GREET TROUBLE WITH A SMILE!

GREET TROUBLE WITH A SMILE!

It is imperative that you continue to pursue the unique character and calling that God planned for your life long before the foundation of the world and endowed at your birth. (Ephesians 1:4 – Jeremiah 29:11) Sisters and brothers, we must learn to greet challenges and obstacles with genuine smiles.  James, the brother of Jesus, admonishes us to “count it all joy” when trials and 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)

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.  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 as 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 position us for forward progress. They become gusts in our sails that transport us to divine purpose and destiny.

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, empower and position you for victory.  The last paragraph on the last page in the last chapter of the last Bible book says this: “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) 

As you resolve to do this, i.e. to practice the presence of the Lord, YOUR SPIRITUAL SENSE will continually impart a personal, powerful and productive awareness of the promises 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.

Today, we will greet unexpected troubles with confidence and smiles.  In truth, they are DESTINY-DEVELOPERS, not the blessing-blockers that they appear to be.

Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!