Here are just some of the ways you hurt yourself when you can’t forgive yourself:

Gracious God,

Thank mean thanks express gratitude or show appreciation to acknowledge, recognize- express obligation thanks, gratitude.

So today I challenge you to make a list of the things to be thankful for. 

Have you ever felt despair? Perhaps you’re experiencing a winter season of cold, long, and dark days where nothing blooms or tweets out a lovely song in the morning. It could be from an illness, disappointment, discouragement, trials of many kinds, or unanswered prayers. How do we dig ourselves out of the hole before it consumes our joy and peace?

1) We look up to God. (1 Peter 5:7)

2) We look to His Word. (Psalm 119:105)

Our lives will be full of triumphs and tragedies no matter where we live, what we do, or who we know. Like the winter season, there is a beginning and an end. Eventually, we will move on to the next season of life.

Dear Lord, I’ve been dodging despair, and I need to know Your presence and peace right in this moment. Show me through Your Word the way I should go. Amen.

The word struggle mean to make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction

Joshua 1:9 be strong and courageous do not be frighten or dismayed for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go

Deuteronomy 31:6,8 be strong and bold have no fear or dread of them because it is the Lord your God who goes before you. He will be with you he will not fail you or forsake you....

Greet This Day Confession

I will greet this day with God’s love in my heart! It is the greatest secret to success no matter what life brings. It calms every storm. When the enemy persecutes my soul, love comforts it. When I face darkness, love brings light. When my heart is overwhelmed, love will inspire and encourage it! When my heart is distressed, love will remind me of God’s goodness over the years.

Today we're fasting from the thought that says, "Why isn't God stopping this?"

YOU HAVE AUTHORITY IN LIFE

Remember, Jesus has given us ALL power over the enemy (Luke 10:19). The enemy, the devil, wants to blind you to your authority, so that you will accept whatever happens in life, or wait for God to do something about it. Awaken to your God-given authority as a child of God.

START REIGNING AND YOU’LL STOP WHINING

"Through the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness, we REIGN in life." (Romans 5:17) As you awake to grace and righteousness—and your God-given authority—you’ll stopthinking and feeling like a victim.

GOD GIVES EVERY GOOD GIFT (JAMES 1:17)

God is good, and the devil is bad. It was Satan, not God, who smote Job. But God has given us the power to resist the devil, and walk in our God-given authority and destiny.

GOD DOESN'T SEND STORMS TO TEACH US A LESSON

Life brings storms. But God brings shelter. God is the source of our shelter, not the source of the storm. Isaiah 25:4 says, "You are a refuge from the storm."

PLANT THE RIGHT SEEDS BEFORE THE STORMS OF LIFE HIT

(Mark 4:26-35) Jesus taught His disciples to plant the seed of God’s Word. THEN, He got in the boat, and the storm hit. They had the power to stop the storm. They just didn’t know it.

YOU'RE JUST LIKE JESUS!

Yes, the disciples woke Jesus, and He stopped the storm. BUT, in 1 John 4:17, it tells us that as He is, so are we. He gave you His Word, His Name, and His authority. You can stop the forces of hell that come against you.

WISDOM IS GREATER THAN THE STORM

And the wise build their house—their life—on the Word of God. No matter what life or the enemy throws at you, you will stand—especially when your life is built on the wisdom of God’s Word.

THINK IT AND SAY IT!!!!

I agree with Jesus! I take authority over the storms of life, and over all the power of the enemy. Through the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness, I reign in life. I have the power to choose PEACE in the midst of the storms of life. I walk in wisdom, by acting on the Word, and I rise above every situation, in the Name of Jesus!

Today we are fasting from the thought that says, "I feel like I've failed," or "I've failed in my relationship with God, in my faith, and in my life, etc."

YOU HAVE COMEBACK DNA IN YOU

Even in what seems like the worst situation, the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead lives in you. Expect your comeback! You have resurrection DNA in you!

FALLING ISN'T FAILING

Proverbs 24:16 says, "A righteous man falls seven times, but he rises again!" You are righteous in Christ. See yourself as someone who rises up. When you’ve fallen, you have the right to get back up.

JESUS GETS HIS PRAYERS ANSWERED

And He is praying for you, that your faith would not fail. Luke 22:32 tells us that Jesus said to Peter (and to you), "I have prayed for you, that your faith would not fail." You are not going to fail. No shame! Get up.

JESUS IS TURNING TO YOU, NOT FROM YOU!

In Luke 22:61, Jesus turned TO Peter after he denied Him. He didn’t turn FROM him. You are accepted! This acceptance transformed Peter’s life after he hit rock bottom. God accepts you, just like He accepted Peter, even when you’ve failed.

EVEN WHEN YOU'RE DOING POORLY, GOD WILL NOT FAIL YOU

He’s going to make sure you make it. Your relationship with Him was His idea, not yours. He will finish what He started.

IN ONE MOMENT, GOD CAN TURN AROUND YEARS OF APPARENT FAILURE

In Esther 9:1, God’s people were about to be destroyed, but God suddenly delivered them. In only ONE DAY, the tables were turned, and God transformed certain defeat into total victory! If God could accomplish this for them, He can do it for you!

THINK IT AND SAY IT

I have comeback DNA in me! It’s my new nature to always rise, even when I’ve fallen. I have the blood-bought right to get back up when I’ve failed! Jesus doesn’t turn from me when I’ve fallen; He turns to me and prays for me. I cannot fail. He will not fail me. His love will never fail toward me. I am expecting God to turn my failures and frustrations around beginning today, in Jesus’ Name!

Growing up, I watched a TV show called Wild Kingdom, which gave me insight into the jungles and wildlife in other countries. Without fail, every show about lions chasing after their prey made everyone stop to watch. While we didn’t want to see the poor antelope captured, we couldn’t move away from the TV until the tense situation was settled either way.

There was one characteristic that stood out regardless of whether it was lions, tigers, or hyenas hunting their prey—they sought out the one in the herd that was the weakest, whether because they were young or disabled physically. Many times the herd would circle around the youngest to protect them from the intense gaze of their predator. If the young animal should wander away from the herd, they were almost always caught in the jaws of a stronger animal and held down to be eaten alive.

In this wicked culture of the last days, our children and teens are also being stalked by a dangerous and evil predator named Satan. He will tempt mature believers to walk away from their faith, but his strongest urge is to wipe out the next generation in any way possible. It’s only when the body of believers surround our young people with prayer, solid biblical teaching, and strong examples of faith that they will be able to evade the enemy’s attack.

Christian mothers stay on their knees interceding for their children of all ages until Jesus calls them home. They live faithfully to God’s word without compromise even when tempted. As a result, their children are well equipped to stand up against Satan and conquer the enemy instead of being spiritually eaten alive and defeated by temptation.

PRAYER

Dear Lord, I need Your power from heaven to be the mother You called me to be in this world. I will protect my children from the devil by praying Your word over them every day. Amen.

What are you thankful for? 

Stop complaining about what you don't have and just be thankful for what you do have in your life now?

Who you need forgiveness today? God forgave you Remember we all fall short daily

We serve a wonderful, powerful, majestic God from whom nothing is too difficult.

As a result we should never limit God.

Abraham's life is one that we can look at to clue us to how to live such a life.

Scripture reading: Romans 4:18-20

Abraham Set An Example

Can you trust God when things are going on around?

Can you have that faith like Abraham?

My truth is that I deal with self-esteem issues.