As human beings, we all encounter difficult trials in life. The trials create a range of feelings including anger, depression, and sadness. 

If you choose to stay in the emotional distress your faith will crash and your confidence in Jesus will bottom out.

Prayer will help if consistent and you seek out the Holy Spirit. But more than likely the feelings will return.

This cannot be resolved by an intellectual approach or “feel good” therapy.

Jesus is in heaven and not available for a personal meeting to help you navigate through your moods.

The most viable remedy is to go back to your beginning with Jesus and rebuild your faith based on your experiences with Him.

Think about the miracle when you received the gift of salvation, meditate on the personal promises made to you from Jesus, ask the Holy Spirit to help you recall the visions and dreams in your life and reflect on the signs and wonders witnessed from the transfigured Christ.

These life experiences will embolden your faith and give you steadfast confidence in Jesus.

Finally, read about the powerful attributes of our God in 1 Chronicles 29:11.

Yours, O Lord, is the greatness,
The power and the glory,
The victory and the majesty;
For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, And You are exalted as head over all.

Pray everyday. Ask Jesus to take away your mood swings, fill you with joy and restore your confidence and faith in Him.

Jesus reigns!

You might think Jesus is sitting by His Father in a comfortable place in heaven. In actuality, Jesus is surrounded by clouds and darkness and He is preoccupied with fighting off the demons of Satan.

Jesus reigns over the earth but His priority is destroying sin and restoring people to His Kingdom.

The Bible tells us a fire goes before Him and burns up His enemies.

Jesus defeats Satan with the help of a powerful force of angels.

Jesus is omnipotent. He is like lightning covering the earth with His glory and power. The earth trembles at the presence of Jesus. 

The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Jesus. Nothing is impossible for Him.

When you meet the Living Christ and develop a personal relationship with Him the world of intercession, judgment and the righteousness of God is revealed.

Today, Jesus is measuring your faith and looking into your life. He is at work to remove sin and transform you into the character of God. 

At this very moment Jesus is attacking darkness all over the world. He never sleeps.

If you want to be in the presence of Jesus and participate in His work then your priority is prayer, intercession, and living under the blood of Christ. You must be listening for the voice of Jesus with a compliant heart.

The Christ follower submits to the authority of the Holy Spirit and is filled with the thoughts of Jesus.

The reality of Jesus appears in these words. “He is a lamp unto your feet and a light unto your pathway”.

You might think you are in control of your life but this is nonsense with God. The providential will of God creates trials, circumstances, and places people in your life.

The Holy Spirit is bringing a workload which has been designed just for your ministry. The spiritual assignment is to make intercession for those living in bondage to sin or facing difficult challenges.

The discipline of intercession is following the example of Jesus who made intercession through the Cross for the world. Intercession is agonizing prayer fighting off the demons of Satan.

The biblical definition of intercession is filling up the flesh with the afflictions of Christ for His Body the church. The entirety of your spiritual being participates in this invisible war. The work is intense at times and the intercessor will identify with the feelings, thoughts and actions of those he is praying for release. 

The Holy Spirit is doing this work through you to bring down strongholds. Listen carefully to the voice of God as He will give you wisdom and show you how to pray for those dealing with darkness.

Intercession draws a believer very close to Jesus and is a ministry of integrity and purity without hidden motives or self seeking.

The beauty of intercession is Jesus does the work and has earned the victory through the Cross.

Good Morning,

The Holy Spirit reminded me today that Jesus is indelible. He cannot be changed, removed or washed away.

He is the same, yesterday, today and forever.

The words of Jesus are everlasting and offer eternal life to all.

The promises of Jesus are indelible. They will all come to fruition in His perfect timing.

The conflict comes in the interpretation of His words. This is dangerous ground to tread upon.

Christianity has created many deviations of the Word to satisfy the needs of society and the changing values of our country. The motives of the religious leaders are twisted with self interests.

The safety net for a believer is to pray for the Holy Spirit to discern truth from fallacy in reading the Bible or attending church. He is the life of Christ which gives you an indelible Spirit dwelling within your body.

The Bible states that the Holy Spirit is the only teacher required of a believer. He will always glorify Jesus and can be trusted implicitly. Pray for the mind of Christ to compare spiritual truth with a spiritual life.

Some of the teachings of Jesus are very difficult to understand and the most effective solution is to wait upon the Holy Spirit for clarification.

Jesus speaks to believers. Listen for His voice with a compliant spirit.

Commit your works each day to Jesus and give the Holy Spirit authority over your life. You will be amazed at the presence of Jesus in all the moments of your life. 

Jesus lives so you can live!

Isaiah, the prophet, is speaking about the downfall and revival of the Israelites. He speaks in great detail with imagery explaining how the Israelites will be restored and esteemed as the apple of God’s eye.

God said where there was no peace there will be peace. Barren women will have babies. The afflicted will be comforted and given a foundation like precious gems.

God said His great mercies are like the waters of Noah and He will never again take His covenant of peace away from Israel.

God never changes so you can claim all these powerful promises. 

This scripture gives you insight into the mind and personality of God. 

God for a moment decided to forsake the Israelites. Remember, a moment with God can be many years for a human being. 

God admitted He was a little angry. If God was very angry the Israelites would have been destroyed. God hid His face from the Israelites for a moment but God’s everlasting kindness reflected mercy on the Israelites. 

God seemed aloof and distant with the Israelites and the Christ follower will experience the same feelings of abandonment by God at times.

God promises no weapon formed against a believer will prosper and every word spoken against you in judgment shall be condemned. This is the heritage of the servants of Jesus who have received their righteousness from Him.

