Bounceback

I get knocked down, but I get up again, he's (Satan) never gonna keep me down. I love the Lord. God is so Great! That setback was not that long. Praise Jesus! The Lord led me back. God doesn't give up on us. Unfortunately, often times it is us that give up on ourselves & in essence Him, but PRAISE God, He doesn't give up on us! Wow! My Lord is an awesome God!

The Lord brought me back to reality. Why was I not receiving the answers I sought? Probably because I was my own hindrance.You know God is not a man that shall lie (Numbers 23:19a). If His Word says it, than it is true. He said in Matthew 7:7 "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you." I was my own hindrance.

Hindrance # 1: Believe: When you ask God for something, you have to believe and receive it. People, including myself, have been guilty of asking, but not having anything to back it up. There was no belief in there. You have to have belief that God can do all things. Luke 1:37, "For with God nothing shall be impossible". Key words, with God, nothing, impossible. Nothing is impossible with God. We have to believe in order to receive. I want another job, I want my own place, I want a husband, I have to ask BELIEVING that God is more than able to supply these things. I have to believe that God will provide.

Hindrance # 2: Meaning what I say: We have to really want a change in our lives. For example, I have said time after time (just ask my friends) that  I want to lose weight. No! Not true! Had I really want to lose weight, by the power of God I would have lost it by now. Instead, I'm gaining. God knows my heart. He knew that I really did not want to change my physical attributes. Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." Had I wanted to lose weight, I would have been able to through Christ. Clearly, there was no desire to lose weight.

In essence, all of my problems were brought on by myself. I sabotaged my own self. The Lord is an awesome God. As Christians we must know that we have to have 1)Belief (Faith) 2)A Sincerity of Change 3)Receptive of the change. If we lack these things, we are guaranteeing ourselves failures & disappointments, not because of Him but because of us.

I leave you with this:

 "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding" Proverbs 3:5 (KJV)

Until Next Time...Lord's Willing.