Monday, September 27, 2010

Remember. . . Seasons Change!

"While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease." ~ Genesis 8:22


Attacks do not last forever! People change. Circumstances change. The weather changes. The seasons of your life will forever be in a cycle of change. Do not be discouraged! I want to encourage you to expect supernatural and dramatic change in your life. There is another tomorrow on the horizon. "For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning." Nothing lasts forever, except for God, and His goodness!

It is true, lasting hope comes, neither from our circumstances, nor from within ourselves! Our hope comes from God. There is nothing like coming out of spiritual drought, and entering into the river of blessings. It seems that practically every area of life has its seasons of drought -- jobs, marriages, families, and churches, just to mention a few. One thing you will find in common with these areas, in practically every season of drought, is relationship problems. They are directly attributed to the involvement of people as the major cause. Nevertheless, maybe none is as difficult as the ones we experience in our spiritual lives. How do you survive these times?

First, maintain a spiritual discipline! In adversity, the tendency is to neglect Bible-reading, prayer, church attendance, and fellowship with other believers. God has made us that we cannot survive without one another, and Him! So many, when they are attacked, take on the character of a Lone Ranger. You are sure to be lunchmeat for the enemy, then. Secondly, acquire spiritual discernment! Psalm 54:3-4 says, "For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul... Behold, God is my helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul." David had it together! Thirdly, anticipate spiritual deliverance! Please know that you are coming out of your mess, and it will be by the mighty hand of God, Himself. That, my Friend, is an uncompromising faith!

Your season will change! Every time you use and stand on your faith, Almighty God will reach to the remotest star in the universe to bring you complete and total deliverance. He will deliver you from drought, and bring you into "rivers of living water." Get ready to drink -- again!

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