When You Don’t Know What to Do

Blessings to all!

I decided to write this post on this morning because I was just sitting and thinking to myself, “what do you do when you don’t know what to do?”

This question applies to so many areas of my life right now, and I am sure that we all have been there at some point in our lives.  One thing that I can say is different about this time around is that I am learning how to trust God more and more.

So, “what do you do when you don’t know what to do?”  You just have to trust God.  You have to believe that God knows what’s best for you and will lead you in the right direction for your life.

At times like these, I put my faith in the word of God that declares:

Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
    do not depend on your own understanding (Proverbs 3:5, NLT).

The safest place to be is in the will of God….when you don’t know what to do allow God to make the next move in your life.  When you are unsure, it is so easy to make mistakes and sometimes those mistakes can be devastating to your future.

If you are in a position in your life right now where you don’t quite know what your next move should be, trust God.  Let’s stand together in faith and believe that God will lead us to exactly what we need for this time and season of our lives.

I am praying for you and believing God with you!

Please leave your comment, feedback and suggestions.  I would love to hear about how you deal with uncertainty in your Christian walk!

Blessings and Divine Favor

Living A Faith Filled Life

Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. Hebrews 11:1, NLT

My pastor preached an awesome message on last night entitled, “Living in the Unseen.”  Some messages that we hear are truly transformational and cause us to experience spiritual growth and abound to new levels in God.

Faith is a topic that I talk about often and one that is very familiar to the child of God.  The word of God tells us in Romans 1:17:

This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.

It is by faith that we are declared righteous in the eyesight of God.  Faith is so detrimental to our relationship with God that the Word of God warns the believer:

And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

There is no way for the child of God to access all that God has without faith.  It is impossible for the believer to experience God’s abundance if he does not learn how to live by faith!

God has given each and every one of us a measure of faith (Romans 12:3).  With this knowledge, we understand that it then becomes our responsibility to exercise the faith that God has freely given us.

God has given all of us the ability to live an abundant life.  The difference between those of us who do and those who don’t is faith.  Do you believe God enough to live in the unseen?  Do you have to first see in order to believe?  The Bible tells us in 2 Corinthians 5:7:

For we live by believing and not by seeing.

Are you living today by what you believe or by what you see?  If you are not living your life by faith, I am here to tell you that there are many things that God has for you that you will never access!

Consider this scripture:

That is what the Scriptures mean when they say,

“No eye has seen, no ear has heard,
    and no mind has imagined
what God has prepared
    for those who love him. 1 Corinthians 2:9, NLT

The only way to access these unseen, unheard of and unimaginable things is by tapping into them through your faith!

I encourage you to seek God and ask Him to teach you how to access the faith that He has made readily available to you and me.  God wants us to live in His overflow, but we can only do that by living a life full of faith!

Please leave your comments, feedback and suggestions!

Blessings and Divine Favor!

How to Overcome Your Challenges

“You will face your greatest opposition when you are closest to your biggest miracle.”
― Shannon L. Alder

There is not a person alive that has not faced challenges.  Each and every day life presents brand new challenges.

So, we can conclude that the question is not whether or not we will be challenged but when.  A better question is:

How will you deal with and overcome life’s challenges?

I am inclined to believe that the true measure of a man or woman is not what they deal with but how they deal with it.

If you are interested in learning more about how to overcome your challenges, continue reading.

1.  Develop and exercise your relationship with God.  

We have so many relationships in life, but the most important relationship that we will ever have is our relationship with God.  By developing and exercising our relationship with God, we are well on our way to overcoming each and every challenges that comes our way.  The bottom line is that people will not always be there when we need them.  Frankly, they are not there at sometimes that we deem to be the most trying times in our our lives.  But, God is always there!

Just as He declared to Joshua, God declares to us in His Word:

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. (Deuteronomy 31:6)

2.  Develop and exercise your mind.

The Word of God reveals to the child of God the importance of transforming and renewing the mind.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. (Romans 12:2, KJV)

The child of God cannot deal with things in the same manner that the world does.  In order to overcome our challenges, we have to seek God for His mind concerning our situations.  The Word tells us:

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:(Philippians 2:5, KJV)

In order for the Christian to overcome life’s challenges, he/she must be willing to work on the mind.  The battles that we face in life begin first in the mind.  Our outlook will most likely determine our outcome.  We should make it a daily practice to work on transforming and renewing our mind.

3.  Develop and exercise your prayer life.

Prayer is the way that we communicate to God.  It is our opportunity to lay all of our hurts and disappointments at the feet of a loving and caring God.  It is our stress reliever!

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.(1 Peter 5:7, NIV)

There is no doubt that God cares about everything that we face whether it seem big or small in our life.  Those that we love the most may not always respond to our worries and anxieties the way that we feel they should.  There are times when we may feel like it is us against the world.  But, when we call on God through prayer, He is sure to answer.

Never stop praying. (1 Thessalonians 5:17, NIV)

Last but definitely not the least:

4.  Develop and exercise your faith.

For the child of God, faith is our access to all things in life.  It is the key that unlocks every single door.  There is no challenge that the child of God faces that cannot be overcome through faith.  The Word of God speaks of the significance of faith in the believer’s life:

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. (Hebrews 11:6, NIV)

The believer’s faith signifies his trust in a God that never fails.  Without developing and exercising your faith, the challenges of life will become overwhelming.   However, when we stand in our faith, it protects us from being succumb by the many challenges that we face from day to day.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. (Ephesians 6:10)

By following these steps, you will be sure to overcome your challenges and live a victorious life in Jesus Christ.  Be blessed!

Please leave your comments and your insight on how to overcome the challenges that we face in life as Christians.