13th day of 21 days of Purpose Fasting and Praying Every conspiracy against your lifting, is scattered unto desolation, in the name of Jesus. Be healed of Worry 1Peter 5:6-7. Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, 7 casting all your care/worry upon Him, for He cares for you. Worry, feeling uneasy or troubled, seems to plague multitudes of people in our world today. Its human nature to be concerned about the bad situations in our world and in our personal lives, but if were not careful, the devil will cause us to worry beyond whats reasonable. Worry is like a rocking chair—its always in motion but it never gets you anywhere. So why do we struggle with it? And what good does it do? Worry is the opposite of faith, and it steals our peace, physically wears us out, and can even make us sick. When we worry, we torment ourselves—were doing the devils job for him! Worry is caused by not trusting God to take care of the various situations in our lives. Too often we trust our own abilities, believing that we can figure out how to take care of our own problems. Yet sometimes, after all our worry and effort to go it alone, we come up short, unable to bring about suitable solutions. Cast Your Cares on the One Who Cares for You The only way to have victory in our lives is to play by Gods rules, and He says we must quit worrying if we want to have peace. So when things come our way that cause us to be concerned, we need Gods help. How do we get it? 1 Peter 5:6-7 lists two important steps: 1) humble yourselves, and 2) cast your care on Him. He wont take care of our problems and worries—our cares—until we turn loose of them and give them to Him. Either were going to do it or Gods going to do it, but both of us arent going to. Now, casting your care doesnt mean you can be irresponsible. God wont do for you what you can do yourself. You must do what you can do, and then trust God to do what you cant. When we humble ourselves and ask for His help, then Hes able to release His power in our situations. Its only then that we can really enjoy life. So the cure for worry is humbling ourselves before God, casting our cares on Him, and trusting Him. Instead of making ourselves miserable trying to figure everything out on our own, God wants us to place our trust in Him and enter into His rest, totally abandoning ourselves to His care. I know that when we are able to believe and say, God, I trust You, it will literally change our lives. Psalm 37:3says, Trust…in the Lord and do good.... God didnt create us to worry about helping ourselves all the time. He wants us to sow good seed by reaching out to help others. When we simply trust God and get busy doing the good things we know to do, then Hell bring a harvest of blessings into our lives and meet our needs. Develop an Attitude of Faith and Prayer There will always be situations that cause us concern, but with Gods help, we can live above all of it and enjoy life. Cast your care on the Lord and say, God, I trust You, and Im going to enjoy the life You have given me. When you give your problems to God, you must also decide to be satisfied with His answers. Trusting God to do whats best for us involves dying to self. Paul said, ...it is no longer I who live, but Christ (the Messiah) lives in me; and the life I now live in the body I live by faith in (by adherence to and reliance on and complete trust in) the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself up for me (Galatians 2:20). You can trust God to do whats best for you, so you dont have to worry about it. When you have a positive attitude and keep your faith in God, you cant be defeated. We must stop trying to make things happen the way we want and get to the place where we desire to please God more than ourselves. The Christ in us has to supercede what we want. Faith and the Word of God will help you overcome worry. Worrying involves negative thoughts, but speaking positive things out of your mouth will interrupt those negative thought patterns. When we are full of the Word of God, we can speak it out of our mouths in faith. Faith is stronger than doubt, negativism and unbelief. Faith has a positive attitude that can overcome our past and lead us into a great future. Faith is a powerful force that cannot be conquered. Another powerful force is prayer. When youre under pressure, its always best to pray about it instead of talk about it. Prayer is the blueprint for a successful life. During His time on earth, Jesus prayed. He entrusted everything to God—even His reputation and life. We can do the same. We dont have to explain all the problems to Him; we can just give them to Him and ask Him to take care of everything. Dont complicate prayer. Just have confidence in simple, believing prayer. Look at Pauls instructions in Philippians 4:6-7: Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God. And Gods peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. If youre a Christian who goes around burdened or weighed down all the time, something is wrong. You may have had faith in Christ for salvation, but you havent moved into walking in faith daily for the life that God has given you. The Bible tells us that God is faithful—thats one of His major characteristics. He can be counted on to come through for us, so we should trust Him totally and completely. When we do, well be ready for anything that may come our way. Prayer points: Every conspiracy against my lifting, be scattered unto desolation, in the name of Jesus. The power that hates to see my lifting, be disgraced, in the name of Jesus. Father, lay Your hands upon my head and lift me up, in the name of Jesus. Father, let Your favour envelope me and catapult me to the next level, in the name of Jesus. Every power of darkness surrounding my star, be scattered, in the name of Jesus. Every power assigned to rubbish my star, lose your power, in the name of Jesus. I must arise and shine by the power in the blood of Jesus, in the name of Jesus. The anointing of uncommon success come upon me mightily, in the name of Jesus. Power to arise and shine in any environment, come upon me now, in the name of Jesus.
Posted on: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:26:17 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015