You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Psalm 16:11 (NIV) It’s natural to be motivated by the desire to pursue pleasure and avoid pain. That’s why it is so important to understand that serving God is the greatest pleasure you will ever have. Our verse today says that eternal pleasures are at God’s right hand, but first it talks about the path of life and finding joy in God’s presence. You see, being focused solely on your pleasure can bring pain and heartache. But spending time in God’s presence and pursuing His path for your life brings a kind of pleasure that lasts! Now, don’t misunderstand. Eternal …
GOD SPEAKS TO YOU EVERY DAY
However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. John 16:13 (NKJV) Sometimes the way we communicate can be misleading. For example, I’ve heard people say, “The Lord told me to give you a call.” They make it sound like they heard an audible voice, when that’s not what actually happened. Don’t be discouraged if you’ve never heard the audible voice of God. I’ve met several world-renowned Christian leaders, yet only a couple of them have ever heard God speak out loud (and it was only one time). Personally, it has never happened to me, and …
CREATED FOR MUCH MORE!
The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.” Psalm 32:8 (NLT) God has a call on your life—a destiny for you to follow. He guides you along the best pathways for your life. Often people assume that God has one grand task or role for them to fulfil in life, like writing a book or starting up a church. But He doesn’t call us to just one destination. No, we were created for much more! Your destiny is the lifelong path that God prepared for you ahead of time. Life is all about your faith-filled journey down that path. Once you arrive at a goal or fulfil a dream, it just means that …
EMPOWERED TO SUCCEED
The Lord will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you. Deuteronomy 28:8 (NKJV) God has commanded a blessing on you, according to Deuteronomy 28:8. He gives you the power to make wealth (Deuteronomy 8:18) and to be successful in every area of life. So don’t buy into the idea that poverty and lack somehow pleases God more than success. Actually, if you believe that you’re destined to struggle in every area because you’re a Christian, that belief will sabotage any chance you have for success. You need to know that having less influence, money or success doesn’t somehow make you closer to God. …
Practice Peace
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT) God knew that we were incapable of earning our way back into His good books. No human is capable of perfection, so He sent His Son Jesus to take the fall for us. Through Jesus, He offers you a trade: He defers any punishment due to you onto Jesus and in exchange, He gives you peace and joy. Jesus offers an unbeatable trade! You can exchange your feelings of condemnation and guilt for a joy …