Do You Believe?
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“Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, ‘Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.’ But the men who had gone up with him said, ‘We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we’” (Numbers 13:30-31, NKJV).
Each of us is represented in one of these two camps. We are either fully convinced of our status as co-heirs with Christ (Romans 8:17) who is to inherit all nations (Psalm 2:8) complete with the authority to take the land, or we are those who are all too aware of the giants. We may doubt the call on our lives and our ability to take possession. God’s covenant promise is that when we obey His voice, we will be above and not beneath, the head and not the tail (Deuteronomy 28:13).
Questions about faith? Bring your doubts
Why would I need faith?: Find some answers
We need to see ourselves as those who can change our communities. We must understand that it is our purpose and call to do so and that we have the power and authority to accomplish it because of Christ in us. When we push back the darkness through faith-filled prayer and righteous living, we will impact, overtake, and change our nation.
We are called to be a people of faith. The first step to taking our country for Jesus is believing it is possible. We need to take our eyes off the giants, the doubts and the fears and declare as Caleb did, “We are well able to overcome it!
“If the Lord delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land which flows with milk and honey. Only do not rebel against the Lord, nor fear the people of the land, for they are our bread; their protection has departed from them, and the Lord is with us. Do not fear them” (Numbers 14:8-9, NKJV).
Questions: How do we take our eyes off the giants in our life? What is your giant right now?
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Thanks Kanj…… I am asking God to show you the reason and purpose for your life [in HIM]. Hallelujah!! Thanks for correcting my misunderstanding your statement regarding ‘almost dying.
andi,
to say ”i almost died”,I was ‘expressing’ myself as to how I actually felt at a point in my life where I knew something had to change. when one looses everything ‘flesh’ (earthly) as I experienced and I had no faith in my life, well, I was living a death if you will. I was simply a shell. all that changed when I found Jesus Christ. I accepted Him as my Savior and have not looked back. i came to the edge only to feel that the Lord was saying to me within that ‘it wasn’t my time’! I have not looked back and whatever the nature of why i’m still here is, that is God’s will and not mine to understand.
Hallelujah and amen kanj! Yes. Yes to never returning to that wretched lost state;over the years HE has been growing me into a ‘new creation,’the person HE created me to be; HE does this by the renewal of our minds [and in doing so He renews our spirit as well which caused me to focus on Him as both Saviour and LORD] See Philippians 4: 8-9
In time I began to marvel and rejoice in how HE was, as you say, using these scars to make me into a NEW creation and He was allowing me to rejoice on all the wonders these changes HE was producing in the core of my soul and spirit AND the horror of my sin nature was not foremost in my mind causing me to beat myself up all the time; but HIS joy in ‘who I was becoming’ caused me to learn to rejoice along w/HIM! And to desire being in HIS presence above all else.
Psalm 27:4:
I’m asking God for one thing,only one thing; To live w/Him in His house my whole life long. I’ll contemplate His beauty; I’ll study at His feet!
Kanj, why did you almost die? Can you shrare? Or have you before and I missed it? I died in a car accident and He sent me back telling me ‘It isn’t time yet.’ Sister no wonder you KNOW there is a call on your life. Can you share the nature of your call w/us??? Or has He fully revealed it yet?
opps, made a typo. should have read: ”(and I will use ‘singular’)”
Thank you Emmie for this devotional.
I do not doubt the call on my life, not today. I should have died; God’s plans and mine were polar opposite. I did, how-ever, come away with many hidden scars, and the visible, well, each time I look in the mirror I am reminded of when I was lost. And you know what? That’s okay! Those visible scars are beautiful to Jesus Christ. To me that’s all that matters.
The only giant (and I will use ‘singualr’) I face is not returning to what I was–LOST! And since I am a sinner, always will be a sinner, I focus each day in His Word because God is able and now, so am I.
Ah, resting in the Sovereignty of God is a huge thing to learn as we learn to trust and depend on HIM. Good one to bring up in this discussion Iyanth!
Hi just read Emmie’s Devotional and was blessed because the LORD knew I would need to hear this Word today.
I, like all of you have learned to “look up with my heart fixed on Him Who is Sovereign, Faithful and True”.
