Through Treacherous Waters

I AM THE POTTER; you are My clay.

I designed you before the foundation of the world.

I arrange the events of each day to form you into this preconceived pattern.

My everlasting Love is at work in every event of your life.

On some days your will and Mine flow smoothly together.

You tend to feel in control of your life when our wills are in harmony.

On other days you feel as if you are swimming upstream, against the current of My purposes.

When that happens, stop and seek My Face.

The opposition you feel may be from Me, or it may be from the evil one.

Talk with Me about what you are experiencing.

Let My Spirit guide you through treacherous waters.

As you move through the turbulent stream with Me, let circumstances mold you into the one I desire you to be.

Say yes to your Potter as you go through this day.

- "JESUS CALLING"

STAY STRONG!

"Yet, O LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand."
—ISAIAH 64: 8

"My heart says of you, "Seek his face!" Your face, LORD, I will seek."
—PSALM 27: 8

Take nothing for granted

BRING ME THE SACRIFICE of thanksgiving.

Take nothing for granted, NOT EVEN the rising of the sun.

Before Satan tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden, thankfulness was as natural as breathing.

Satan's temptation involved pointing Eve to the one thing that was forbidden her.

The garden was filled with luscious, desirable fruits, but Eve focused on the one fruit she couldn't have rather than being thankful for the many good things freely available.

This negative focus darkened her mind, and she succumbed to temptation.

When you focus on what you don't have or on situations that displease you, your mind also becomes darkened.

You take for granted life, salvation, sunshine, flowers, and countless other gifts from Me.

You look for what is wrong and refuse to enjoy life until that is "fixed."

When you approach Me with thanksgiving, the Light of My Presence pours into you, transforming you through and through.

Walk in the Light with Me by practicing the discipline of thanksgiving.

- "Jesus Calling"

Stay Strong!

"I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD."
—PSALM 116: 17 NKJV

"The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.'""You will not surely die,"the serpent said to the woman."
—GENESIS 3: 2–4

"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin."
—1 JOHN 1: 7

He is Risen

He is not here; he has risen, just as he said."
(Matthew 28:6, NIV)

Jesus is Risen!

That's a reason to celebrate today and every day!

Because He is risen, we can rise up, too.

We can have victory over sin and death and embrace eternal life and abundant life!

Jesus' resurrection represents a new beginning for all of mankind.

When we receive Him as Lord and Savior, believing He died for our sins and was raised from the dead, that's when life begins!

Today, know that God loves you and receives you just the way you are.

If you need a new beginning, there's no better time than right now.

Call on Him, receive Him by faith and join with us to celebrate resurrection!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father, today I receive a new beginning in my life. Thank You for sending your Son, Jesus to die on the cross and be raised from the dead so that I can have eternal life in Jesus' name
— Amen.

J. Osteen

Trust Me to Provide Strength

LET ME FILL YOU with my Love, Joy, and Peace.

These are Glorygifts, flowing from my living Presence.

Though you are an earthen vessel, I designed you to be filled with heavenly contents.

Your weakness is not a deterrent to being filled with My Spirit; on the contrary, it provides an opportunity for My Power to shine forth more brightly.

As you go through this day, trust Me to provide the strength that you need moment by moment.

Don't waste energy wondering whether you are adequate for today's journey.

My Spirit within you is more than sufficient to handle whatever this day may bring.

That is the basis for your confidence!

In quietness (spending time alone with Me) and confident trust (relying on My sufficiency) is your STRENGTH!

"Jesus Calling"

Happy Easter!!  Stay Strong!

"But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves."
—2 CORINTHIANS 4: 7 NASB

"This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it."
—ISAIAH 30: 15

No need I cannot meet

"IN ME YOU HAVE EVERYTHING.

In Me you are complete.

Your capacity to experience Me is increasing, through My removal of debris and clutter from your heart.

As your yearning for Me increases, other desires are gradually lessening.

Since I am infinite and abundantly accessible to you, desiring Me above all else is the best way to live.

It is impossible for you to have a need that I cannot meet.

After all, I created you and everything that is.

The world is still at My beck and call, though it often appears otherwise.

Do not be fooled by appearances.

Things that are visible are brief and fleeting, while things that are invisible are everlasting."

"Jesus Calling"

Stay Strong!

"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us."
—EPHESIANS 3: 20

"Since we consider and look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen; for the things that are visible are temporal (brief and fleeting), but the things that are invisible are deathless and everlasting."
—2 CORINTHIANS 4: 18 AMP

Gratitude in the midst of trials

"I HAVE PROMISED to meet all your needs according to My glorious riches.

Your deepest, most constant need is for My Peace.

I have planted Peace in the garden of your heart, where I live; but there are weeds growing there too: pride, worry, selfishness, unbelief.

I am the Gardener, and I am working to rid your heart of those weeds.

I do My work in various ways.

When you sit quietly with Me, I shine the Light of My Presence directly into your heart.

In this heavenly Light, Peace grows abundantly and weeds shrivel up.

I also send trials into your life.

When you trust Me in the midst of trouble, Peace flourishes and weeds die away.

Thank Me for troublesome situations; the Peace they can produce far outweighs the trials you endure."

- "Jesus Calling"

Stay Strong!

"And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus."
—PHILIPPIANS 4: 19

"For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. "
—2 CORINTHIANS 4: 17

Safety Net

I AM WITH YOU.

These four words are like a safety net, protecting you from falling into despair.

Because you are human, you will always have ups and downs in your life experience.

But the promise of My Presence LIMITS  how far down you can go.

Sometimes you may feel you are in a free fall, when people or things you have counted on let you down.

Yet as soon as you remember that I am with you, your perspective changes radically.

Instead of bemoaning your circumstances, you can look to Me for help.

You recall that not only am I with you, I am holding you by your right hand.

I guide you with My counsel, and afterwards I will take you into Glory."

"Jesus Calling"

Stay Strong!

"The presence of Jesus in our lives changes everything."