PROPER PERSPECTIVE

Have you thanked Him?

Have you praised Him?

Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?

Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?

ARE YOU SEEKING?

1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)

^1-3The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

Yesterday during our time in staff, we got on to the topic of encouraging ourselves DAILY in the Lord; affirming to one another again the crucial element of acknowledging GOD’s presence at the start of each day.

For when we pause each morning to “encourage” ourselves in the Lord we set a PROPER PERSPECTIVE for the day. We are better equipped. We inject GOD’s confidence, GOD’s resolve, GOD’s strategy, and embrace GOD’s presence for the day ahead.

And that is some very powerful stuff!

Things like…

Philippians 4:13 (NCV)

13 I can do all things through Christ, because he gives me strength.

Psalm 118:5-16

Pushed to the wall, I called to God; from the wide open spaces, he answered. God's now at my side and I'm not afraid; who would dare lay a hand on me? God's my strong champion…

Jeremiah 17:7

7-8"But blessed is the man who trusts me, God,

the woman who sticks with God.

They're like trees replanted in Eden,

putting down roots near the rivers—

Never a worry through the hottest of summers,

never dropping a leaf,

Serene and calm through droughts,

bearing fresh fruit every season.

Encouraging ourselves daily in the WORD and with the LORD is crucial preparation for what lies ahead.

It can remind us what we are up against!

1 Peter 5:8 (NIV)

⁸ Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

And also remind us of who we are in Him!

Romans 8:37
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

So ENCOURAGE YOURSELF in the LORD!

Enhance your perspective for the day ahead.

Honor GOD!

Magnify the Lord!

Heighten your awareness of Him!

Speak of His greatness, His power, His might. Talk about how big and powerful God is for...

“When you make God bigger, you make your trouble smaller.”

That makes for PROPER PERSPECTIVE.

I love you all.

Have a blessed day!

Freedom Church

Pastor GDelaney