When you become desperate...you lose perspective!

When you become desperate...you lose perspective. Losing perspective leads to impulsive decisions & often choices you regret. If you try to take the burdens life offers you...you will become desperate. Desperation leads to the door of hopelessness every time. Jesus tells us He's taken all the troubles & in Him, we can have peace-He's overcome the world. When facing burdens you must immediately defer to God's Word for hope. God's hope anchors your soul-firm & secure giving you a peace that transcends all understanding. Be prepared for your mind to go into a natural processing mode-wanting to know how you will handle the impossible you're facing. Remember, God gave us our mind & we're to use it, but it must be calibrated to the Word. Deferring to God's truth in situations where you see no way out seems irrational in your mind & that's because it is. Your mind can't comprehend how God will make the impossible you're facing work out-humanly speaking it's impossible, but with God, everything's possible. God's got our best interest in mind...even when our life is crumbling around us. Throughout scripture, the people who believed God in the impossible situations they faced, where the same ones who witnessed His miraculous provisions. Don't you know Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego were ready to meet the Lord when they were thrown into the fiery furnace. Still, they stood firm, believing God. They didn't know how God would provide for them, but they held onto His truth...He would provide for them. When you set your mind in advance to believe God will provide everything you need in every situation...you've made a bridge that will walk you out of every burden you will ever face. That bridge is named...Jesus! With Jesus you can do all things-He will strengthen you. This mindset keeps you focused on Jesus as your bridge & keeps desperation from flooding you. The burden remains, but you're not responsible to resolve it-it's not on you...it's in Jesus' hands. You move ahead in what you know to do-which will seem crazy in the natural. This may lead you right into the fiery furnace-if so, know Jesus is with you & He will never leave you. Most burdens require us to walk into the fire to stand on what we say we believe-this is how we build our faith. Nobody wants to walk in the fire, but after we walk out...we know Jesus more! We know what we believe & no devil in hell can ever snatch it from us! And each fire brings a greater revelation of our powerful, mighty & sweet Jesus. The more we know Him...the more we know our purpose & that He approves us. Nothing can ever separate us from His love-He has good plans for us...our hope is in Him all day long & His joy completes us! You're purposed by Jesus-let your light shine! (Jn 16:33, Phil 3:10, Heb 6:19, Phil 4:7, Dan 3:17, Phil 4:13, Mt 19:26, Jer 29:11, Ps 25:5, Jn 15:11, Mt 5:16) 6/21/13LMM #desperationleadstoimpulsivechoices #christianinsightforlife