Barnabas Bulletin ~ 0097 Goals and YOU!
I take this opportunity to draw your attention to the goals and ambitions you have for this year, and beyond? What will your focus be this year? Will it be more clearly defined than last year?Remember, it is God’s will that you live life to the full through Jesus Christ Who lives in you. With Him in your life you can be an overcomer every day. You can achieve what He created you to achieve! You can do all things through Christ Who strengthens you (Philippians 4:13)! My heart for you is that this year (and beyond) will be the greatest, grandest year yet in your walk with God and in your service for Jesus Christ the Lord. To do this you will need to have a right and positive confession ~ based on the Word of God ~ that will cause you to rise above every obstacle and triumph in every situation. I pray that your life will not be hindered by the frustration of wanting to serve God and yet not knowing where you fit. So many Christians are disillusioned and frustrated because they are not being trained, equipped and released in their calling. Right now our generation needs every born-again, Holy Spirit-filled Christian believer to be living and occupied in the very centre of God’s will. Jesus said:
Time is too short for us to be wasting our time, gifts and finances on things other than the purposes of God. I speak out of the burden of my heart. I see so many who are not fulfilled in their calling. Or they are placed in a position where their frustration only grows larger! Unless we, personally, know our calling in God ~ and give ourselves wholeheartedly to that call ~ we will continue to “short-change” ourselves in the work of the Kingdom of Heaven. If we really want this year to be a whole lot better than our previous years, then we have to sow into this year in such a way that we will reap the benefits of that which we sow.
The Holy Spirit who lives inside of every born-again, Spirit-filled believer, is power for service(Luke 24:49; Acts 1:8). Service, not simply an added blessing! We cannot experience the baptism of the Holy Spirit ~ which is power for service ~ and then simply sit in church or meetings as passive hearers only. That frustrates the Holy Spirit within us! And if He is frustrated within us, you can guarantee we will be frustrated more! So . . .
The facts are that unless we do something about desiring change, then nothing changes! To change means making some definite decisions that show God you are serious about wanting to change for the better. Whatever the time, date and year, YOU can cultivate YOUR faith in the Promises of God NOW and be the man or woman He says you can be, and what He has called you to be. It is not too late!
Be a mountain mover this year and beyond! Be a mountain mover on the authority of God’s Word given to you through Jesus Christ and the revelation of the Holy Spirit! He will not fail you. “For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, ‘Whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them’” (Mark 11:23-24, NKJV). Bible Readings: 2 Corinthians 5:17; 2 Corinthians 3; Romans 6:4; Romans 12:1-2. Please Pray This Prayer: “Dear Lord, Help me to die to myself more and more, and to live unto You more and more. Help me to experience the truth of all that You came to provide for me through Your finished work at Calvary. Give me the grace to deal with every thought that does not allow me to be transformed through the renewing of my mind. In Jesus’ name, Amen.” The Gospel Faith Messenger Ministry, New Zealand. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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