GREET TROUBLE WITH A SMILE!

GREET TROUBLE WITH A SMILE!

It is imperative that you continue to pursue the unique character and calling which God has endowed at your birth, but actually planned for your life long before the foundation of the world.  (Ephesians 1:4 – Jeremiah 29:11)  Sisters and brothers, we must learn to greet troubles and obstacles with genuine smiles.  James, the brother of Jesus, admonishes us to “count it all joy” when trials or oppositions knock at the door.  Our spiritual perspective, i.e. The Word, teaches us that purpose is always resident in problems, pressures and pain.

James 1:2-4 (NKJV)

2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

So count it all joy!  God has a reason for this season.  Opposition will come.  Without question, it will manifest itself since it is an organic and expected reality of life.  However, “opposition” is a fascinating reality, a most intriguing word.  Let’s examine it more closely.  OP–POSITION, also known as OPERATION–POSITION, is not a blessing-blocker, even though it typically looks and feels like it. Remember this: Contrary winds actually position us for forward progress. They become the wind in our sails that transports us to divine purpose and destiny.

So smile.  Relax.  Rejoice.  Be glad.  GOD’S got your back!  And HE will somehow reconfigure and reposition every circumstance (no matter how it looks or what your five senses are shouting) to enable and empower your victory.  The last paragraph on the last page in the last chapter of the last book says “YOU WIN!”  Therefore, get your mind off what you see and focus on what GOD SAYS.  “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” (II Corinthians 5:7)  your spiritual sense will continually impart a personal, powerful and productive awareness of the presence and plans of Almighty God.

Romans 8:28 (NKJV)

And we KNOW that ALL THINGS work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

Greet those unexpected troubles with a smile.  In truth, they are destiny-developers, not the blessing-blockers they appear to be.  Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed!