Just Believe!
Bible
Reference:
1 Timothy
4:6-11
A Good Servant of
Jesus Christ
…exercise yourself
toward godliness. 8 For bodily exercise profits a little,
but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now
is and of that which is to come…
I love it when God’s work is seen amongst you, when
you can actually feel God and see the fruits moving in your life. God is doing
an amazing work in my marriage and he won’t let me give up because everywhere I
turn He is encouraging me to hold on, to be strong, to stand firm, and His love
never fails. Amen!
I just wanted to note today’s scripture at
church from Mark 5 about the healing of Jairus’ daughter. I love it because the
story seems unrelated until you look for application.
Here’s a quick rundown of what happened. First,
Jairus comes to Jesus in this situation. During this time, people came to
Jairus and told him not to bother Jesus since his daughter was already dead,
but Jesus told him not to be scared and to just believe. The people at Jairus’
house made fun of Jesus when he said the girl was not dead but asleep. Jesus put
them all out except the child’s mother, father, and the disciples with him. When
Jesus spoke to the child, the child awoke, stood up, began to walk, and then
was given something to eat.
What captured my thoughts in this message was “Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just
believe.” The devil can’t have my marriage! The devil can’t have my
daughters, my sons, and everything I got belongs to God! It is by faith
mountains move! Amen!
Often I want to just give up,
be single, and not worry about marriage anymore or dealing with another person’s
ideas and suggestions which often clash with my own, but God says just trust
him, he has it, and have faith. I have been hearing the same basic message over
and over again for a few years now. God does not want me to give up, but Satan
does and he is trying hard to keep us down. But he will not have the victory
because God speaks and his will is being made more plain to me every day. I can
choose to throw in the towel or I can choose to trust God and follow him. I
know he’ll lead me in the right direction.
I am constantly reminded of the
dream when my husband fell into a prideful pit, but then we were reunited on
the bridge and taken into a house where the father and the son prepared gifts.
My husband and I will do ministry again together and the latter will be far
greater than the first. God told me to be strong in him, taking up the full
armor of God, and doing all to stand against the wiles of the devil. The battle
is spiritual and I have to remember that I am not fighting my husband but I am
fighting the enemy, Satan.
Now, day 23…let’s continue to
fight the good fight of faith and stand firm in God’s word our sword! Amen! The
devil’s under our feet!!! In Jesus’ name!
30 Day Challenge
DAY 1 Galatians 1
DAY 2 Galatians 2
DAY 3 Galatians 3
DAY
4 Galatians 4
DAY
5 Galatians 5
DAY
6 Galatians 6
DAY
7 Ephesians 1
DAY
8 Ephesians 2
DAY
9 Ephesians 3
DAY
10 Ephesians 4
DAY
11 Ephesians 5
DAY
12 Ephesians 6
DAY
13 Philippians 1
DAY
14 Philippians 2
DAY
15 Philippians 3
DAY
16 Philippians 4
DAY
17 Colossians 1
DAY
18 Colossians 2
DAY
19 Colossians 3
DAY
20 Colossians 4
DAY
21 1st Thessalonians 1
DAY
22 1st Thessalonians 2
DAY
23 1st Thessalonians 3
DAY 24 1st Thessalonians 4
DAY 25 1st Thessalonians 5
DAY 26 2nd Thessalonians 1
DAY 27 2nd Thessalonians 2
DAY 28 2nd Thessalonians 3
DAY 29 1 Timothy 1
DAY 30 1 Timothy 2
Friends, let me leave you with this…our 30 day
challenge closing:
(1) Faith comes by hearing,
and hearing by the word of God
(2) Without Faith it is impossible to
please God
(3) Faith without works is
dead
Philippians 4:8
New International Version (NIV)
8 Finally,
brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is
excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
Walk in the Spirit,
Prophetess Deanna Mack
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