New Victories!

The greatest victories don't always come from the echoes of the sound of your voice. They come out of our time spent with the Lord from the belly of your silence. Born to give God glory. Blessed to be a blessing and favored to walk boldly in our God given assignment.

New Year, New Day!

It's a new day with new, possibilities and new opportunities. New year brings about change, an inward look at ourselves. As you begin this year look to focus on being a better you for yourself first. Seek God for direction and  instruction as you set your goals and priorities for the coming year. Let us not go to Him with a list of things you want Him to do but ask yourself what can I give of myself. With the excitement of blessings to come from The Lord comes the responsibility to be faithful and obedient to His WORD. 

Salvation- Everyone must see their need for them selves
Romans 8:38-40 38 
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Ephesians 2:8,9 
 "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9Not of works, lest any man should boast."
Mark 10:25-27
" It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.  And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible."

Purge- Rid yourself of those things that come between you and The Lord.
2 Peter 1:9
But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
Psalm 79:9
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.
Malachi 3:3
And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.

Repentance- Stop spinning in circles, choose to go another direction.
2 Chronicles 7:14 
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
1 John 1:9 
 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Acts 3:19 
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

Forgiveness- forgive others so that you can move forward then forgive yourself that you may be be ompletely healed.
Psalm 51:17 
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
Psalm 86:4-5 
Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.
Psalm 103:8-12 
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

Love-Genuine love can not be manufactured, show others the same Godly affection you want to receive. 
John 3:16  
“For God so loved the world,that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Romans 5:8 
but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 8:37-39  
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Faith- Even when you don't feel like things are working or progressing, let your faith abide even the more.
Acts 6:5 
And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch.
Acts 11:22-24 
The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose, for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord.
1 Corinthians 13:2 
And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

Worship- We were created to give God not audible praise, but audible worship. Give Him glory in all things.
Psalms 95:6 
Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!
Psalms 99:5 
Exalt the LORD our God; worship at his footstool! Holy is he!
John 4:21-24 
Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

The Approach

Learn to approach people the way you want to  be approached. When you're always trying to create issues, you will be the one with an issue. Start the new year focusing on being a better you, if for no one else but you. Today is the end of the road for enabling folks who don't want to give anything, but receive everything.