Friday November 25, 2011- I've been doing some research on the economy of our country and it is really easy to get bummed out if we forget that we are CHILDREN OF GRACE. The world economy has been in real turmoil lately. The stock markets are swinging up and down. Housing markets are a mess. Currencies are crumbling. Unemployment is rampant. And none of this likely to stabilize any time soon. While this can be a bit harrowing to watch, it is key for every Christian to remember that we have a source much more stable, reliable and abundant than the world economy. We are plugged into the Kingdom Economy! The economy of heaven is an economy of plenty, of exceeding abundance. It never knows lack. It never experiences recessions or depressions. It is an economy based on God’s promise that He will meet all of our needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19). All the silver and all the gold are the Lord’s. The cattle on a thousand hills belong to our Father (Psalm 50:10). And He promises that all that He has is ours as His children (Luke 15:31).
While the world economy is being shaken, Christians have nothing to fear — if they know how to plug into the economy of heaven. In Jeremiah 29:11 God announces that His desire is to prosper us. In Deuteronomy 8:18 He declares that He has given us the ability to make wealth. The way He does this is to teach us key kingdom principles that will allow us to plug into His economy of abundance no matter what is going on in the world. We see Him do this for His people all through the Bible. Isaac prospered in a time of lack. Abraham knew abundance in every land (and economy) he went into. Joseph received strategies from God on how to see a whole nation thrive in the midst of a time of terrible famine. The Lord is no respecter of persons, what He makes available for one He makes available for all! We just need to know His principles and promises so that we can plug into the economy of His Kingdom.
Our God is a God without limit. In Him there is an abundance of provision and blessing that we have not even begun to tap into. So I encourage you not to look at the situation going on in our countries economy, and dig in to God's kingdom principles.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
I AM with you
Wednesday Nov. 2, 2011- Read a great post today and wanted to share it with you (Courtesy of Catablog). Here it is...
There are very few words that transcend circumstances. There are very few words that go beyond social, economic and marital status. There are very few words that hit all of us in the same way, at the same time and with the same potential for impact and change. But these 4 words do:
“I am with you.”
God is with us. Not distant. Not removed, but close. Not uncaring, but empathetic. Not far off, but living inside us. He is with us.
To the single mom working 2 jobs and still coming up short every month: I AM with you.
To the one filled with anxiety and worry in this moment right now: I AM with you.
To the unemployed: I AM with you.
To the one that hates the way their body looks and how they feel when they look in the mirror: I AM with you.
To the person that has no idea what their purpose or passion in life is: I AM with you.
To failure and the mess up that can’t see how they could ever recover from their mistake: I AM with you.
To the person that finds their value and identity in their career success: I AM with you.
To the insecure and unsure walking through life desperate for acceptance: I AM with you.
To the fake and the phony that has everyone believing that their life is more together than it really is: I AM with you.
To the depressed and the downhearted; the person that feels their is no light at the end of the tunnel: I AM with you.
To the single person that has a huge desire to get married and often feels loneliness and pain: I AM with you.
To the married person that wonders how their marriage drifted to such a lonely and painful place: I AM with you.
To the angry and resentful that have been rocked by hardship and hurt: I AM with you.
To the abused and the broken that have wondered why no one stepped in to stop the abuse: I AM with you.
To the isolated and lonely; the ones that feel left out and on the fringe: I AM with you.
To the ones that appear that they have everything, yet feel like all they have means nothing: I AM with you.
I AM with you. It is a game changer for all of us today.
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There are very few words that transcend circumstances. There are very few words that go beyond social, economic and marital status. There are very few words that hit all of us in the same way, at the same time and with the same potential for impact and change. But these 4 words do:
“I am with you.”
God is with us. Not distant. Not removed, but close. Not uncaring, but empathetic. Not far off, but living inside us. He is with us.
To the single mom working 2 jobs and still coming up short every month: I AM with you.
To the one filled with anxiety and worry in this moment right now: I AM with you.
To the unemployed: I AM with you.
To the one that hates the way their body looks and how they feel when they look in the mirror: I AM with you.
To the person that has no idea what their purpose or passion in life is: I AM with you.
To failure and the mess up that can’t see how they could ever recover from their mistake: I AM with you.
To the person that finds their value and identity in their career success: I AM with you.
To the insecure and unsure walking through life desperate for acceptance: I AM with you.
To the fake and the phony that has everyone believing that their life is more together than it really is: I AM with you.
To the depressed and the downhearted; the person that feels their is no light at the end of the tunnel: I AM with you.
To the single person that has a huge desire to get married and often feels loneliness and pain: I AM with you.
To the married person that wonders how their marriage drifted to such a lonely and painful place: I AM with you.
To the angry and resentful that have been rocked by hardship and hurt: I AM with you.
To the abused and the broken that have wondered why no one stepped in to stop the abuse: I AM with you.
To the isolated and lonely; the ones that feel left out and on the fringe: I AM with you.
To the ones that appear that they have everything, yet feel like all they have means nothing: I AM with you.
I AM with you. It is a game changer for all of us today.
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