Patience. It’s a fruit of the spirit, and one that most of us would say we don’t operate in very often. In our culture of now, with fear of missing out at an all time high, patience can seem to be unattainable. However, the Word promises that our patience will grow as our faith is tested. When the storms of life come, are we placing our trust in God and responding only how and when He wants us to?! If we choose to WAIT with confident trust in our great God, our patience will grow and we will find ourselves able to navigate the tough times of life with joy and peace unaffected!!!!! 

Stop waiting, start working!!!

Have you been waiting for a promise from God’s Word to come to pass in your life? Too often we find ourselves in a stagnant state, idly waiting for the Lord to move. This is futile, and leads to a life of constant frustration! 

Study God’s word, put it to work in your life, watch your faith grow and prepare yourself to walk in to the new seasons God has planned for you!!!!!!

Do you care more about reality or perception? Fools will tell you that perception IS reality, but those same people will lie about who they are because they’re too weak to face the truth. Jesus tells us that there are people who will honor Him with their lips, but their hearts are far from Him! They may look, talk, act, and dress the part, but the reality is that Jesus will tell them, “Depart from me; I never knew you!” Time is short and you have to make the choice of whether you’re just going to have a form of godliness or if you’re a sold-out believer! Anyone who isn’t with the Lord opposes Him; anyone not working with Him is working against Him. As believers, we must the truth, tell the truth, and allow the truth to be told! Don’t just be perceived as good while you’re really out there doing evil. Build your faith through the unchanging truth of the Word of God, and anchor yourself to God’s reality! 

Following Jesus does not absolve us from the responsibility of making choices in our every day lives. There is a powerful connection between the choices we make and the consequences we face. Let’s not spend our lives blaming others for choices we are making!!! 

•Stop making excuses! 

•Recognize all decisions have consequences. 

•Ask yourself, Where are my decisions leading me?

It is IMPOSSIBLE to sew seeds of the flesh and reap fruits of the spirit!!!! 

Let’s stop being led by 

emotions, fear, and pride and allow the wisdom of the Holy Spirit to govern our choices!!!!

Just because people have a lot of passion about something doesn’t mean they’re right! Passion without transformation leads to dysfunction. John was called the apostle of love, but he didn’t start out that way — Jesus called him and James the sons of thunder because their passion was misdirected! John allowed Jesus to soften him and didn’t allow who he used to be to define him. What are you letting control your identity? If you allow yourself to be defined by who you used to be, God can’t take you to where you’re supposed to be! Let Jesus redirect your thunder for His glory, and allow God’s transformational power to rewrite your story!

God’s call on ALL of our lives is to respond to the gospel and choose to walk it out, living in Christ and representing the fruits of His spirit. 

Do our choices and decisions come from God or do they come from the desires of our flesh? The motives behind our actions matter!!! 

🔥 Give up your own way. 

 Mark 8:34 & Proverbs 3:6

🔥 Stay in bounds with the word of God.

 Proverbs 4:20-22

🔥 Don’t compete with others. 

 James 3:16

We can’t successfully offer our lives up to Lord based on our willpower, our intellect or outside influence; we can only please the Lord when we live according to His Word!!!

Many problems persist because we're not claiming the authority Christ has given us. The Devil thrives when we stay in the arena of reasoning, but victory is ours when we stand firm in faith!

- Faith is 100% certainty - Know the Word, trust it and speak with authority.

- Guard your mind, heart and mouth - Don't let negative thoughts or words give the enemy a foothold.

- Resist the Devil - Stand firm in your faith, and he will flee. (James 4:7)

We are seated with Christ in victory! Don't hide-walk in the Word and claim your authority!

Do you live your life walking in authority? Or are you jumping from panic to panic and in a constant “freak out” mode? Ephesians shows us the power given to us by Christ and helps us to see that because of this power Satan’s rule over our lives should be OVER! Let’s set aside our victim vocabulary and pick up our crown of confidence. God has given us power and authority over the enemy and His schemes, to be victorious we must believe that and walk confidently in His power!!!!

The Apostle Paul reminds us that the sufferings of this present world are not worthy to be compared to the glory that shall be revealed in us! Maybe you’re in a season of pain, heartache, and trials. Maybe you’re trying to make sense out of the nonsensical difficulties you’re finding yourself in. But we serve a God who knows how to make his people profit in the midst of pain! Never judge your situation while you’re still in the liability stage. You can’t have liabilities without eventually accruing assets! What you do today will determine your tomorrows! How you respond to the pain will have a direct effect on the provision you receive! We are joint heirs with Christ! Don’t finalize the audit of your life while you’re still in emotional despair. Count it all joy! The season you’re in will pass and you will be proven to be unbeatable and victorious, in Jesus’ mighty name!

If you are waiting for the noise to stop before you move forward, you will always remain right where you are! The enemy wants you to be paralyzed. You can’t wait for the enemy to leave you alone before you move forward! The apostle Paul said I’m not where I want to be, but I’m forgetting those things that are behind me and I’m pressing on! You gotta know who you are in Christ, and you can’t let your enemies OR your fans determine that for you. Until you know it in the noise, you don’t know it at all! Your fans can’t make you, and enemies can’t break you, so don’t listen to any of it. Know that it’s Jesus who will protect you! Know that your cup runs over! Know that you’ll get through! Know that He’s enough! Know it in the valley! Know it in the pain! Let knowing in the noise be the only thing that sustains you, in Jesus’ mighty name!