surprised when your realize that it’s every day. That’s ok. Just do it. And as you do, you’ll start to see the blessings from God start to come to you.

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God will bless your decisions, so go for it.

I don’t think we have to get God’s permission to do half of what we ask Him for. Some people will wait to hear from God before making any change in their life. Should you take the new job? Go on vacation? Join that organization? The assumption is that there is a right and wrong answer to everything. I don’t think there is.

Jesus didn’t teach us to check with God before doing anything. He gave us the guidelines–love God with all your heart, and love other people. He told us to be humble, caring, generous, and kind. He told us how to have a good character, not which job to take.

I believe that God wants us to use our best judgement. If we make a wrong choice, He will close a door. But we shouldn’t wait for Him to give a green light before we do anything. Assume that the light is always green until it turns red. No closed doors? Then, if it’s what you want, go for it.

God can bless anything you put your hand to. If your heart is right with Him, then your motives will be good, and that’s what matters. He will use anything that you give Him. Stop stressing about His will. His will is to bless what you do.

Another post on God’s will: Knowing God’s Will Is Easier Than You Think

Jesus is the picture of humility

Jesus lived a humble life. He never promoted Himself, even though He was the Savior of the whole world. He asked those He healed to not even give Him credit for it. He was low-key in everything He did. But the most astounding act of humility was at His birth and at His death.

Consider the Son of God leaving the glory of heaven. The massive transition is really unthinkable. And yet, this wonderful Son of God chose to not even be born in a house. He could have. Even if He didn’t choose to be born in a palace, at least He could have been born in a house. His first appearance on earth as the Son of Man was in a stable.

And then He died a humiliating death. There was no honor given to Him in death at all. He was crucified next to thieves. He was even buried in a borrowed gave.

This humility is greater than anything we’ve seen before or since. Yes, you may point to humble people that you know of, but none of them left the greatness of the presence of God as Jesus did. And He his whole life was to show us how to to do it. We may not be able to live as perfectly as Jesus did, but we have the perfect model to live by.

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Humility keeps your heart soft.

Pride is a very dangerous attitude. We think we’re right. We know we’re right. We hate it when other’s don’t see it. Pride makes it hard to admit error. It makes it hard to admit that someone else may be right. Every time we refuse to let someone else win, a hard layer covers our heart like shellac. Time after time when our pride gets in the way of kindness or generosity, another layer goes down. Soon, we have a thick shell that nothing can get through.

Humility keeps our heart soft and pliable. Humility allows us to admit when we’re wrong. It celebrates others’ victories and reaches out in love. Humility not only does not cover our heart with hardness, it opens us to the deep things of God that we can’t learn any other way. There are lessons from heaven that only the humble heart will be able to hear.

If you know that your heart is hard, ask God to forgive you. Confess your pride and ask Jesus to take it from you. Ask Him to give you a humble, pliable heart that will respond to His voice. It’s never too late for humility.

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You are a royal son or daughter.

A healthy self-esteem is important to have . If you were never told how wonderful you are growing up, then you probably have a poor self-esteem. You may expect less of yourself and for yourself. You may not value the blessings of God if you don’t think you deserve them.  That would be a huge mistake.

So just consider how valuable the son or daughter of a king is. Now consider that the king is the King of Kings. His sons and daughters are His greatest delight. This isn’t just an exercise in self-esteem, this is the real deal. You actually are God’s greatest delight. You are His highest joy.

Do not allow the enemy to tell you anything different. You deserve the greatest blessings because your Father delights to give them to you. You don’t have to earn them, just receive them. It’s even OK to ask for more. Your Father loves you so much, He’s happy to bless you with more.

Don’t move on until you fully grasp how much God loves you and dotes on you. You have to know who you are–a royal heir, a much beloved son or daughter of God. That makes you pretty special.

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Let the beauty of God shine through you.

Just as you are light and salt to the world, you release the beauty of God where ever you go. Sometimes that’s hard to do. Sometimes the environment that you live or work in is hard. There may be nothing beautiful or Godly in anything around you. It’s got to come from you, baby.

How do you thrive in a harsh environment? You be prepared before you go in. You spend time with Jesus. You let His sweet nature fill you and give you the grace that you need. You enjoy His presence and praise His goodness. Just focusing your attention and loving on Him will fill you with everything you need for the day ahead. You’ll carry in your own sunlight and water.

You will show off the goodness of God to a place in desperate need of having it. Don’t allow yourself to be subdued by the enemy. Shine bright in your confidence in the One who loves you. Everyone needs His love, they just don’t understand how to get it. When you show Him off, you make Him attractive to others.

When you put your trust in God, He will bless you and protect you no matter where you are.

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