There are all types of races you can run. There are the 5 kilometers (km), the 10km, Half Marathon, Full Marathon, Trail Run, as well as an Ultra Run. Now when it comes to marathons there are several and these are the top ones: Tokyo Marathon, Boston Marathon, Virgin Money London Marathon, BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, Bank of America Chicago Marathon, and TCS New York City Marathon. Finally, this is what is considered the most difficult marathon of them all the Inca Trail Marathon. http://www.miraclebook.net
In life just like in a race, it is important that you finish. One of the most important things you need is to have endurance. Having endurance means you have the ability to withstand hardship or adversity; especially the ability to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity. Thriving – Finish The Race – Endurance.
Nothing in life that’s worth anything is easy – Barack Obama
Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty…I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well. – Theodore Roosevelt
No matter what you undertake in life make sure you finish the race. We had the greatest example in Jesus who even though it was painful and difficult he put in the effort and endured the crucifixion on the cross for the benefit of all of us. Do not take the easy road because nothing that is easy lasts. You must put in the work and stand firm and endure till the end and finish the race. Keep the faith and trust God that everything will work out for your good. It may not come together in the way you want it to be, but it will be best for you because God only wants the best for all of us. The bible says, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” – Jeremiah 29:11. Thriving – Finish The Race – Endurance.
“Nothing, not even pain, lasts forever. If I can just keep putting one foot in front of the other, I will eventually get to the end.” – Kim Cowart, runner, and journalist
“The real purpose of running isn’t to win a race. It’s to test the limits of the human heart.” – Bill Bowerman, co-founder of Nike
“I also realize that winning doesn’t always mean getting first place; it means getting the best out of yourself.” – Meb Keflezighi, 2004 Olympic Marathon silver medalist
“It doesn’t matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack, or last. You can say, ‘I have finished.’ There is a lot of satisfaction in that.” – Fred Lebow, co-founder of the New York City Marathon
What is love? – strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties; affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests; an assurance of affection, warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion.
Love is a many splendored thing that sometimes feels like butterflies in your stomach. Love also can be a challenging thing. Love can take you to many highs and numerous lows. Why? You are dealing with people and they can make you happy, but they can also hurt you deeply. This is what Jesus felt when he was ridiculed, whipped, and sacrificed on the cross for all of us. He hurt deeply but he did what his father asked him to do. That was the ultimate sacrifice and greatest show of love ever. Jesus executed the greatest commandments. http://www.miraclebook.net
Jesus said unto him, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment.” And the second is like unto it, “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” – Matthew 22:36-40. Thriving – The Greatest Commandments.
We were created in the image of God and we are to emulate him. Sometimes this can be trying when it comes to loving the unlovely. However, this is what God commands us to do. As the adage says, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Or as the bible says, “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.” – Matthew 7:12. If always you would want people to be kind and loving to you then you need to reciprocate the same. People are going to disappoint you and let you down sometimes but the hurt we feel will never be the same as what Jesus felt when he was crucified on the cross. However, he still loved his neighbors. Remember what the bible says, “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.” – Romans 12:19. God’s got your back and he will repay any and all evils that are done to you. Thriving – The Greatest Commandments.
God created us for numerous reasons, however, two of them are for us to fellowship with him and for his glory. Therefore, the first commandment is the greatest of the two commandments. God is to always be our mainline and not a sideline. We are to love him always with all that is in us. When we do this, we will be forever blessed in every area of our lives successfully and thriving. http://www.miraclebook.net
Life is a gift and at any moment it can become extinct. Therefore, it is important to treasure every moment. This is the reason why we need to listen and reflect on one of country music singer Tim McGraw’s popular songs “Live Like You Were Dying.” – Thriving In Every Season Of Life With God – Treasure Every Moment. http://www.miraclebook.net
If you are fortunate to have both of your parents or even one still alive treasure that. If you have been blessed to have a spouse realize how blessed, you are since there are so many single people out there looking for true love and hoping to find their soul mate. The bible says, “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?” – Ecclesiastes 4:9-11. Treasure your spouse. If you are a parent and have been blessed with children treasure them because they are a gift from God. There are countless people who wanted to have a child of their own and it was not in the cards and so they have adopted or just remained without children. Remember the bible says, “Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.” – Psalm 127:3. – Thriving In Every Season Of Life With God – Treasure Every Moment.
