The ONE Thing I Believe About YOU!

I borrowed this from Perry Noble. It is so good I wanted to share with you.
The ONE Thing I Believe About YOU!
The One Thing I Believe About You Is – God Loves You, Has An Amazing Plan For Your Life and God’s not through with you!
People may be through with you, heck, the church may have even told you they are through with you…

GOD’S NOT THROUGH WITH YOU!

If you still have air in your lungs, if your heart is still pushing blood through your body then God’s not done!!!

God wants greater things for your life than you could ever imagine! (See Ephesians 3:20 and Matthew 7:9-11)

AND, no matter what you have gone through HE IS ABLE to bless your life MORE from this point forward than you have EVER experienced! (Job 42:12)

DO NOT, DO NOT, DO NOT throw in the towel!

You are not too young to be used by God (look at Samuel in I Samuel 3!!)

You are not too old to be used by God (look at Noah and Moses!!!)

You have not been to sinful to be used by God (just look at the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1, whew, there are some pretty shady characters mentioned in that list…and yet God STILL used them!)

You ARE NOT USELESS! God created you ON PURPOSE, WITH A PURPOSE and FOR A PURPOSE (Ephesians 2:10!)

Too many times I see people throw away their lives because they believe that God does not care, does not have a plan for them and/or they have done too many bad things for their lives to EVER count for anything significant.

But God DOES have a plan…and IT IS the most amazing thing in our lives that we could ever experience (see how His will is described at the end of Romans 12:2!)

God’s NOT THROUGH WITH YOU!!!

I borrowed this from Perry Nobl. It was so good I wanted to share it with you.

Be Ready

It should never come as a surprise for the enemy to rise up against us. Knowledge of the fact it could happen is good but spiritual preparedness is crucial. The New Testament writer said: "Keep a cool head. Stay alert. The Devil is poised to pounce, and would like nothing better than to catch you napping. Keep your guard up. You're not the only ones plunged into these hard times. It's the same with Christians all over the world. So keep a firm grip on the faith. The suffering won't last forever. It won't be long before this generous God who has great plans for us in Christ—eternal and glorious plans they are!—will have you put together and on your feet for good. He gets the last word; yes, he does. 1 Peter 5:8-11 (MSG)

Peter reminds us and it is comforting to know we are not alone. Believers like you all over the world are facing the same enemy. It never fails. When a believer begins to seek God’s rule for their life, the enemy is threatened. He does not want us to reform much less allow the living Savior to guide our feelings, decisions, and actions. He does not want us to win, even though the bible tells us we are winners in Christ. What happens, too often, is when a believer faces a trial, challenge or temptation they grow doubtful, tired, and discouraged. Sometimes rebellion and bitterness begin to cloud what we know is right. Through the years, I have seen God begin a good work in someone and just as they begin walking in the right direction, someone or something comes along and  becomes a roadblock in their situation. Too often they yield to this distraction and begin going a different direction than God intended. We must trust the one who has great plans for us. He reminds us they are not just good plans but great plans. I close with the words of Paul who said: Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Phil 1:6 (NIV)