Life's unpredicatable...but God has your back!

Life's unpredictable-you have no control in how it impacts you...but you do have complete control in how you respond to it. Life happens to you, but it does not determine who you are or what you become- God does. You must know and walk out His truth (Jn 8:32)-so you can be free to live the boldness He calls you to. You are an overcomer in Christ (Rom 8:37), but you won't live like one, unless you have faith in God constantly (Mk 11:22). To walk in the  victory God promises, you have to see beyond what you can humanly see...seeing through the eyes of your heart (Eph 1:18)-God's promises. His promises give you the clarity and certainty needed to stay hopeful when there's no hope in sight. Life's unpredictable but God isn't. Keep your hope in Him, not in what you can reason and understand. To walk in victory you have to know the difference between feelings, facts and truth. Feelings and facts change-God's truth doesn't. When CNN reports current facts about job markets, presidential lies and divorce; your feelings might respond in fear, but you must rely on God's truth-He says He will provide all your needs (Phil 4:19). Stand on God's truth, ask Jesus to help you not doubt, but don't try to figure things out and then ask God to bless your plan...He won't do it! He wants you trust in Him with all your heart, to not lean on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your path straight (Pr 3:4-5). God's got the ability to overcome what you're up against...which gives you the capability to walk through it; His able...makes you capable! God planned every day of your life before you were born (Ps 139:15-16); He's reliable and He keeps His promises. He's never overslept or missed a meeting, had a hard time staying awake, been too sick to attend an event, missed a flight, been stuck in the snow, had to borrow money, or been unemployed... He's certain, confident, caring, funny, beyond brilliant -His yoke is light, His joy completes you and He will do abundantly more than you dare ask for (Deut 7:9, Mt 11:28-30, Jn 15:11, Eph 3:20) He can go back or forward in time-He declares the end from the beginning (Isa 46:10). He knows what you need, can give you what you don't have and get you were you need to be...I believe it's safe to say God has your back and you don't need to worry. Know that life is unpredictable, you can't control it, but you can control how you respond to it. No matter what happens in life, it doesn't have the power to determine who you are or what you will become! Don't put your faith in human wisdom...put it in God's power-He's got your back (2 Cor 2:5)! 7/7/13CIFL-LMM