Treasure moments with your family members even if you have one or some in your family that is like Walter (Jeff Dunham’s Puppet). You know exactly what I mean hard to get along with and crotchety. Treasure the fact that you have a place of employment to go to or even better if you are working from home. There are so many people out of work now. It may not be what you want it to be, but it is something that is better than nothing. Our animals bring us such happiness and joy and we spend lots of money on them. They are to be treasured as well because they get the same sickness and diseases we get, and we can lose them at any time. Treasure and respect your grandparents if they are still alive because they have something more precious than ever which is wisdom. Pray and ask God to bless you with long life like them. – Thriving In Every Season Of Life With God – Treasure Every Moment
Every day we hear about tragic losses people must endure and they are heartbreaking. Recently it was listed in the news about a couple whose 9-month-old daughter died of cancer. There was also an article about a newlywed couple who died in a tragic car accident after only being married for three days. Recently an awfully close friend of mine lost her fiancé just this week. He died in his sleep two days before Christmas. They already had their wedding date set for March 2021. One can only imagine the devastation she is feeling. -Thriving In Every Season Of Life With God – Treasure Every Moment
“Treasure every moment in our life and take the time to ensure the story we create is one that we will be proud of and look back with a huge smile.” – Kanya Puspokusumo
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stressed out, and just downright exasperated with life? If so, just take a few deep breaths, make a list of at least 10 things you are grateful for, and then find and utilize your happy place. Your happy place is where you travel with your mind and feel good, where you are relaxed and can be positive. It is a place that is safe, secure, and problem-free.
In our brain, we have two types of neurotransmitters called dopamine and serotonin. When we are happy both are released and bring us joy. Some of the health benefits of feeling happy and joyful are as follows: it promotes a healthier lifestyle, boosts your immune system, fights stress and pain, and supports longevity. Think about how you feel when you are cradling your favorite breed of puppy. Close your eyes and imagine that scene. Imagine running your hands on their coat of fur, looking into their puppy eyes, watching them yawn, All priceless images. No doubt these things will make you happy. Now if you are not a dog person then imagine these happy feelings with whatever type of animal you adore. Thriving – Find And Utilize Your Happy Place
In today’s society, there are so many things that can stress us out and keep us wound up like a ball of yarn. However, remember God did not create us to be this way. Remember God said. “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. – 3 John 2. When we are prospering, we are happy, joyful, elated, ecstatic, relaxed, and thriving. If God wants these things for us, we should want them for ourselves and aspire to reach these heights. Thriving – Find And Utilize Your Happy Place
What does your happy place consist of in your mind? Remember every day we are all fighting the Battlefield of the Mind. Joyce Meyer always says, “where the mind goes the man follows.” So does your happy place consist of lying in a hammock swinging back and forth, attending a world premiere for a movie you starred in, receiving a Pulitzer prize award for your writing accomplishments, vacationing in Hawaii, spending quality time with family, watching a Hallmark movie, driving your convertible car with the top down, getting a full body massage, immersing your toes in the white sand on a beach, skydiving, canoeing, skiing, driving your own yacht, baking gingerbread cookies for the holidays, quilting a bedspread, attending a smooth jazz cruise, playing golf, enjoying a game of darts, visualizing being debt-free etc. Thriving – Find And Utilize Your Happy Place
We all have things that make us happy, bring a smile to our face, and relax our body. Find those places and go to them as often as you can because it will keep you balanced, relaxed, and happy where you can stay positive and remember that God wants the best for you all the days of your life. http://www.miraclebook.net
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. – Marcus Aurelius Antoninus.
Unfortunately, in our present state of the world, we have all endured some type of adversity with the pandemic. Whether you have had the Covid-19 virus yourself, or friends or family members that have had it, or if they have died from it. If it has affected your employment or financial status. Some may have even lost their place of residence. Through it all, you are still standing. Thriving In Every Season Of Life With God – Adversity.
Adversity comes to everyone in life at one time or another, but you need to remember that this too shall pass, it is a test. We will all be tested in life some more than others according to our dreams and desires.
When you are dealing with adversity it is like a harsh, bitter, cold winter season. The winds are bitterly cold, the earth is dried up, there is snow everywhere and, in some cases, even black ice. However, God created this world with individual seasons, and we can always expect spring, summer, and fall to follow winter. This is the same way in life that no matter how much adversity we go through we will see the sunshine again.
When you are going through adversity it is critical that you stay in faith, keep believing, keep hoping, make sure you keep your vision in front of you, stay positive by continuing to pray, be grounded in your gratitude, do not stray into negative communication, and above all trust God always. God knows what he is doing. There are things in our lives that are holding us back and blocking success from coming to us and these are the things that God must weed away from us. If we are not willing to embrace change, we will never grow into who we are meant to be. We think natural but God thinks supernatural so this is why sometimes our blessings take longer to manifest than we would like because God has so much more in store for us. Thriving In Every Season Of Life With God – Adversity.
