But God

Genesis 50:20
But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.

You will find there will be times in life when people try to get over on you. Or, people will try to push you out of your element. However, this scripture shows us that we all have reached a point in life where we can be the bigger person and say, "I told you so," even though I once was in a place where you tried to triumph over me with your bad thoughts.I shouldn't even have to address that you have done me wrong, simply because the Word says that even though you meant evil, God meant it for good.

So, as you go throughout your day, remember, even though others may have tried to come against you, no weapon formed against you will prosper. Which, basically says two things. 1) Your enemies will never win over you, and 2) There is a promise for all of our problems. The scripture says that no weapon formed against you will prosper. I doesn't say the weapon won't be formed. They just won't win.

The shouting part is, God meant it for good, in order to save many people alive. So, it doesn't just benefit me, it benefits those around me. I didn't let you become the victor over my circumstances, not because of who you are, but, because of Who I know.


DAILY LOVE FROM HIM ABOVE

Lift Your Head Up

Psalm 24:7

Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in.


I today's time, we have a number of people dealing with low self-esteem. I believe there comes a point in time where God wants us to lift up our heads. We have too much to be proud of, to be happy about. Yet, we spend so much time with our heads bowed.

Sometimes God doesn't come into our situation because we spend too much time with our heads down. The scripture says, "Lift up your head, and be lifted up, ye everlasting doors."

You can't get the king to come in until you are willing to lift your head up.

We spend so much time trying to get God to come to us and to answer our prayer, but I believe I hear God saying that He is willing to do whatever it is, but you must first you must have the faith and do your part. You have to lift your head up and let God come in. You can't see God come in with your head bowed.

Sooner or later, we have to come out of our prayer closets and walk into what it is God has for us. We have to get up and get moving.

So, you want to know how to get God to answer your prayers? Lift your head up. Allow God to come in. Don't simply give Him an invitation. We still have to get up and open the door to welcome Him in.

Wonder why you've been praying the same prayer for over a year? It may not be because God hadn't answered you. It may just be because you haven't gotten up to answer the door.

He stands at the door and knocks. What are you going to do about it? Let us not ignore His knocking so long that He stops.

Lift up your head. And then, the king of glory will come in.

DAILY LOVE FROM HIM ABOVE.

I Can't Have A Bad Day

Psalm 9:1
I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.



God has been so good to us. Yet, we sometimes doubt God or worry about the minor details of life, when we have so many undeserved blessings. We allow situations to make us lose our hope and trust in God.
We need to learn to trust God and thank Him for His marvelous works. We should thank Him, even when things are not going the way we want them to. We should thank Him because things have not always been that way. We should appreciate God in the good times and in the bad times because. Even if we are not praising Him for being a victorious God, we should praise Him for being a sustaining God.

So, if you find yourself facing a brick wall, learn to praise God, no matter what's in the front of you. No matter what age or stage you are in life, God is still a marvelous God. Praise Him!

If we busy ourselves praising Him, we can't be busy doubting Him.


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Getting Pass Your Past

Psalm 1:6
"For the Lord watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction."


This scripture, though often read, now has a totally different meaning to me. It gave me happiness to know that the Lord watches over the paths of the godly, but the ways of the ungodly will perish. I had always believed that this scripture was talking about two different people. However, I feel it is talking about once being ungodly, and transitioning to becoming godly.
God knows the ways of the righteous. Which means, He holds on to the righteous things we do, but the mistakes, the slip ups, the falls, He forgets them; when we repent. Some of the things that we are yet holding on to, God has let them go.
The Lord knows your righteousness. The ungodly things will perish. Don't allow your past to hold you back. Get pass your past.
The very thing you are holding on to, very well may be the thing holding you back. And, it's things that we don't even think about doing anymore. Yet, we hold on to the mistakes from the past. Let those things go. Let those people go.
Allow God to be God.

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Only God Can Judge Me

Psalm 1:5
"Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous."

If you're going to judged by God, you have to have deeds on both sides to be judged by. If you are an unsaved sinner, you are ungodly. There is no need for God to judge you. You already know the path you have taken. A preacher once said, "I'd rather live as if there is a God, then, die and find out there wasn't; than to live as if there was no God, then, die and find out there is.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. Sinners shouldn't be able to sit around you and remain sinners. Not saying that you have become better than them, but you ought to make them uncomfortable enough to change. There should be something in us that makes them say, "I don't think that I can keep going the way I'm going, because this way isn't working."
Sinners should be able to see us and see that they need to change. Who have you changed lately.

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Psalm 1:4

Psalm 1:4

The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

The ungodly are not like the tree planted by the rivers of water. They are like the chaff that the wind blows away. Blessed people a planted. They are solid. Rooted. They have a firm foundation. But, if you don't have a firm foundation in God, you are like the chaff that the wind blows away. So, basically, this scripture is saying, if you are not rooted in God, when things get rough and the winds of life begin to blow, you have nothing to hold on to. Don't allow situations to blow you away from God. We should be able to stand still and see the salvation of the Lord. Know that God is who He says He is. Don't let problems run you down. The things that made you curse last week, shouldn't make you curse this week. Live above it. Know that God can sustain you like a tree and not a chaff, that allows winds to blow it away. Be strong.

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Psalm 1:3

Psalm 1:3

He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.

Living the blessed life is a goal we all aim for. Not only does it take you out of self, but it takes you to a place of understanding to live above certain situations. The Bible says that you will be like a tree, planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth fruit in its season. It may not be your season to yield forth fruit, but don't fail to appreciate the waters that you're planted by. you're still getting the nourishment. You just aren't able to bear your fruit yet. But, be excited, because God says that in your season, you will bring forth fruit. You might not have it yet, but it's on the way. He also says, your leaf won't wither and whatever you do will prosper.

The difference between a leaf and a fruit is, a leaf shows a sign of life, and fruit shows a sign of prosperity. So, if you're not prospering in this season, thank God that you are alive.

The word says in your season, everything you do will prosper. Everything around you will be blessed. You won't fail, because God has planted you by a source of nutrients. So, even though your fruit may not be here, God isn't allowing your leaves to wither.

We shout about God lifting us up and bring us out, but, sometimes we need to appreciate the fact that He keeps us in the midst of some things. He's a sustaining God, that does more for us than we could ever do for ourselves.

DAILY LOVE FROM HIM ABOVE