God is more interested in who you are than what you are.

Your life is not about your destination, it’s about your journey. Seriously. At the end of your life, what matters is who you are, not where you are. It’s awesome if the journey comes with a pool and private tennis courts, but how you got them is more important than having them.

God is not interested in your success. I know, that sounds harsh, but it’s true. He’s interested in your relationship with Him. If you can be trusted with success and still honor Him, then you are wise indeed. More often, success lures us away from the things that have eternal importance. There’s a reason why Jesus commented on how hard it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. (Mat 19:24)

The road you take is fraught with pitfalls and roadblocks. How will you manage them? Can you walk with your hand in His? It’s in the walking with Him that you hear His voice and the invitation to come closer. That closeness changes you. You become molded by Him, not by what you achieved, but by obedience to His voice.

The journey will take you further than arriving at your destination if you keep your eyes on God. Success in this world does not compare to the heights you can travel in the kingdom.

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If you need a miracle, then expect a miracle.

If you need a miracle in your life, then study miracles. Read about miracles in the Bible and see what God has done. How much faith did the people have? How much did God do? If God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, then He’s ready to do something miraculous today.

Reading about miracles and hearing testimonies of what God has done in the past, builds your faith. Set your expectations that God will do something that defies the laws of physics or circumstance. God moves for people who are looking for Him to move.

Seeing a miracle should be common place for us. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues, they will take up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them, they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover. (Mk, 16:17-18)

If you are a believer, then miracles are to be expected. God said so. Just believe that He’s still the God who parted the Red Sea and raised Jesus from the dead. Then give Him all the praise when He does what you asked Him to do.

Another post on miracles: Time For More Miracles

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God is as generous as you are.

Generosity is such a powerful fruit of the Spirit. When we are generous, there’s a thoughtfulness that blesses far beyond the immediate giving. Generosity requires that we think of others, thereby taking our eyes off of ourselves. So much of the kingdom of God is learning to stop thinking of ourselves all the time.

Give and it will be given to you:good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. (Luk 6:38A) Put into your bosom because you’ll need both hands to handle the blessing you get back.

But the key to that verse is really the one after it: For with the same measurement that you use, it will be measured back to you. (Luk 6:38B) We should not give because we expect God to do something for us. We should give to help a need, without any worry that we will lack. God replaces in the measure you give. It’s a law of the kingdom.

And God’s measure is good. He doesn’t scrimp. He is honest, pressing the blessing into the measuring cup until it’s full, then He keeps adding more until it completely overflows. You really need to watch Him do this for you. He makes being generous fun.

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Break off occultic chains that are harming you.

We are primarily spirits experiencing a physical existence. We live in a physical world, but our real concerns are spiritual. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. (Eph 6:12)

Any agreement with the work of the enemy has significant long term spiritual effects. Health issues, poverty, divorce, “bad luck”–there are so many ways that we can be effected by our own actions and not realize it.

If you ever played with a Ouija Board, Taro cards, a seance, or consulted a physic, you need to cut off the spiritual ties that may be harming you, your family, and future generations. Confess the involvement to Jesus. Renounce any agreement that you made with the spiritual action. Ask the Holy Spirit to cleanse you and your family.

Those “harmless” activities all have hooks that tie you to a life that God did not intend for you. Ask God to remind you of anything that you need to confess and cut off. There’s no reason not to be completely free, receiving the full benefit of God’s grace. Break off occultic ties and be blessed.

Another post on being free: You Never Have To Feel Guilty

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