When you are going through these winter seasons this is when you are maturing. When you are being stretched to the point where you are screaming that you cannot take anymore this is when you are being refined. These times are like being on the potter’s wheel. God is molding you into who you are meant to be according to his purpose for your life. You do not understand all the things that are befalling you. All you see is the countless tears you are crying and the tremendous pain you are feeling. All you see is that you have lost your job and you have a stack of bills that you are unable to pay. Bill collectors are calling all around the clock. You have lost your place of residence and now having to go live with family or friends. You have received a negative medical report and you are seeing your health declining. You have attended funerals for loved ones that have passed on, you have had to endure a divorce, the loss of a child, and many other things. Pray through your tears, through your pain, through your confusion, and your loneliness. This is when you must dig your heels in deep and remember God’s promises.
If you are dealing with health issues declare these promises from God:
God you promised, “Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases.” – Psalm 103:3
God you promised, “He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.” – Psalm 107:20.
God you promised, “For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, this is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.” – Jeremiah 30:17
God you promised, “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” – 3 John 1:2
If you are dealing with financial issues declare these promises from God:
God you promised, “For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.” – Psalm 5:12
God you promised, “And the Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the Lord will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers.” – Deuteronomy 30:9
God you promised, “For the Lord thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow, and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.” – Deuteronomy 15:6
God you promised, “I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.” – Revelations 3:8
Whatever issue you may be dealing with search the bible for God’s promises and then repeat them over and over and remind God of what he said and in due season your adversity will become your successes. Remember that strange as it may seem you need to be grateful for your current challenges because they are helping you to become the person you are meant to be. You are stronger than you think you are. God never gives you more than you can endure. You know how I know that…because you are still standing, and you have survived 100% of your challenges and adversity because you are still here.
For those of you that are Horse Racing aficionados, you know all about the pass. In the course of a race, the jockeys maneuver the horses and one will pass another, and then another horse will pass another, and so on until one horse with his jockey takes control and leaves all the other horses in the dust and wins the race. Thriving In Every Season Of Life With God – And It Came To Pass
Whatever unpleasant situations you are going through right now remember it will pass. The entire world is dealing with the Covid-19 crisis right now, but rest assured it will pass. Whether you are dealing with Fear, Anxiety, Depression, Health issues, Financial lows, Doubt, Worry, Addiction issues, etc. it will pass. Yes, a tremendous amount of people has lost their lives. They are gone but not forgotten. We have had to endure things like this before and it came to pass. The Gulf War, The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster, and September 11, 2001.
All of us at one time in life will be TESTED. Some more than others depending on what you are asking, praying, and believing God for. God wants to make sure that he can trust you with what you are asking for and that you will do the right things with it especially if it is exceeding abundant finances. Remember what you have you are to give and be a blessing to others and give to enhance the Kingdom of God and spread the word of God. Some tests and trials last longer than others. It is crucial that you handle these tests in the correct fashion meaning you are TRUSTING GOD through it. You continue to have FAITH. GOD is aware that we will not always have tremendous faith especially if the trial has been a long-enduring one, but you must maintain faith the size of a mustard seed which is one of the smallest seeds. Finally, you must BELIEVE that things you are praying for will come to pass. Thriving In Every Season Of Life With God – And It Came To Pass.
One of the most famous tests that is recorded in the bible was Job. The book of Job is 42 chapters. Job became despondent when things started to go wrong for him but in chapter 8, he voiced his faith, trust, and belief in God. It took a while but he was finally rewarded in chapter 42 when it came to pass that God gave him twice the amount of success than what he previously had. Thriving In Every Season Of Life With God – And It Came To Pass.
However, I want us to focus on another biblical person Abraham and the ultimate test God put on him. Pay close attention to the first 5 words of this scripture. And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. Then on the third day, Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place afar off. And Abraham said unto his young men, abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you. And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it upon Isaac his son, and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together. And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, my father: and he said, here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? And Abraham said, my son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so, they went both of them together. And they came to the place which God had told him of, and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand and took the knife to slay his son. And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, here am I. And he said, lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him: for now, I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen. And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. – Genesis 22:1-18. Thriving In Every Season Of Life With God – And It Came To Pass.
Abraham’s test came to pass and so will yours. Whatever struggles you are facing now just remember that when it comes to pass these enemies you see today you will see no more. Thriving In Every Season Of Life With God – And It Came To Pass.
