Don’t Underestimate God

Eph. 5:18-20 MSG.

16-18. Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live.

What you dwell on is what you will draw into your life, everyday everyone of us, make a choice of whether or not we will have a good day.

A lot of people don't think that's possible, but TBS. everyday we wake up with a choice,

Choose ye this day whom you will serve, will it be God or man, the choice is yours?

Whether most people will admit it or not, happiness is a state of mind and a choice,

Sadly for some reason a lot of people, for what ever their reasoning is, choose not to live there.

Positive thoughts, bring about positive results! Negative thoughts, bring about negative results.

How many like positive results?

The bible says(TBS.) Be Glad....no matter what happens, but sometimes it's hard isn't it?

You can either focus on your problems, or you can focus on your blessings.

The question is: do you want more problems, or do you want more blessings?

Everyone wants more Blessings in life, for their prayers to be answered, for their needs to be met, for things to go right....according to your will, or God's will?

Human nature continually says...if I had more blessings and all my prayers answered, I would definitely be more happy, that would give me something to smile about.

TBS. to pray, or to praise Him all the time; to thank God no matter what happens.

This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live.

If your living and constantly worried about what’s happening, or not happening in your life, Because you think its something that you can control yourself,

I’ve got news for you and its not good and this may come as a shock to some, but you WILL never be happy and will never experience all that God has for you, as long as you make about what you are capable of on your own!

You see, no one has a hard time praising God, as long as they like, what's happening to them. No one has a hard time singing in the rain, as long as it’s raining!

But as soon as the path their on hits a bump or a detour off the path of easiness, panic and fear rises up, and depression is ringing the doorbell nonstop!

Oh my, it’s another drought filled day at the door. It hasn’t rained for 3 days, my neighbor says it may not rain for a month! What if...it never rains again???

Don't answer the doorbell, answer the call God has on your life!!! Is He not the same God, who brought you through every other dilemma that’s ever come into your life? You say yes? Okay, then toss aside life’s fickle emotions and hold fast to what you know is real!

Has God’s position concerning your welfare changed? No!

Does He still want the best for you, no matter what? Yes!

Then realize the faith you have been given...and realize God is still in charge of your life, as long you continue to trust His ability, more than your own!

Its when your able to praise and thank Him in the midst of the storm,

and thank God no matter what happens, or what the outcome is, That’s where and that’s the way, God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live.

Because He knows when you live there, your in the Jesus zone, in the safety zone...under the shadow of the wings of the almighty!

You know who else comes quickly to realize the same thing? The devil that's who!

Something in the atmosphere changes...when no matter what comes your way, your not going to budge, your not going to be dissuaded, and you trust God, that He will take care of it, regardless of what it is!

That means, no matter what you are facing today, no matter what’s going on in the world around you,

*no matter what anybody says, friends or foes

*no matter what the media says,

*no matter what the economic advisors say,

*no matter your doctor is saying,

*no matter what your family is saying,

you should always be thanking and praising God, because the victory has already be won, the blood of Jesus has already made us victorious over every situation!

And no weapon formed...whatever it may be, shall harm you!

If you want to be Blessed, the Word says to trust in the Lord, no matter what!

Jerm. 17:7-8 NKJ

7. “ Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,

And whose hope is the LORD.

8. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters,