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Times That God Moves Us

StandAtCrossroadsConsidering scriptural examples, I know I must be willing for God to move me if He sees such a necessity. Sometimes God moves us geographically or with reference to a career or status among our peers. Positioning and timing are high up on God’s list of imperatives (cf.Eph.1:9-10;Gal.4:4-5). There will, no doubt, be need for modifications in our point of reference and our understanding of God’s timing in order to bring the fulfillment of promise. God does not give gifts to be squandered but to bring the fruit forth from our lives that He desires to minister to others.

Sniffing Out Your Purpose

If your enemy has sniffed out the purpose and call of God in you, he will go after it. Wolf NoseTechnically, the devil can’t decide to touch God’s plan and purpose, he is just not big enough.  His only hope is to derail God’s participants from it through evil devices like injustice, deception, false accusation, etc.  He will use anything he can to limit or stop you or your passion.  Stopping you from being who you were born to be and doing what you were born to do is his only way of hindering the GLORY of GOD in the earth.  But Jesus said in John 17:4  “I glorified You on the earth, having accomplished the work which You have given Me to do.”   —Kathy Gabler

From Potential to Actualization

When we are willing to be moved where God deems best and when we are willing to LookingForwardbe modified even though it means we must change our mind about some inaccurate views we were formerly willing to die for, then the promise begins to come into place. It is then that the position of the promise changes from potential to actualization (cf.Lev.26:3-13; Deut.28:1-14;Rom. 12:1-2;Js.1:3-4,12;4:7-10;Phil.1:6).

It is Our Time

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We have had our questions, our doubts and shed our tears, but we’ve heard what comes in the morning (Ps. 30:5).  I’m telling you, the sun is rising on us and great joy will be ours because it is our time.  It’s time to operate in the mandate God has given us. — Melissa Gabler

God’s Government Higher

joyousSatan has come to steal, kill and destroy BUT take hope because God’s government is higher. God’s government came in Jesus to give, bring to life and build and to give us life more abundantly.  “The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).” (Jn.10:10, Amp)

Not Just a Special Few

As the people of God assemble today may they realize that Jehovah God Almighty is CongregationWorshipnot just the deliverer of one kind of person, He is not just the healer of only one or two kinds of illnesses, He is not just reaching out to a select few, nor is He just blessing special people who have done very special things to deserve it.  Eph.2:17-18, Amp — “And He came and preached the glad tidings of peace to you who were afar off and [peace] to those who were near.  18  For it is through Him that we both [whether far off or near] now have an introduction (access) by one [Holy] Spirit to the Father [so that we are able to approach Him].”

God’s Best For Us

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God’s promises are never less than His best for us. He is a God who loves us in such a way that He wants the very best for us — the best with reference to His character and His understanding of what will make us into the image of His Son. If we yield to Him and are willing to be moved and modified in the process, He will do whatever is necessary, even to moving mountains and men to bring about what is best.

The Self-to-Self Dream

While one common type of dream is a “clutter dream”, a second kind of common dream is a self-to-self dream.  Many of your dreams are likely to be self-to-self Man dream sleepdreams.  These are thoughts that are under your radar coming up onto your radar screen in a dream or your subconscious heart-thinking coming up into your awareness.   Have you ever had a dream in which no matter how hard you tried to run you could only move in slow motion?  Desperately grabbing bushes or grass or someone’s ponytail won’t even help speed up your progress!  That is a common example of a self-to-self dream which is revealing a struggle within in your off-the-radar thinking.  Somewhere in your heart-thinking you are doubting your ability to get where you need to go with a project or a relationship or a job, etc.  (Third excerpt from Kathy’s article “Realizing the Value of our Dreams”)