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, of a truth, I perceive that God is no respecter of persons. – Acts 10:34. – Book of Proverbs – The Rain Falls on the Just & The Unjust.
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. – Matthew 5:45
As much as Christians or believers of God would like to believe that just because we acknowledge God in our lives, we should never have any sorrow that is untrue. Just believing that makes us commit sin because then we are not humble but haughty.
Haughty – blatantly and disdainfully proud: having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior. http://www.merriam-webster.com
Humble – not proud or haughty: not arrogant or assertive, reflecting, expressing, or offered in a spirit of deference or submission. http://www.merriam-webster.com
We will all have challenges, disappointments, and unfair situations arise in our lives but as believers of God, we are to handle ourselves where unbelievers will want to become like us. We are to TRUST, HAVE FAITH, and BELIEVE that GOD has our back and will keep us lifted above, fight our battles, and always cause us to Triumph! Check out my website
If you have always wanted to be an actor and actress and that dream has not materialized yet realize that as a believer in God, you are in front of an audience every day. Every stressful situation that you encounter is a TEST. You must pass these tests and when you do God will take you to the next level. The way you handle theses tests and trials is being watched carefully by unbelievers. The way you handle yourself is what will bring more unbelievers to God which is our main purpose to further the kingdom of God. – Book of Proverbs – The Rain Falls on the Just & The Unjust.
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. – Ephesians 6:11-18.
So even though rain falls on the just and the unjust as a child of God and a believer remember what Moses told the children of Israel, The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Book of Proverbs – Proverbs For The Modern Day – Keep Getting Up
“You can’t lose confidence in yourself, or you’ve lost already. When you get knocked down, you’ve got to keep getting back up.” – Tim Tebow
“Don’t judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” -Nelson Mandela
“Every stumble is not a fall, and every fall does not mean failure” – Oprah Winfrey
We all have times in life when we stumble and fall whether it was our own fault or someone else causing the fall. No matter whose fault it is we must get back up and keep moving. You know the old saying “if at first, you don’t succeed try, try again.”
There are two categories of people who are remarkably familiar with this: Babies start walking on average when they are 12 months old. Some start as early as 9 months old and some start at 18 months. The one thing all babies have in common is that once they do start walking, they fall multiple times until they can walk perfectly. The other category of people is hockey players. Every hockey game has at least one player that falls on the ice during a game whether it is their unbalance, or they were tripped. They do not stay on the ice and refuse to get back up. They pop up and continue to play the game. – Book of Proverbs – Proverbs For The Modern Day – Keep Getting Up. – http://www.miraclebook.net
This is what God expects us to do also. God did not stop the world once Adam and Eve sinned. God did not fall and say, that is it, it is over. Adam and Eve spoiled everything and now what is the use? God kept moving forward. “For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.” – Proverbs 24:16
There are several people in the bible that stumbled and fell but with God’s assistance was able to get back up and become great men and women. Here are a few:
The Apostle Paul who was originally named Saul that persecuted every Christian until God intervened
King David who killed Goliath but also slept with Bathsheba who was married to Uriah the Hittite that King David had murdered
Moses who lead the people of Israel out of slavery and bondage with Pharaoh but murdered an Egyptian
Simon Peter who denied knowing Jesus three times
Jonah who was swallowed by the whale when he refused to obey God and spread God’s message
Tamar who was a barren woman who never had children with her first 2 husbands and finally unorthodoxically slept with her father-in-law Judah and bore twin sons. One of the sons was the ancestor of King David a direct lineage to Christ
You didn’t get the home you wanted, you lost the business deal, the person you thought you would spend the rest of your life with walked out and left you, you didn’t get the promotion at work, you miscarried on giving birth to your first child, you weren’t chosen when you auditioned for your first performance, you failed your first driving test. There are many other examples of falling and failure, but we all need to remember one of America’s greatest inventors Thomas Edison who failed 10,000 times before he was able to create the incandescent electric lightbulb. “I have not failed. I just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison.
Do not give up and throw the towel in when you fall. Mistakes and failure are necessary to grow. It reminds us that we cannot do anything without God’s assistance. It also reminds us to be humble, not haughty. KEEP GETTING UP! – Book of Proverbs – Proverbs For The Modern Day – Keep Getting Up.
Book of Proverbs – Proverbs For The Modern Day – Bonus
Bonus – something in addition to what is expected or strictly due.
Here are some examples of types of bonuses: All references taken from https://www.merriam-webster.com.
