We have thought of Your steadfast love, O God, in the midst of Your temple.
—Psalm 48:9
Positive minds—minds full of faith and hope—produce positive lives. Negative minds—minds full of fear and doubt—produce negative lives. In Matthew 8:13, Jesus tells us that it will be done for us as we have believed. This doesn’t mean that you and I can get anything we want by just thinking about it. God has a perfect plan for each of us, and we can’t control Him with our thoughts and words, but if we want His plan, we should think and speak in agreement with His will and plan for us.
I encourage you to think positively about your life and be thankful for the good things God is doing and going to do. Practice staying positive in every situation that arises; even if you’re going through a difficult situation, stand in faith, believing God will bring good out of it as He has promised in His Word.
Prayer of Thanks: Father, help me to keep my thoughts and my words focused on You. I thank You that You have good things in store for my life. I trust You today.
The All Sufficient God
by Dr. Paul Chappell
“And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.”
Genesis 17:1–4
The promise God made to Abraham that he would have a son through whom a great nation would be established must have seemed to be more impossible than ever. Nearly twenty-five years had passed, and both Abraham and Sarah were long past the age when having a child of their own was a realistic option. Yet when God appeared to Abraham again, He reiterated the promise and gave Abraham a guarantee—a guarantee found in His name.
The Hebrew name “El Shaddai” translated “Almighty God” is an expression of God’s power and ability to meet any need. He is the God who supplies the power, resources, wisdom, knowledge, and strength that we need to accomplish whatever tasks He sets before us. Though it seemed impossible for God’s promise to Abraham to be fulfilled, Abraham still believed, because he believed God. “He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God” (Romans 4:20).
Charles Spurgeon said, “I have a great need for Christ; I have a great Christ for my need.” There are many times when we face challenges that are beyond our ability to meet, but we do not ever have to face those challenges alone. God has based His promises on His unlimited strength to fulfill and bring to pass all that He has declared. Because our faith is in Him rather than in what we can do, we need never lose heart no matter how hopeless a situation may appear to be.
Genesis 17:1–4
The promise God made to Abraham that he would have a son through whom a great nation would be established must have seemed to be more impossible than ever. Nearly twenty-five years had passed, and both Abraham and Sarah were long past the age when having a child of their own was a realistic option. Yet when God appeared to Abraham again, He reiterated the promise and gave Abraham a guarantee—a guarantee found in His name.
The Hebrew name “El Shaddai” translated “Almighty God” is an expression of God’s power and ability to meet any need. He is the God who supplies the power, resources, wisdom, knowledge, and strength that we need to accomplish whatever tasks He sets before us. Though it seemed impossible for God’s promise to Abraham to be fulfilled, Abraham still believed, because he believed God. “He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God” (Romans 4:20).
Charles Spurgeon said, “I have a great need for Christ; I have a great Christ for my need.” There are many times when we face challenges that are beyond our ability to meet, but we do not ever have to face those challenges alone. God has based His promises on His unlimited strength to fulfill and bring to pass all that He has declared. Because our faith is in Him rather than in what we can do, we need never lose heart no matter how hopeless a situation may appear to be.
Today’s Growth Principle:
No need you face today will challenge the unlimited resources of our Almighty Father.
Be Positive
by Joyce Meyer - posted April 22, 2017We have thought of Your steadfast love, O God, in the midst of Your temple.
—Psalm 48:9
Positive minds—minds full of faith and hope—produce positive lives. Negative minds—minds full of fear and doubt—produce negative lives. In Matthew 8:13, Jesus tells us that it will be done for us as we have believed. This doesn’t mean that you and I can get anything we want by just thinking about it. God has a perfect plan for each of us, and we can’t control Him with our thoughts and words, but if we want His plan, we should think and speak in agreement with His will and plan for us.
I encourage you to think positively about your life and be thankful for the good things God is doing and going to do. Practice staying positive in every situation that arises; even if you’re going through a difficult situation, stand in faith, believing God will bring good out of it as He has promised in His Word.
Prayer of Thanks: Father, help me to keep my thoughts and my words focused on You. I thank You that You have good things in store for my life. I trust You today.
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