Because I KNOW He loves me, has only good thoughts about me and has an established future planned, because He will turn every single thing around for my good, I wrap myself up in the power of the grace that that sweet knowledge provides.
Our God is God. He loves us and will bring us through. These trials are lessons to equip us to be used by Him. (Scuse this wordy response, I’m encouraging myself as well – smile).
Cher, you’re going to make it. He promised. Hold on to that Word in your heart, be sensitive to His unctions and let Him lead you through to your wealthy place.
Be ever blessed everybody!
A wonderful dialogue and depth of sharing hearts that has touched me deeply. My prayers to all of you this night. Be blessed each and every one as we walk the different pathways of our lives; yet all have HIM as our Saviour & Lord, the Author and Finisher of our faith.
Thank you so much for this timely email. I am going through this right now, as I began a tough job in public education. It is difficult dealing with personalities, politics, and how sometimes ‘higher-ups’ use ‘fear’ to intimidate people. Pls lift up a prayer for me, as it has been challenging, even physically, at times. I am trying not to complain, I am thankful for a job. But I need wisdom to deal with the stress, even the physical stress, & the different people I come across (that are sometimes unpleasant). I pray for grace & wisdom. Thank you! But yes, may we keep our eyes on God, & remember that He can overcome the ‘giants’ in our life. May that be true of us. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.
I also find it helpful to put things into perspective. If I compare some of my troubles with say for example, what the people in Haiti are struggling with, many times my problems seem petty and small. Lately when I do pray about a situation, or even make the slightest effort to give the situation over to Jesus. (sometimes I really don’t feel like praying or letting it go), as Andi and other responders said, just by making that small effort towards jesus, he gives me peace. All of a sudden, the problem doesn’t seem so bad.
Cher,
It does take an effort of conscious choice. I know when people would tell me to not worry or get past it or let go I would look at them and simply ask how? How can I possibly not worry, grieve, mourn, freak out or fear my giants? I would think that they don’t know me or how bad or big mine are! But the beautiful truth is that I only need make a small but willing effort. Our dear Lord is more than ready and willing to help with just a single step toward him. When I am in the midst of my giants I ask Him to help. I ask Him to clear my mind and comfort my heart. He is there loving us all so much and wanting to be our everything. It is not easy for me as my giants are very huge sometimes(HUGE!!). But there is nothing our Lord cannot overcome.The more that I have stopped myself when I am in a bad spot and asked for His grace the greater is my peace.It took me some time to really surrender and let Him take it away but He does so wonderfully. I pray, Lord Jesus, please show Cher the awesome power of your love and your comfort through the Holy Spirit. I pray her heart be filled with Your love and Your grace. Amen
I would like to add that to fix my mind on Jesus means taking my mind off the things that loom over me, for which I have no answer, and looking to Him as the author and finisher of my faith.
I believe it’s a conscious choice we make Cher. …. Like Doris wrote above that she ‘resolves to fix her mind upon Jesus.
Make an actual physical movement to look the other way and see if this helps. ‘Turn your eyes up upon HIM’
I find that making a physical movement while resolving to ‘fix my mind upon HIM’ often works.
Does this help? Anyone got other ways they use?
Question: How do we take our eyes off the giants in our life? I would like to know the answer to this question, please.
Turn your eyes upon up Jesus. Look full in his wonderful face and the things of earth will grow slowly dim, in the light of his Glory and Grace.
Our latest giant is waiting to hear if the College Professors in our province of Ontario will go out on strike and put up to 300,000 students and their families in crisis.
[many like us are older people having to learn new careers due to the depression, err…..recession….and so it’s one more shock we’re being asked to possibly absorb. I am upset because you’d think these learned folks would be thanking God they still even have jobs let alone wanting an 8% raise. They just don’t seem to get it.
Anyway, God has brought us thru the past year + of Giants so we KNOW this one is not too big for HIM. ‘Nothing is too difficult for HIM!’
What a wonderful way to start the day! I resolve to fix my mind upon Jesus, my defender, when my giants raise up before me. He is much better able to slay the giants in my life than I am.
AAAMEN!! What a VERY good word today! Jesus, help us all to live for YOU and LOVE YOU with our LIVES! :)