Pray In His Will & Be Still

But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. James 1:6 (NIV) We can all admit that there are times in life when we need our faith to be increased. It is in those moments that we must command doubt to decrease. For with God all things are possible if we only believe. Place your trust in the Lord and position yourself to receive. Don’t let fear of the unknown eat away at your confidence. When you don’t understand the way ahead rely on God who is omniscient. Walk by faith and let the Lord be your guide. There is nothing you can’t accomplish with God on your side. Whatever you have asked God for, pray that it is according to His will. Then wait on the Lord and be still. Let’s go and grow together. ADaubon

Peace In His Arms

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 (NIV) During this time of the year many may be brokenhearted, because they miss their loved ones that have passed. Know that God is with you, and you are not alone, nor forgotten. God will fill every void and uplift you in those places where you feel low. You can trust Him with your heart and your emotions. He will give you the comfort you need today and all the days of your life. He is faithful to heal you everywhere you hurt. Be encouraged and know that God is carrying you through this season and He will not let you go. Rest in His arms and receive His peace that surpasses understanding. Let’s go and grow together. ADaubon

Thankful

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. 1 Chronicles 16:34 (NLT) Give thanks to our God for all the great things He has done. For all the battles He’s fought on our behalf and all the victories we’ve won. For His never-ending love and mercies that continuously flow in so many ways. For this and more He is worthy of all our praise. Nothing and no-one can compare to His goodness. Give Him the fruit of your lips, because of HIs faithfulness. Take a moment and just reflect on all that He’s done for you. Then give Him the gratitude that is due. Let’s go and grow together. ADaubon

When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. Isaiah 43:2 (NLT) There is peace in knowing that God will bring us through all that we go through. There is absolutely nothing that He cannot do. When it feels like we’re drowning, He safely brings us back to shore. Everything we thought we lost He faithfully restores. When it gets too hot to handle, He surrounds us with His protection. Praise God for the insulation of His love and affection. Hard times won’t overtake us, because in Him we overcome them all. While trials and circumstances try to beat us down, He will help us to stand tall. When difficult times arise have faith that He will not let us sink into despair. With confidence we can navigate the vicissitudes of life knowing that we are in His loving care. He will not allow us to be overtaken or drown into the depths of weariness. We will survive to tell the testimony of His goodness. Let’s go and grow together. ADaubon

As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. Col 2-6-7 (NRSVU) As believers we are called to walk the walk, not just talk the talk. Be anchored in God and don’t entertain anything that lures you away from your faith. Stand on solid ground and do not be moved from that which you have been taught, no matter how enticing it may be. Remember the sound doctrine that led you to the one and only true and living God and continue to grow in the knowledge of Him. Seek Him for wisdom, discernment and understanding, then be a light in the world. Let your roots be deeply and securely planted in God. Allow Him to build you up as He matures and develops you to go forth and live the life that He has designed and created for you. A life full of power, provision and potential. Walk the walk and be a witness of His grace. With gratitude and thanksgiving live out your faith on purpose. Let’s go and grow together. ADaubon

Go & Grow

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. John 15:15 (NIV) Lord help us to walk in all that you’ve appointed us to. Help us to surrender to what you want us to do. You have selected each of us to sow seeds in the earth in every nation. Stretch us beyond our wildest imaginations. Help us to not shrink back when you are calling us to move ahead. Teach us how to trust you and be Spirit-led. Help us to not waste time and energy on things that are not part of your purpose or plans. Use us as instruments guided by your loving hands. Let the seeds that we sow fall on fertile ground that will bring forth fruit at the appointed hour. We believe you to bring the increase by your mighty power. Use us for your glory as we allow your anointing to flow. We humbly submit to your call to go and grow. ADaubon

The Battle Is Already Won

The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 2 Cor. 10:4 (NIV) There is no protection like the coverage God provides. There is no power like the one given from the Lord. When your enemies come up against you never respond in your flesh. Tap into the power within that the Lord has given you. Walk in your God given authority to demolish the works of the enemy and every opposing spirit that tries to overtake you or prohibit you from being effective. Your weapons are not of this world. God is on your side, so there is no need to run and hide. God goes before you and His angels surrounds you. All of heaven backs you and the Lord paves the way in front of you, while guarding you on every side. Let your faith be magnified and fear be minimized. Stay prayed up and go forth with holy boldness. The battle is already won. Let’s go and grow together. ADaubon

God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.1 Peter 4:10 (NLT) All that God has put inside of you was for a purpose. Your gifts were uniquely designed and crafted for you and are in alignment with what you are called to do. It is greater than you and meant to move beyond the borders of what only concerns you. We are called to use our gifts for the betterment of others. The enemy tries to keep us from identifying and walking in our gifts. Seek God to reveal all the gifts that He has deposited in you. Then ask Him to help you to be a good steward over that which He has placed inside of you. It is my prayer that we will all walk boldly in what God has called us to do, while actively seeking to serve others along the way. Let’s go and grow together. ADaubon