Smile

Be grateful you made it through last night! (Smile)

"Their largest cities will be like a deserted forest,
  like the land the Hivites and Amorites abandoned
when the Israelites came here so long ago.
  It will be utterly desolate.
Why? Because you have turned from the God who can save you.
  You have forgotten the Rock who can hide you."

Isaiah 17:9–10b

God gives the reason for his judgment: They have turned from the God who can save them, the Rock who can hide them. When people turn away from God, they step out of his protection and into his judgment. This is the basis of "the fear of the LORD." Our choice is either wonderful protection and salvation, or terrible judgment. God allows us to decide freely, though it's clear he longs for our trust and devotion. Are you trusting the God who can save you, the Rock that can hide you?

Smile

Just smile, despite of it all:

"Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin.
By fearing the LORD, people avoid evil."

Proverbs 16:6

Whose unfailing love and faithfulness atone for whose sin? God's own character covers our sin, ultimately. But perhaps this works on a human plane, too. If the overarching tenor of your family is love and faithfulness, that can cover when you blow it with your spouse, children, parents, siblings. The same goes in friendship. Let love and faithfulness be the defining features of your relationships (as you're grounded in a relationship with God—"fearing the LORD"), and the first benefit is that many sins can be avoided. Second, even when sin does get the upper hand, the relationship

I challenge you

Good morning vitamin (smile)

"I will feed the poor in my pasture;
  the needy will lie down in peace.
But as for you, I will wipe you out with famine
  and destroy the few who remain.
Wail at the gates! Weep in the cities!
  Melt with fear, you Philistines!
A powerful army comes like smoke from the north.
  Each soldier rushes forward eager to fight.
What should we tell the Philistine messengers? Tell them,
'The LORD has built Jerusalem;
  its walls will give refuge to his oppressed people.'"

Isaiah 14:30–32

God cares about the poor! He cares about the plight of anyone who is unemployed, can't pay their bills, lacks what they need, or suffers injustice in any way. He will provide and bless, if only we trust him to "give refuge to his oppressed people." Whatever your oppression, God is on your side, not the oppressors'. Trust this, and wait for him to work.

Trust God

"In that day you will sing:
  'I will praise you, O LORD!
You were angry with me, but not any more.
  Now you comfort me.
See, God has come to save me.
  I will trust in him and not be afraid.
The LORD GOD is my strength and my song;
  he has given me victory.'
With joy you will drink deeply
  from the fountain of salvation!"

Isaiah 12:1–3

This is the experience of salvation, the gospel in a nutshell: Because of our sin, we were separated from God and subject to his anger. But he sent Jesus to save us. Now we can trust in him and not be afraid. Now he is our strength, our song, our salvation and wholeness. Now with joy we drink deeply from the fountain of salvation. Can you make this your meditation and song of praise today?

Monday jolt (smile)

"But when I am afraid,
  I will put my trust in you.
You keep track of all my sorrows.
  You have collected all my tears in your bottle.
  You have recorded each one in your book."

Psalm 56:3, 8

This is what David trusts about God: that God keeps track of all his sorrows and cares about everything that has caused every tear. That God cares so much he's recorded every tear in his book. God remembers your sorrows, every ache of your heart, even if you have buried them in your subconscious to avoid the pain. God knows, and he cares. And he will someday wipe away every single tear. Personally. This is why David does not have to feel afraid. Can you trust a God like this?

A wow moment

This blew my being! Morning revelation. .catch it..

The one of many benefits a as a believer that we have, is the authority to represent God in the earth.
So as God speaks;

Isaiah 14:24

24 The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

Begin today to align your thoughts and refine your purpose with Gods purpose and thoughts and watch miracles be an everyday norm for you!
Bless you all,
Rah

Self help?

Self-help is a popular idea that implies we can become whatever we want to become—without help from anyone. This speaks to the essence of what we long for: to be the self-made man.But this desire for self-sufficiency isn't all it's cracked up to be. Case in point: it helped pave the way for sin to enter the world. The lure of knowing all God knows drew Eve into [wrong] thinking. Dependence on her Creator seemed limiting, not freeing.Lest you think I'm throwing Eve under the bus, we all follow in her footsteps seeking knowledge that will empower us apart from God. We relegate him to certain times and spaces in our lives, insisting on handling the rest by ourselves. We fail to realize that building a life apart from God would mean, well, a life apart from God.

Key Study Passage: Galatians 3:1-5

Prayer :

Heavenly Father, forgive me when I try to live my faith on my own power; change me from the inside out so that the fruit of your Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23) will be evident in my life.