1 Samuel 12:22

The Lord will not forsake his people, for His great name’s sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you His people.

God is in control and has not forgotten His people.  His love, mercy, and kindness are always available for us day and night.  God will comfort us when we need comfort and guide us in our decisions.  We can stand on that promise that God will never leave us or forsake us.  

Hebrews 4:3,9

For we who have believed do enter that rest, as He has said: “So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest,'” although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. There remains, therefore a rest for the people of God.

We enter into rest when we believe, pray, and know with the word that God is working on our behalf.  We do not try to fix the problem ourselves but rest as God goes to work for us.  God finished the work at the foundation of the earth.  Our job is to trust in Him and remain in faith.

Philippians 4:6,7

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplications, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

We are not to fear or be anxious about anything, and God means anything.  To do this, we have to keep in prayer, supplication, thanksgiving, and making a request to God.  We cannot let up, give in, or be distracted, or we will lose ground.  Is it easy? Not always.  However, the peace and understanding we gain to stand confident against the enemy are well worth it.  

John 14:1

Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.

The devil is trying so hard to discourage the people of God.  If we start to worry and concentrate on the circumstances, we will stop praying and believing in the word.  We have to guard our hearts and focus on what we believe.  We are to believe in God and believe in Jesus, and the word is to take precedence over life’s ever-changing circumstances.

Luke 7:7

Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say a word, and my servant shall be healed.

 The centurion understood the authority Jesus had on this earth.  He believed the word that Jesus spoke, and his faith in that word caused his servant to be healed.  We can operate on this earth in that same belief.  Our faith in the word and works of Jesus, without doubt, will manifest miracles.  Faith believes and speaks only one option, and that is what the word says

Psalm 91:15-16

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him.  With long life I will satisfy him, and show him my salvation.  

God is in our corner and ready to fight for us when we are in trouble.  Make God the first call forever problem and every circumstance in life.  Let Him fight the battle and stay in peace.  We don’t need to figure out how it will get done.  Just sit back and praise God for the answer and watch the miracle unfold before our eyes.

Psalm 20:4

May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

A new year has come upon us again, a time of reflection and a time of change.  May this year be better than the last, and you can grow closer to God and see Him work mightily in your life.  Be blessed, loved, and highly favored child of God.

Proverbs 23:7

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

The Bible says to guard our hearts, for out of it come the issues of life.  What we think in our hearts is how we truly feel.  Our focus then is vital.  We cannot expose our heart to the negative daily and expect it to produce positive thoughts.  We need to train ourselves to turn away from that which doesn’t build us up spiritually. 

1 Corinthians 6:20

For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your Spirit, which are God’s. 

We have a high value to God! The devil doesn’t want us to realize that every born-again person was bought with a price.  We can glorify God by keeping our bodies holy and out of sin.  We can glorify God in our Spirit with praise and worship and build ourselves up in the most high 

God.  We are God’s, and He loves us.

1 Corinthians 1:10

Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.  

There is only one Bible, yet we still have divisions.  The church unified is a strength the devil cannot overcome.  A time is coming when we, the Church, must stand together to represent the word and Christianity.  Our power to overcome sin in this world is through Jesus.  The devil will not defeat a unified church!