Saturday, November 21, 2015

God never promised fair...He promised us power!

Problems are part of life, they never go away. Some we bring on and others are put on us-either way...God promises to make a way, if we rely on Him. Taking responsibility for how problems impact our life enables us to move past them; rejecting responsibility keeps us stuck in them! The response I hear from people is, "but it's not fair!" It's true, most problems aren't fair, but God never promised us fair…He promised us power! Every person has to decide if they want to accept God's power or debate what's not fair. We live in an unfair world, but God promises to use every unfair situation for good for those who love Him. God promises to make us more than a conqueror, supply all our needs, strengthen us to carry out His will, give us a peace that surpasses all understanding, empower us to walk by faith not sight, and to know Him and be known by Him! Problems come and go, but the love of God is constant-a force to be reckoned with for anyone or anything that comes against His child! You are a child of God…will you take responsibility for the problem you're facing so God can move you past it? ❤️LMM (Rom 8:31, Phil 4:13, 19, 2 Cor 5:7) #problem #overcome #empower #unfair #trust #faith #love #ChristianInsightForLife Laura Mangin McDonald

What we bring in the light...loses its power!

The issues we hide in our heart will hold us hostage in time until we bring them in the light before God and His people. We can't go back in time and change our past, but God can! He redeems what was lost, stolen or given away. You may not have had a say in what happened back then, but you do now...what you bring in the light loses its power! God is waiting to redeem what was lost, stolen, or given away in your life...will you let Him? ❤️LMM (Jn 12:46) #hostage #hide #heart #heal #help #issues #Redeemer #Godspeople #ChristianInsightForLife Laura Mangin McDonald

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Our mind doesn't have the capicity to reconcile despair and our heart wasn't meant to be broken...

Our mind doesn't have the capacity to reconcile despair and our heart wasn't made to be broken, but God makes a way for us when we put our hope in Him. Until then our mind and heart will take one ride after another down the highway of hell! God's hope promises to comfort and keep us in perfect peace, but He doesn't promise to satisfy our "why" questions. But if we insist on focusing on “why” verses trusting in "Who” is with us, we jeopardize and forfeit the peace promised to our mind, heart, and spirit. Being a Christian does "not" exempt us from the pain this life gives...but we are "not" at the mercy of its heinous hands either! We have a Savior, His name is Jesus-death didn’t stop Him and hell couldn’t hold Him; His love is full of power and His Spirit lives in us! Life will push us past our human threshold to deal with pain...but not past the power of love that lives in us! Are you putting your hope in God or what you can understand? LMM (Isa 26:3, Pr3:5-6, Deut 6:5) #heinous #promise #love #reason #logic #reconcile #reality #power #broken #prayforparis #hope #ChristianInsightForLife Laura Mangin

God won't waste your pain...

You're tired-you've walked through many let downs, but don't settle! God won't waste your pain; He transforms pain into perseverance; it's the key that unlocks the door to each new season He leads you into! Keep doing what's right, even when it looks like your effort doesn't matter...God's going to blow your mind with what you're going to see on the other side of that door! LMM (Gal 6:9) ‪#‎donotsettle‬ ‪#‎pain‬ ‪#‎persevere‬ ‪#‎key‬ ‪#‎trustGod‬ ‪#‎transform‬ ‪#‎blowyourmind‬ ‪#‎ChristianInsightForLife‬ Laura Mangin McDonald

The long & hard seasons send us to the battlefield...

The long and hard seasons send us to the battlefield; it's where we come to know without a doubt…God loves us and He is for us! Making the decision to stay and fight when we feel like going home, makes the enemy so stinking mad he can't see straight; he was sure we would've given up by now, but he underestimated where our strength comes from! We've set our face like flint and refuse to back down-the battlefield ignites every neuron in our body. We know God's for us and the power that raised Jesus from the dead is alive and active in us. The harder the enemy pushes, the more we lean into the Holy Spirit's power at work in us! And it's this fierce fight of faith that partners with the power of God's love to bring His good plans to fruition through us. The long and hard season send us to the battlefield, but we can go confidently because…the battle is won! Are you ready? LMM (Rom 8:31, Ps 121:2, Isa 50:7, Eph 6:13, 1 Tim 6:12) ‪#‎battlefield‬ ‪#‎war‬ ‪#‎won‬ ‪#‎pray‬ ‪#‎facelikeflint‬ ‪#‎seasons‬ ‪#‎enemy‬ ‪#‎wagewar‬ ‪#‎fight‬ ‪#‎fierce‬ ‪#‎warroom‬ ‪#‎ChristianInsightForLife‬ Laura Mangin McDonald