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,
Which spreads out its roots by the river,
And will not fear when heat comes;
But its leaf will be green,
And will not be anxious in the year of drought,
Nor will cease from yielding fruit.
I shall not be, I shall not be moved
I shall not be, I shall not be moved
Just like a tree that’s planted by the water’s, I shall not be moved!
Christians have been singing about the answers, that their in need of for years and years,
But I'm telling you, "no matter what your song is," at some point...one has to ask themselves, do I really believe what I have heard and sang about for years and years? Or or are they only words on a piece of paper?
Will you always feel like singing a praise song to God? No! Sometimes you're going to have to tell your body to shut up!
When you get the news and the challenge you are sitting there facing, is like a mountain parked on your front door step, You probably won’t feel all that much like singing anything but the blues,
The melody and style of the song is not important… It's the words that are important!
It's what's coming out of your mouth, that is important! Are you lifting yourself up? Or are you tearing yourself down?
Psalm 100:1-4 NKJ
1. Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands!
2. Serve the LORD with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.
3. Know that the LORD, He is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
4. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
You don’t have to wait for everything to be perfect before you decide to celebrate what God is going to do in your life.
Praise is putting action behind your faith, in spite of your situation!
Praise is about what God is capable of, not what you are capable of.
Praise is about, "declaring your not willing to stay in your infirmity, for one second longer than needed!"
The story of Paul and Silas in prison, they knew that they weren’t capable of shaking the walls of the prison they had been thrown in,
But they knew someone who was more than capable, plus a whole lot more,
Acts 16:22-26 MSG.
22-24The judges went along with the mob, had Paul and Silas's clothes ripped off and ordered a public beating. After beating them black-and-blue, they threw them into jail, telling the jail keeper to put them under heavy guard so there would be no chance of escape. He did just that—threw them into the maximum security cell in the jail and clamped leg irons on them.
(Do you suppose, that they felt like praising the Lord at that exact moment,
They could have been in there for years, they didn’t know what would happen next,
but they knew that God knew...and they knew God knew their destiny and it wasn't life in prison!
So what did they do? They put their trust in what God was capable of, instead of what they were!)
25-26. Along about midnight, Paul and Silas were at prayer and singing a robust hymn to God. The other prisoners couldn't believe their ears.
(The other prisoners, they probably thought like a lot of people do, what good is that going to do?
What’s that going to do for your situation?
The ones we associate with, are sometimes guilty of thinking the same exact thing,
Thing is, they didn’t care and you can't care either...about what everybody else thinks, everybody else wasn’t going to get them out of their situation,
Nobody else, can touch God for your need
TBS. That God in habit’s the praises of His people, there is no closer form of communication than praise and worship!
Everyone always looks at Praise and Worship differently when they have a need, bigger than what they are capable of!
There is no better way, or time to ask Him to meet your needs, then when you praise Him!!!
John 16:23-24 MSG.
23-24. "This is what I want you to do: Ask the Father for whatever is in keeping with the things I've revealed to you. Ask in my name, according to my will, and he'll most certainly give it to you. Your joy will be a river overflowing its banks!
You see, As long as you think, someone else can fix your problems, it still makes it about what your capable of,
instead of what only God can do about your situation!)
And Suddenly! Then, without warning, a huge earthquake! The jailhouse tottered, every door flew open, all the prisoners were loose.
How many need a suddenly moment this morning?
Did you know, that God loves Suddenly Moments?, He really does, He loves to meet His Children’s Needs!
God is still the same God, that answered Paul and Silas needs, when they praised Him in the moment of their need!
And He will do the same for you and whatever need that you bring to the feet of His Son and lay down at the alter today.
It doesn’t matter what the needs are, whether there big or small, He can handle them all,
Nothing is to big for God’s Suddenly Moments!!
Each and Every time you and I praise God it is giving God an opportunity to get us ready for the miracle we are seeking Him for!
Don’t underestimate the benefits God has given to each and everyone of us!
*Are you ready to confuse the enemy?
*Are you ready for a suddenly moment?
*Are you ready to get back what the enemy stole and continues to try to steal from you?
When your going through something, distance yourself from the naysayers, even Jesus ask doubt and unbelief to leave the room, on occasion!
James 1:5-8
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. 6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do
Remember you need to surround yourself with people of faith,
that will pray the prayer of faith and praise the Lord right along with you for your miracle!
Its time to trust the Lord for what He said He would do all along!
God is still in the miracle working business!
#1 Praise God for what He is Doing right now in your situation!
#2 Keep Praising Him, until the answer comes
If you have any questions, repeat steps 1 and 2, until you arrive at the desired result!!! Praise God?
TBS. He who started a work in you, will be faithful to complete it!
Praise is putting action behind your faith. In the middle of your situation or tough time,
Stop seeing yourself as the victim and in the, What’s wrong with you Line!
And start seeing yourself in the, Ain’t nothing wrong with me line, Praise God!!
start making a list of who you’re going to invite to your,
Ain’t nothing wrong with me victory celebration.
That means if you’re in the hospital, start planning what you’re going to do when you get out.
If you lost some money when the stock market went down, start planning your coming-out-of-debt party.
Don’t think about the things your unable to do right now, start making the plans and if God be your partner, make your plans Large! Praise God!
When things don’t look good in the natural, remember, we serve a supernatural God of endless possibilities.
With God leading your way into the victory circle, plan for increase, plan for restoration.
Plan for a complete turn around in Jesus Name, the Name Above all Names,
The one whose Name makes it all possible, by His finished work on the Cross!
You can plan for a comeback, and you can plan for victory because He is leading and guiding you in Jesus’ name!
2 Cor. 2:14 NKJ
14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ,
God already provided everything we would ever need, when He sent His Son into this world,
*Every trial we face, has been provided for
*Every obstacle we come up against, has been provided for
*Every ache and pain, has been provided for
*Every sickness and decease that has been discovered and is yet to be found, has been provided for
Jesus has faced them everyone and been victorious over each and everyone of them. Praise God, thank You Jesus!
And even though sometimes, when were going through a certain situation, it seems as though we have the hard part to deal with,
That still makes it about us, and its not about us.
Its all about what He has done for us, to make us victorious!
TBS. in 1st John 5:3-5 NKJ
3. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
4. For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
5. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
Jesus already did the hard part, gave His life and has overcome the world,
All we have to do is have the faith to believe that He did,
And that He willingly did it for us.
MSG. says it this way
1st John 5:4-5
Every God-begotten person conquers the world's ways. The conquering power that brings the world to its knees is our faith. The person who wins out over the world's ways is simply the one who believes Jesus is the Son of God.
Believe Jesus for your need today,
You have everything He has available to Him, because of the relationship you have with Him.
