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Matthew 6:33

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

     When we surrender to God and put our investment into the Kingdom, God will provide the natural things that we need. Our Father knows that we have need of them before we ask Him. As a result of God being a good Father, He cares about out cares. When we are connected,  committed,  constant, and considerate with not only the assignment, but the One who gave us the assignment, we are well taken care of.

     Obedience is the key. Faith plus obedience equals access. Faith without works is dead. Faith plus works equal results. When we seek God and His righteousness,  God is the great mathematician that adds everything that we need unto us.

1 Peter 5:10 Amplified Bible 

After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace [who imparts His blessing and favor], who called you to His own eternal glory in Christ, will Himself complete, confirm, strengthen, and establish you [making you what you ought to be].

We are to put ALL our confidence,  hope, and trust in the Lord. When we do those things, we shall be firmly planted like a tree by the stream. We shall flourish and make our way prosperous. The heat of circumstances shall not cause us to wither because our confidence is in the Lord. We will yield the fruit of increase in due season. He will NEVER let us down and cause us to be ashamed.

Jeremiah 17:5-8

New American Standard Bible

5 This is what the Lord says:

“Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind

And makes flesh his [a]strength,

And whose heart turns away from the Lord.

6 For he will be like a bush in the desert,

And will not see when prosperity comes,

But will live in stony wastes in the wilderness,

A land of salt that is not inhabited.

7 Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,

And whose trust is the Lord.

8 For he will be like a tree planted by the water

That extends its roots by a stream,

And does not fear when the heat comes;

But its leaves will be green,

And it will not be anxious in a year of drought,

Nor cease to yield fruit.

Hebrews 10:35-39:

35 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.

36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.

37 For, “In just a little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay.”[a]

38 And, “But my righteous[b] one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back.”[c]

39 But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.

Do not throw in your faith towel. It is important to see our faith through to the very end. Faith is what you process in your heart until it's in your hand. Faith is believing for tomorrow, today. Does our faith please God? Does your drawing back disappoint Him? Those that endure until the end shall be saved. God will show up at the appointed time and will not delay. Your confidence in God will be richly rewarded. After you've suffered awhile, you will have great recompense. Endure hardness as a good soldier and endure to the end. Don't throw in the towe, you've got another shower coming. God's will show up, show out, and show off! 

     I am thankful that we made it to another new year. However, what has changed other that the New Year! What changes do you need to make? Do you need to change your mindset? Do you need to change your attitude? Do you need to let some people, places, and things go in your life?

     Jesus said that you cannot put old wine in new wineskins because the wineskins will burst. Consequently, we cannot bring the old person into a new year. We have to prepare for a New Year by dying to our way of doing things. In other words, to become a new person, we must die to our way of doing things and line ourselves up with the Word of God. If we do not die to the world's system, the world's system will continue to grow in us.

     I challenge myself by taking a self-inventory and self-reflecting. Both will aid in me reaching self-actualization or my full potential. We must put off the old man daily and put on the whole armor of God. We must take off ourselves and put on Christ. When we do those things and become intentional about them, heaven becomes intentional about us. Put off the old man and put on the new man for the new year.  We can truly say we have become a new creature in Christ because old things have passed away. Happy New Year!

     I am thankful for all I have endured this year. Nobody but God and His grace carried me through this year. All my help comes from Him. He is both, the Author and Finisher of my F.A.I.T.H. (For All I Take Him). I will bless the Lord at ALL times and His praise shall continually be in mouth. I am thankful beyond measure. In order to know Him on His resurrection, we must know Him in the power of His suffering.

     In grief counseling, we learn that life is about suffering. But after you suffer, you shall receive the promise. Those that suffer with Him, shall reign with Him. My prayer and hope is that I passed these tests and that God is pleased because I saw my faith through until the end. On the last day od 2025, I want to thank God personally and publicly for who He is and I may not understand, what He is doing in my life.

     Walking by faith and not by sight is a daunting task. I am paraphrasing Paul when he says that it is not faith if you can see it or have it. The key 🔑 is to trust or have complete confidence in the one who is that Author and Finisher of your faith. The One who can do the impossible because with men, it is impossible, but with God, ALL things are possible. We please God when we have faith. We go to God because we know that He is God and is a rewarded of those that seek Him.

     We must rememner to walk by faith, not by sight. Faith is what you process in your heart until it's in your hand; faith is believing for tomorrow today; we must walk by faith and work by formula because faith without works is dead; yet faith plus works equal results! Faith is believing in an unseen God in heaven for seen manifestation in the 🌎! 

     Many will be celebrating Christmas and there is an old catch phrase, "Jesus is the reason for the season! " Jesus is MORE than just a mere season...JESUS IS THE REASON! Because of Calvary, His sacrifice lasts a LIFETIME. His selfless act is the Word made flesh. We should love our God will ALL of our soul, mind, and strength,  as well as to love our neighbors as ourselves.

