The words we speak, should exhibit our actions. Although it will never be 100%, do what you say you’re going to do. It wouldn’t hurt to be more than, than less than.

Psalm 19:14 (KJV) – let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

People will have their conclusion over your life. Whether out of sincerity, or not. But know that people do not have the last word over you, God does.

God is bigger than anything and anyone.  No one can speak a word over God’s word. If it’s not in God’s plan for you, it will not come to pass. 

Know the word of God to know what God has in mind for you. Speak His promises over your life.  God’s word is the final word.

Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV) – for I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Do you need validation from others to make you feel worthy?

You don’t have to be validated by anyone to say who you are, prove who you are, or prove your worth to anyone.  Know who you are! Let God exalt you. You don’t need it from someone else, or for self-satisfaction.

What others think of you does not change your value of who you are. Don’t give your value to someone else, by living your life based on the way they see you. People will dislike you without a cause. Some people won’t like you, or don’t want to approve of you because of something within themselves, therefore, trying to project it on you.

Feel good about yourself! Be confident in you! God doesn’t make mistakes. You are valuable to God, fearfully and wonderfully made. God has your best interest at heart. He is always thinking about you, and He wants the best for you!  Carry yourself with confidence, and know that you are:

• Loved
• Beautiful
• Handsome
• Valuable
• The apple of God’s eye

Everything God made is perfect in it’s form. You’re approval is from God, for he sees you as a MASTERPIECE! And you should too!

I Peter 5:6 (KJV) – humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.

I John 4:19 (KV) – we love him, because he first loved us.

Zechariah 2:8 (KJV) – for thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

Ephesians 2:10 (KJV) – for we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

When we want something we pursue it. When we get it, we want something else. After it’s gone, we want it back.

God knows what’s best for you. Seek Him first for guidance, and he’ll direct you in the way you should go.

James 1:8 (KJV) – a double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

Proverbs 3:6 (KJV) – in all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

When asking God for forgiveness for our wrong, we have to be specific in our asking. Being generic in asking (“father, forgive me for my sins”) could mean, we truly don’t want to confront our wrong – which is actually, the truth.

Ask for forgiveness and speak specifically what you have done wrong, it releases you from your wrong. It also allows you to be honest with yourself, and with God. It will also give you courage to be humble and to ask for forgiveness to others.

Be honest with yourself and be specific in your asking.

Matthew 6:6 (KJV) – but thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

When we get on a scale to weigh ourselves, we think if the scale is truly correct. But, how often do we think about how much weight we carry?

Although, the numbers on the scale say one thing, our spiritual weight says another. We all carry burdens that we shouldn’t, which causes pain and stress.

Our burdens are very heavy, and surely weigh us down, but God did not mean for us to carry any of our burdens. Lose the extra weight by casting your cares on Him, and watch how much healthier you will be.

Rejoice in the day that the Lord has made!

I Peter 5:7 (KJV) – casting all your care upon him; for he care the for you.

Psalm 118:24 – (KJV) – this is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

If you’re struggling with, and finding it hard to do the right things, please know you’re not alone. If we were perfect, what need would we have of God?

Take one step at a time by doing the right thing, little by little. Soon you will find yourself doing more of the right things, and what was once hard has now become easier. When you look back on your life, some of those things you once did, you’re not doing anymore.

Thank God for his mercy!

II Corinthians 3:18 (KJV) – but we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, as changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

If God has carried you through a storm, removed you from a situation, cleansed your heart from bitterness and anger, it is meant for you to share how God has delivered you, so that you can help someone else.

Experience is an opportunity to help someone, and a blessing to others. Most of us do not want to share our hurts and pains for various reasons.  But, we are to help those that are struggling, in the same area that we once struggled in.

God does not mean for us to keep the comfort we received from him, the gift of being healed, to ourselves. We are to use it to bless someone else. If we are holding on to our blessings, it will not have it’s full affect on us, and others.

Whatever God has brought you through, know there is someone else that needs to be strengthen.  You don’t have to worry about finding them, God will bring them to you.

“Father God, make me a blessing to be a blessing to someone else.”

II Corinthians 1:4 (KJV) – who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

Man will trust man before he trust God. One of the reasons we don’t trust God is because we want to know the answer before we say yes to Him.  We feel, if we say yes to God, we are saying yes to his will, and we’re giving up our control, but most importantly, we feel we may not like what God has to offer us.

We’re so comfortable with being comfortable, it makes us so afraid of risk and the unknown.  Being afraid of fear and not trying, is worst than being afraid of fear, and trying.  When you do try in fear, you’ve conquered your fear.

Know that God has your best interest at heart. You don’t have to know the answer first, to know that he wants to give you his best. Trust him with all your heart, even if you’re afraid. Be patient and wait upon Him. Don’t quit on God, cause He won’t quit on you. He will bless you just because you did.

Psalm 146: 3 (KJV) – put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

Joshua 1:9 (KJV) – have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

II Timothy 1:7 (KJV) – for God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Proverbs 3:5 (KJV) – trust in the Lord with all thine heart: and lean not unto thing own understanding.

Isaiah 40:31 (KJV) – but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

When we go through struggles, they have a tendency of effecting our emotions. We have to either let the struggle massage our emotions by looking for pity, or see it as coming from God, and ask; what is he telling me through this struggle.

When the struggle we are going through is a familiar struggle, one that we’ve experienced more than once, and it is affecting our emotions, just as it did before, this is the time when we need strength to move forward in our lives. Saturating ourselves in pity will only allow us to feel sorry for ourselves, and the sorrow we receive from others, makes us more dependent on others, and the weaker we become.

It’s time to stop walking in our feelings, but to look at the struggle in a new light. It’s time to grow and not look for pity or sympathy, but look for strength, and confidence and power.  Nothing and no one can make you feel the way you feel, except you.

Whatever the struggle, know that it is temporary. It will only last as long as you let it. Either you will handle the struggle, or you will let it handle you.

Be strong! Be courageous!

Joshua 1:9 (KJV) – have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.