Word of the Day
Beloved, success in your life is the only option. It is the only alternative. There is a path you must follow out of each and every wilderness of life. Each one is unique and specially crafted for you and no one else. The enemy loves to come with lies and deceit to convince you that if I truly loved you I wouldn’t allow such things to take place—that I would banish all wilderness experiences.
Therefore, do not doubt, fear or have unbelief. Each are part satan’s arsenal, part of his tactics and they are enemies of your destiny. They are the trio sent by the enemy to rob success, attaching themselves to the failures of the past. They attach themselves to visible circumstances in order to persuade you otherwise and open your heart to deception.
The greatest deception the enemy longs to impart through too much introspection is to persuade you that your past is indicative of your future. The Father knows your heart and has heard your confession and asks, “What failures?” They are separated from you as far as the East is from the West. They are no more.
It is time to move on and leave the past behind. I have. The only reason your past comes up with Me at all is in order to set you free from the hindrances and mindsets it has formed in you—mindsets which prevent you from moving on.
Therefore, acknowledge My plans for you. Acknowledge My complete forgiveness and embrace your identity as an ambassador of the Kingdom. It is time for the desert to bloom for I have come to you like sweet spring rains. This desert is no more. Just believe.
Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth” (Hosea 6:3 NIV)
Prayer
Lord, there is no other option than success. It is the only alternative. All other possibilities have left my heart shallow and without motivation. You motivate my heart and I respond to each and every call—each and every whisper of Your voice. You direct my steps while making the rough ways smooth and the crooked paths straight. You have planned a way for me and me alone. I refuse to be distracted by the lies and ramblings of the enemy who seeks to draw me to the broad way. I respond to the conviction of Holy Spirit and not to any tendency to be introspective to the point of constant faultfinding in my own life. My failures, my past are separated from me. I arise and leave the past behind with all its hindering mindsets.
Reveal any wicked thought process left in me which causes me to stumble and fall along the way. I will nail it to the Cross and embrace a future and a hope in You. My desert is blooming among showers of sweet spring rain. I believe. Amen
Reflect and Journal
- In what ways do you find yourself becoming introspective to the point it is detrimental and inhibits the true convicting power of Holy Spirit which comes without guilt or shame?
- What particular shortcomings or failures has the enemy been pulling out of his arsenal to use against you?
- In light of the above Word, what are you going to do with the enemy’s threatening tactics? If any of the fiery darts he sends your way have any merit because you haven’t yet confessed, repented or forgiven, do so and pull the rug out from under him.
- Reflect on the dry areas of your life in need of spring rain and agree with the Word. Receive your spring rain by faith. Take time to imagine Him pouring into those places. Selah
Hey Brenda, I’m at peace with my past,just last night I took a slow look at the history of words. That have framed my life, I saw the hand of God wipe the slate of my clean. He did it at Calvary. And today I have prayed for all those that are in my past that in my ignorance I have spoken evil of. I will also pray for those in future for the same thing.
I’m going to start a new reading of the Book,slowly watching more closely how words are used. We need more understanding and revelation of words. I now see that words are like a container that can be filled with love, faith, good words,or filled with hate, prideful,arrogance, speaking things we know nothing about.
The Lord, recently told my to take heed what I hear and how I hear. We so need to guard our mouths, and guard our hears to protect the most important thing in this world. Our hearts.
Well spoken enough take care of yourself for you are a container of His Presence. Good- Bye Daniel Cameron
Daniel,
Very well said and I must remember the same thing…especially speaking of things we know nothing about…only God knows the heart of a man and we will do good to remember this…we in turn speak His Word over them instead of our opinions and such…many blessings Brenda