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March 24 - March 24, 2025
wait for the light and then take it back to the darkness
The pressures we face are not intended to hurt us or discourage us. They are designed to bring out of us the light that is in us because of our love for God and our relationship with Him. When the light comes out of us, it changes the world.
“Quit camping out in your mind.” Camping out in your mind simply means focusing on a certain thought, usually a negative one, and staying there—like you pitch tents in a campsite. That indicates you aren’t leaving anytime soon. You intend to stay a while and soak up the experience. Camping out around the wrong thoughts never turns out well, and it can lead to real trouble.
Satan is the father of lies, just like we read in John 8:44. When he lies to us, he often does it through our own thoughts. He’ll plant a thought in our mind—something totally not true—and
When people around you are letting their feelings spin out of control and cause them to think, act, and speak in ways that aren’t good for them, you can be the person who represents what is reasonable and what is true.
When they are overwhelmed with negative emotions such as fear, anxiety, anger, or hurt, overwhelm them with the Word of God. Remind them that God says they have a hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11), that He loves them with an everlasting love that will never turn on them or fade away (Jeremiah 31:3), that He’s always there when they call to Him (Psalm 55:16), and that He will never, ever, ever fail them or forsake them (Deuteronomy 31:6).
“You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.”
Here are seven steps to exhale your ugly: pray like crazy, tell yourself the truth, get your pain out, ask God to heal you, share your heart with someone you trust, open your heart to healing, and believe God’s Word.
So let me ask you the three questions I asked myself: Whose voice is loudest in your life? Whose lead is strongest in your life? And what is your idea of winning?
God created you and He knows exactly how to lead you in the dance of your life. All you have to do is pay attention to the nudges and follow Him.
