For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, II Timothy 1:7-9 Engagethe circumstances of your life with all that you have for you are more than a conqueror through Christ Jesus. Stop allowing the things and people of your life make you believe that you are alone and all you have to rely on is
But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. II Timothy 4:5-8 To successfully Engagethe circumstances of your life, generously and unselfishly, demands a sensitivity that is coupled with an awareness of not only where you are going but also what is happening around you. Being watchful
Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have. For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. II Corinthians 8:11-12 You and I are challenged through the circumstances of our lives to make real what we say we believe. Every circumstance serves as a platform for you to Engagefrom the perspective of what you believe. Believing what should be for your life and that everything before you is a doorway to the fulfillment of God’s promises allows you to be sensitive to the move of God. Flowing with the move of God reveals God’s orde
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Galatians 6:7-9 The life and life more abundantly promised by God to you and I invites us to join in with God, collaborate with Him to reveal that which should be as promised. We cannot expect a well-lived and joy filled life if we are not willing to Engage the circumstances of our lives in order to build out what should be. God is not a fool or is mocked that we can just u
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. Proverbs 22:9 God challenges you and I to cheerfully give of ourselves fully toward that which should be in our lives as a witness of who He is and what He will do in and through us! Your circumstances are simply the things of life that both make you and attempt to deter you from living in the promises of God. As you fully Engageyou bring to bear God and what He has favored you and your life with, revealing His power and presence in His fullness. See the circumstances through God’s eyes, manifested in what He has so graciously given you and watch God turn it all around for your good. God knew and knows
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. Proverbs 19:17 Generously and unselfishly giving positions you to care for people, places, and things, out of your abundance. Your caring for the things of your life with your full potential helps you navigate them to that which God purposed and planned for your life. Our life and life more abundantly is inextricably tied to our willingness to be fully present in our circumstances, watching and pursuing that which God has ordered for our lives. Engagefully your circumstance lending all of you, enriching that which is around you but also illuminating the path that God has ordered for
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. Proverbs 11:24 The fullness of your life, the good and the bad, God has allowed so that you might prosper in His promise of life and life more abundantly. The key for each of us is to discover, uncover God’s purpose and will in our circumstances to build out the well-lived and joy filled life promised. The more we give of ourselves, the more God is revealed and His purpose for our lives. Do not be stingy in giving generously and unselfishly of yourself to the circumstances of your life, God has a purpose and plan, sense it and flow with Him. Flowing with God always po
He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down. Luke 13:6-9 The power of our relationship with God produces a sensitivity that promotes discernment within the circumstances of our lives. Our sensitivity assists us in flowing with the things that God has o
But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work. II Corinthians 9:6-8 Engage the circumstance of your life from the vantage point of fully bringing yourself to bear that you produce with God’s power the life and life more abundantly promised. You and I have the power through our Engagementto transform our circumstances, leveraging them for the p
And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place: They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments. Ezra 2:68-69 The establishment of God’s Word in and for your life demands your believing, your input to bring it to pass. We cannot expect what God has declared to manifest without our taking action on what we believe. Any one who values what should be must be willing to give there all, to generously and unselfishly give in order to bring to pass that which on
For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. II Corinthians 8:12 Having a heart that generously and unselfishly gives of your total self toward the promise of life and life more abundantly influences your mind and thinking that brings in line your decisions toward your promise. Having the mindset that what should be, should be is half the battle of building out your well-lived and joy filled life. If you are willing in your thought life you are more sensitive to the move and flow of God to lead and guide you in the path, to Engage that leads to the fulfillment of God’s promises in your life. The battle is in your
Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem: Ezra 7:27 The promise of God for your life and life more abundantly must be internalized if you wish to leverage the power of God and His Word. Internalizing your promise, having the heart for it, allows for you to forge through the circumstances of your life building out a well-lived and joy filled life. The heart to Engage whatever is before you fuels your faith and determination toward what should be as declared by God. It is your relationship with God that under girds that which is promised and provides strength and endurance through
Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the Lord: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy. I Chronicles 29:9 Giving generously and unselfishly of yourself toward the goal of living in your life and life more abundantly should be a joy. The joy experienced when you forth and Engagewith your best effort, it will not return void. It is in your willingness and faithfulness of pressing forward, Engaging, in what should be that God rewards openly. God’s promises are true and as you have confidence and believe what should be as determined by God, God does and is responsible for bringing it to pass. You and I may not
Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. Exodus 25:2 The challenge before us in order to build out our well-lived and joy filled life is to bring to bear all of us, our gifts, resources, and strength to our circumstances. Bringing all of you to what is before you reveals your confidence that God is with you and that He has prepared you to Engagewhat is before you in order to fulfill His purposes. You and I must have confidence in what we have and in what God is and shall do through us. Thus, the calling, assignment God has on your life demands you showing up fully, believing God and H
Give away your life; you’ll find life given back, but not merely given back—given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity.” Luke 6:38 The fundamentals of your life becomes the compass in which you find your way to the promises of God for your life. Your fundamentals are inextricably tied to the Creator and His promise for your life so Engage your circumstances with all of you, framed by your principals. Holding onto that which anchors and directs you is the best thing to keep you focused and on the path God has developed and ordered for your life. Your giving generously and unselfishly of all of you, despite the circumstances of your life
So everyone in the community of Israel left the presence of Moses. Then they came back, every one whose heart was roused, whose spirit was freely responsive, bringing offerings to God for building the Tent of Meeting, furnishing it for worship and making the holy vestments. They came, both men and women, all the willing spirits among them, offering brooches, earrings, rings, necklaces—anything made of gold—offering up their gold jewelry to God. And anyone who had blue, purple, and scarlet fabrics; fine linen; goats’ hair; tanned leather; and dolphin skins brought them. Everyone who wanted to offer up silver or bronze as a gift to God brought it. Everyone who had acacia wood that could be use
And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: Colossians 3:10 The confidence that you and I are in the image of God and have access to His power allows us to Engagethe circumstances of our life with the assurance that we will have victory. The victory in our circumstances is the transformation and leverage of our circumstances for the fulfillment of the promise of God for life and life more abundantly. The circumstances of your life are tools at your disposal to build out the well-lived and joy filled life promised, to think or act otherwise allows the circumstances to drive your narrative. Allowing God through His Spirit to lead and g
And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. Acts 17:26-28 Engagethe circumstances of your life because God has ordained you to life and life more abundantly. Believing that God desires and wants the best for you is necessary for you to get up and go into your promise. Going indicates that I believe that whatever is b
Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. Ecclesiastes 7:29 Engagethe circumstances of your life with confidence that you have been given all power and authority to accomplish whatever is necessary to overcome and receive in the circumstance your life and life more abundantly. When God created you and I He already supplied for our benefit everything needed to accomplish what He has declared for our lives. It is up to you and me to believe, not only in God but also that God will reward us because we choose to Engageand flow with His direction for our lives. God has established the path and He is our pathfinder, flow with God and w
Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Psalm 100:3 As we Engage the circumstances of our lives with God we build out a well-lived and joy filled life from a position of strength. God is the Lord, Creator and Master of all things and everything, including everybody is subject to Him. As we know and embrace God’s Lordship over all things we can Engage from a position of strength that allows us to overcome any and all things! God is the one who has made everything, and us including the elements of whatever is before us, and it is His creative power and love for us that makes it possible for us to nav