As a believer you are entitled to speak against any weapon formed against you. This includes calamities sickness, evil curses, poverty and slander from your enemies. You have the authority of Jesus to rebuke all evil words and actions spoken against you.

God promises to restore your standing and give you more than you ask or think.

God reminds believers His righteousness comes by faith and not through any other source.

God does not function on our timeline so we have to be patient and wait upon Him. The timing of Jesus is perfect because He operates on an eternal timeline.

King David is a perfect role model for living by faith. He reached out to God for his every need even when facing death. 

David loved God and desired to please Him above all else. He had a heart for God. 

God anointed David with His Spirit and favor. God never relinquished His favor over David in spite of  his many dreadful sins.

David ruled his kingdom with the values of God and destroyed evil wherever possible but David was far from perfect.

David had sex with a married woman and then arranged to have her husband killed. 

David ordered the numbering of the Israelites against the desire of God and a strong warning from the commander of his army. This action caused God to kill several thousand Israelites.

The life of David clearly illustrates the truths of God about the nature of man. God is perfect and no one can compare to His standards regardless of how hard you try.

All human beings have an inner nature desiring to live for self and defy the ways of God. This nature will never disappear and can be activated in a moment’s notice.

We are self driven people and God has no ego. Jesus overlooks the sin and measures the love, faith and heart of a believer. Do you have unshakable faith like David and reach out to Him for your every need? Or, do you act like a faithful person but maintain strong ties to the world to meet your needs. 

Do you believe God delivers His people even when facing severe trials or death? David waited upon God with unyielding faith. 

David knew his sinful nature and consistently prayed for repentance and the help of God to live an upright life.

David walked with God by faith every moment of His life. The Spirit of God was always with Him!

Coming to Jesus is about building a personal and symbiotic relationship with Him. 

Many zealous believers attempt to jump into a ministry and then drown. You must wait upon Jesus for a ministry ordained by the Holy Spirit in His perfect timing. 

The mission is to live in oneness with Jesus without any consciousness of direction or the future.

The only direction from Jesus is to be a fountain of Living Water touching those around you. 

The myth of Christianity is a believer must find his or her calling and do work for Jesus.

God’s priority is creating a new creature in Christ Jesus committed to seeking His will and believing in His promises. The Cross must get self out of the way so a believer can function with the character of Jesus.

Jesus does not need your help or advice concerning His plans for you. He knows you better than you know yourself. He is not interested in your natural life and talents. Jesus wants everything new and consecrated by Him.

As you grow with Jesus the future will seem even more vague or non existent.

Focus on prayer, reading the Bible and listening for His voice and leave the rest up to Jesus.

Jesus will do for you what you can never do on your own!

Christ followers are human beings with many feelings and thoughts. We all have a mindset mixed with thoughts from God as well from your self conscious.

The challenge is to not allow thoughts to lead you away from oneness with Jesus. Most believers divide their time between listening for God’s thoughts and entertaining self thoughts. This is a dangerous action unless you take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.

Learn to make decisions under the authority of the Holy Spirit. He will never lead you astray.

There are times when your circumstances are upside down and seem hopeless. And, God may seem aloof and distant.

We tend to blame God and develop feelings of anger and depression. This is a red flag because your feelings can cause you to strike out at God.

Jesus can do with you as He pleases. Sometimes His providential will is to bring a season of adversity and trials. You cannot change God. He is the only way you can be delivered.

The spiritual solution is to keep coming to Jesus with prayer and asking Him for the faith and strength to endure the difficult season.

When you are at your darkest hour and feel hopeless, God is probably right around the corner. Wait upon Jesus. He will never fail you!

The priority of a believer is to cherish Jesus and develop a personal and deep relationship with Him.

He has a humble and meek personality and is not looking for attention or respect through doing works. 

The goal is to identify with Jesus dying on the Cross and allowing Him to transform you into the character of God.

Most believers want nothing to do with the Cross. They want to impress Jesus through works.

The Cross causes you to die to self. Jesus asks you to set aside your desires and goals and seek Him out with all your heart.

The believer who strives to please God with works is attempting to escape the Cross for gratification through works. 

The powerful works of God are accomplished by the believer who has given up everything to follow Jesus. He desires to walk in oneness with Jesus through prayer, reading the Bible and listening for His voice.

The most important goal is to zealously seek the will of Jesus and be open to the housecleaning work of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus is not looking for perfection but a heart willing to turn away from living for self and letting go of compulsive habits.

Jesus is demanding and requires very high standards of a disciple. He paid dearly for your life!

As a Christ follower you are sealed and anointed with the Holy Spirit. You can do nothing for Jesus unless you are submitting to the Holy Spirit and operating under His authority and timing.

Jesus speaks to all believers. You have the mind of Christ. The question is are you listening to Jesus and obeying Him or applying selective listening and choosing what you want to hear and discarding what you don’t like.

Another way Jesus speaks to believers about their behaviors is through actions. He might take away or damage something precious to you like getting a scratch on your new car. Sometime actions speak louder than words.

Jesus is serious about sin. He will not tolerate presumptuous sin. Sin grieves (or quenches) the Holy Spirit and lessens the anointing of the Holy Spirit.

We have to live in the reality of Jesus today. Forget the past. Walk with Jesus by faith believing in His promises. Listen for and be conscious of His voice.

Jesus desires for you to be open to the conviction and correction of the Holy Spirit. Your sin never goes away and can be activated in a split second. 

The trials of the Cross will come upon all believers at some time. Jesus looks at how you deal with a trial. Do you walk with unyielding faith and obedience or attempt to escape by covering up your feelings by pleasing self.

You have been crucified with Christ and your old life is dead. Seek the blood of Christ and the resurrected power of Jesus!