1- money or an equivalent given in addition to an employee’s usual compensation
2-a premium (as of stock) given by a corporation to a purchaser of its securities, to a promoter, or to an employee
3-a government payment to war veterans
4-a sum in excess of salary given to an athlete for signing with a team
We all like to get a bonus and are excited when we get what we are expecting. However, what happens when we do not get what we wanted? We then become annoyed, exasperated, and a host of other negative emotions. The mind is a BATTLEFIELD. Let us take a closer look at how we have choices and how we can look at a bonus in a negative or positive mindset.
B = Broken or Beauty for Ashes. We can choose to feel broken, shattered, crushed because we didn’t get what we wanted or we can TRUST God that he will make it up to us and give us something even better and give us Beauty for Ashes and keep moving forward. : “to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.” – Isaiah 61:3
O = Overwhelmed or Omega. When we are in a fiery furnace like how Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego were we again have choices. We can become overwhelmed where all we do is stay on the phone calling friends and keep talking about all the problems and get even more stressed and overwhelmed or we can turn to Omega for help. In the book of Revelations 22:13, “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.” We must have complete FAITH in God that he will keep his promises. “For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.” – Psalm 84:11
N = Nobody or Nirvana. What about the times when we have encountered so many bad events in our lives that we feel God has forgotten about us and we are just a nobody? We can either wallow in that negativity or we can shake that off and remember nirvana. This is a place or state of oblivion to care, pain, or external reality. https://www.merriam-webster.com. An example of this would be a resort which is a skier’s and snowboarder’s nirvana. Now, remember whatever provides you bliss that is what you want to do to take yourself out of the doldrums. Remember nothing that happens to you is a surprise to God so let him handle it. Let Go and Let God!
U = Unworthy or Ubiquity. There are times in life when we think we have committed so much sin that we are unworthy to have anything good happen to us. We feel that we cannot ask God for anything because we do not deserve it. Remember God gives us all a fresh set of grace every 24 hours. Ubiquity – presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously: OMNIPRESENCE. God is always everywhere. “The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.” – Proverbs 15:3. We must not persecute ourselves because sometimes we fall short. God sees everything we do, and he is aware of all the times you do the right thing as well as when you make a mistake. God is a loving father and wants to give the best to his children. “For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.” – Psalm 5:12
S = Screwed or Success. There will come a time when we will all feel like we have had the air taken out of our sails and we have been screwed. However, what we must remember is just like how Joseph went from the Pit to the Palace we will also. Success may not come when you want it because God does not operate on our timetable. This is when we must dig our heels in and BELIEVE success is on the way. To everything there is a season and even though you may be in the summer season where you are pulling a lot of weeds and dealing with a lot of stressful issues remember that the spring season is on the way and you will get your harvest. “Therefore, I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” – Mark 11:24
Trust God, Have Faith and Believe for your BONUS. Book of Proverbs – Proverbs For The Modern Day – Bonus.
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. – Isaiah 1:18
After the first transgression on earth in the Garden of Eden, we have been deemed sinners and ultimately, we will all face death. However, God’s love for us is insurmountable. “The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore, with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.” – Jeremiah 31:3.
God’s resume is bountiful. He is the greatest Doctor, Lawyer, Teacher, Accountant, Carpenter, Fisherman, Painter, and many more. God is also the greatest Makeup Artist ever.
Makeup artists all over the world, especially in Hollywood, are charged with making celebrities look stunning and fabulous. Top of the line makeup artists are used by famous Hollywood stars and musicians. Book of Proverbs – From Crimson Red To White As Snow.
When we are engulfed in sin and God touches our heart and we decide to trust him and give our lives over to him then he becomes our Makeup Artist. These are some of the ways that God changes us from Crimson Red to White as Snow:
And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me. – Jeremiah 33:8
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. – Ezekiel 36:26
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: – 2 Corinthians 9:8
Then God will give you peace, a peace which is too wonderful to understand. That peace will keep your hearts and minds safe as you trust in Christ Jesus. – Philippians 4:7
For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, this is Zion, whom no man seeketh after. – Jeremiah 30:17
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever. – John 14:16
All these verses have a highlighted word which is most important. These are just some of the things that change after we give our life to Christ and we go from crimson red to white as snow. The most important of these is the comforter. This is the Holy Spirit that lives in each of us. The Holy Spirit is the third part of the Trinity. He is who will lead and guide us if we ask. He is also who will convict us if we are leaning towards doing sinful things. As you can see if we allow The Holy Spirit to guide us and obey God even though he changes us little by little eventually you will see the new you and what the Makeup Artist has created. Check out my website