     The world should know us because of our love. We should esteem others with respect and exemplify the fruit of the Holy Spirit. We should bear righteousness fruit daily! Our behavior is an indication of Jesus being the reason. In Him, we move and have our very being! Remember, Jesus is not solely the reason for the season; He is the REASON!

2 Corinthians 10:3-5

      For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;or the weapons of our warfare are mighty through the mighty spiritual weapons that tear down strongholds.  We have the word of God to cast down (violently throw) down anything that rises up against the Word of God! Satan builds strongholds in our minds that creat landmines and battlefields. Our spiritual weapons are the Word of God.

     Both knowing and walking in truth (Word) annihilates every weapons that satan uses to destroy us. Remember,  the MISSION STATEMENT of the enemy is to STEAL, KILL, and DESTROY! God's word thwarts the devil's plans, kills his arguments, and destroys his lies! Put on your whole armor, use your weapon of mass destruction called the word of God to ANNIHILATE the kingdom of darkness! Not We have the VICTORY!

1 Corinthians 12:20
But now are they many members, yet but one body.

We are strong individually, but stronger as a whole. Everyone has an individual role to add to the Body of Christ. We have different administration's yet one Spirit. There is no insignificant part and everything is important. If we stomp our baby toe on the edge of the coffee table, the entire body suffers. Your mouth may say things that do not edify (lol). When the Body comes together on one accord to use what God has given, you have a well-respected, fine tuned machine that paralyzes the kingdom of darkness. Every joint supplies. Remember,  we are stronger together!

Proverbs11:4: Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

     What does it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his soul? What can a man give in exchange for his soul? There isn't enough money in the world to bribe God nor any wealth that can escape the wrath of God. Woe unto those who fall into the hands of an angry God! The only thing that can deliver man from wrath is righteousness.

     Righteousness delivers you from death. When you are righteousness, you escape the traps that the enemy has set for you. Salvation only will deliver you from death. It is appointed man once to die,  but after that is the judgment! If you are righteous, you will be judged righteousnessly by the Righteous Judge!

Joshua 1:9: Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God with thee whithersoever thou goest.

It may not seem like it, you may not feel like it, but the Lord is strengthening you right now. He is letting you know that He is with you! Like Joseph, in spite everything that happened in his life,  the Bible let us know that the Lord was with him. The Lord is with you! 

Hebrews 10:35-37: Amplified Bible

35 Do not, therefore, fling away your [fearless] confidence, for it has a glorious and great reward. 

36 For you have need of patient endurance [to bear up under difficult circumstances without compromising], so that when you have carried out the will of God, you may receive and enjoy to the full what is promised.

37 For yet in a very little while, He who is coming will come, and will not delay.

You've been battle-tested, tried, and remained faithful to God's assignment. You have remained obedient against ALL odds. You could have easily thrown in the towel, but you didn't. You've been patient without complaining. You didn't throw away your confidence in God. Now, the release (allow or enable to escape from confinement set free; 2) allow (something) to move, act, or flow freely) is near (close to, at hand).

God is turning the waters and the tables are turning. For those that have been obedient and remained faithful to the assignment, you will receive the promise. No more delay because hope deferred maketh the heart sick! He that shall come, will come, and will come with His reward!

The fruit of the spirit is: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, as described in the Bible. Our lives should developing these pillars everyday and the more we develop these attributes, the more we look like Christ and less like us!

Love: A selfless, sacrificial love for God and others. God demonstrates His agape or unconditional love towards us.(1 Corinthians 13)

Joy: A deep and lasting delight in God, regardless of circumstances. (Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength, Nehemiah 8:10)

Peace: A sense of inner calm and harmony, provided by God. ("And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus," Phillipians 4:7)

Patience: The ability to endure difficult situations and people with patience and forbearance. ("But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing," James 1:4)

Kindness: Gentleness, compassion, and benevolence towards others. ("Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you", (Ephesians 4:32)

Goodness: Moral and ethical excellence; doing what is right. (Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever", Psalms 23:6)

Faithfulness: Loyalty and commitment to God and to one's promises. ("If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness," 1 John 1:9)

Gentleness: A gentle and humble spirit, characterized by a lack of harshness. ("A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger," Proverbs 15:1).

Self-control: The ability to control one's emotions, desires, and impulses, (A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls," Proverbs 25:28, NIV). 

2 Corinthians 10:4-5  (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

We must use spiritual weapons to overcome the adversary called satan! He not only opposes God, but the best of God's creation..mankind! In order to defeat Satan, we must put on daily the whole armor or God. He attacks our mind and we must engage through casting down every form of information that opposes the word of God.

If we don't, strongholds are built in our minds. We must violently throw down these arguments. Our weapons include praise, worship, intercession, thanksgiving, prayer, confession from the word of God, and fasting. These spiritual weapons will annihilate the enemy and cause him to retreat.