The Scriptures say that God's ways are not our ways nor are His thoughts our thoughts. We read this verse...but, do we truly believe it? When we find ourselves in the midst of a hardship, it's easy to slip into the thinking that God doesn't have it in control and that we need to somehow figure it out. Perhaps God is working in a way that we just can't understand right now?

Pastor JD is talking about what happened to Paul on the island of Malta. When he reached into the brush to grab some firewood, a venomous snake literally bit his hand and held fast. Today Pastor JD will challenge our thinking on these times in our lives when we've been 'bitten' by the world. Perhaps God has a plan for these trying times?

While it's somewhat hard to accept when in the midst of a trial or struggle of this life, God DOES have a plan and purpose for it. We sometimes fall prey to thoughts that God has allowed more than we can handle or that God has completely unleashed the enemy in our lives. This is a lie. God will never allow more than you can handle into your life.

Have you ever thought this: 'Why is God doing this to me?' Pastor JD challenges this question today. There is nothing that God is doing TO us. It's actually a process of what God is doing FOR us and then THROUGH us. You see, God will allow us to go through certain struggles so that He might use us to then minister to others.

Though the election is now behind us, and another term for Barack Obama in our future...this prophecy update must still be considered. So many simply glossed over the fact that the Democratic National Convention decided and then retracted their decision, to remove the mention of God and the Nation of Israel from it's official stance.

In this fascinating prophecy update Pastor JD shows how diabolical it actually was that the Democratic National Convention chose to remove the mention of God's name and the Nation of Israel is. We'll learn today that Yahweh, the Creator of the Universe has placed His Holy Name upon His chosen people and upon His Land. WHOA to those who attempt to remove it!!!

Keeping your mind focused on the here and now and all the difficult circumstances that we face in this life is completely limiting. In fact, when we do this, we begin to narrow our vision of faith...our disbelief begins to govern us rather than our faith in what we can't see.

Today Pastor JD spends some time talking about the account of God's chosen people Israel wandering in the wilderness. We'll learn that though it is hard to accept...when we begin to question the promises of God in disbelief, we're actually calling the Creator of the Universe a liar!!!

This life is ever changing. The state of the economy and the world around us seem to be teetering on the brink of disaster. Today Pastor JD encourages us to now allow our circumstances to be what dictates our lives. Sure, we are to live in this world while we wait our Messiah's return...but, we're not to be OF this world.

The Scriptures say that God works all things for good for those who love Him and are the called according to His purpose. We either believe this promise or we don't. If we choose to disregard this promise from God, when hardships come...we will be consumed in the flood of uncertainty.