Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests. Luke 2:14 (NIV) God’s favour rests on you. As a believer, you have access to His incredible power, ability, stamina, wisdom and provision. It’s not that you have just a little advantage over the rest of the world. We’re talking about favour that makes people shake their head and ask, “How on earth did you get to where you are today?” If you grew up in legalistic religion, you might have trouble with the idea of favour. You may have learned that you need to earn God’s love and acceptance, so the idea that God has freely given you everything you need is foreign. Here’s the problem …
FAVOUR: THE KEY TO YOUR FUTURE
And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation]. 2 Corinthians 9:8 (AMP) Have you ever known someone who was the teacher’s favourite? They had preferential treatment with the teacher, right? Well, you have God’s favour as a believer, so you have preferential treatment with God! It’s not that God loves you more than anyone else on this planet, but there are great benefits to being His kid. When Moses led the Israelites out of slavery, they experienced this favour. God had prepared a …
Sueñe con las Promesas de Dios
—¿Cómo que “si puedes”? ¡Todo es posible para el que cree! Marcos 9:23 (DHH) Cuando piensa en el futuro, ¿Qué se imagina? Hay un gran poder en imaginar la vida de sus sueños, y no solo hablo de su carrera profesional o su situación financiera. Imagine un gran futuro en esas áreas, claro, pero ¿y qué hay de tener un sueño sobre a sus relaciones? Si está casado, ¿tienen ustedes todavía grandes expectativas en cuanto a su vida juntos? Antes de que se casaran probablemente soñaron cómo sería su vida como pareja. Pero puede que hayan estado casados por un tiempo y hayan dejado morir ese sueño. Aún después de todas esas noches de insomnio, dolorosos malentendidos, peleas y decepciones, usted puede …
DREAM OF MORE
Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]. Ephesians 3:20 (AMP) When you talk about your vision for the future, you may describe career goals. While this is great, a successful career can’t be your only dream or you’ll sacrifice everything else to get it. You need a dream for every area of life. In fact, every one of God’s promises for you as a believer provides the basis for something you can dream about. For example, you are promised health, so do you have …
Do you trust too quickly?
Have you ever brought someone onto your team when you knew it was a bad idea? Maybe red flags may have alerted you that something wasn’t quite right, but you ignored them. Rather than listening to the little voice telling you to be careful, you gave that person the benefit of the doubt. Seeing the best in people is a great characteristic, but it can get you into a lot of trouble if you’re not careful. Trust can be tricky. Many people make the mistake of giving away trust too quickly. They think that it’s the right thing to do, but trust always needs to be earned. How is trust earned? You can learn a lot about a person by examining their track record. When …