Psalms 27: 1  The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid. 

God has not given you a spirit of fear, as we know from 2 Timothy 1:7. Fear is a tormenting force that comes from the kingdom of darkness to rob you of your salvation. God is not the author of fear but rather of faith.

Fear speaks of failure and inadequacies, but faith speaks strength and divine life. Whenever the devil whispers to you that you’re nothing but a failure, look him right in the face with your faith and let him know, you’re not in control fear, my faith is in control.

I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me. (I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency). Philippians 4:13 amp.

Rejoice child of God and let your God given faith win every battle for you.

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1John 5:14-15


And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:


And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

Confidence defined:

• Belief or trust in somebody or something, or in the ability of somebody or something to act in a proper, trustworthy, or reliable manner.

It is so important for us to have confidence in God. Many people may think that when you become a Christian that this happens automatically but it does not. Human experience can often-times interfere with our confidence. For instance if a person had trust issues prior to being born-again due to failed relationships such as abandonment through divorce or neglect through improper parenting from childhood, it may be difficult not impossible, for them to immediately trust God with every area of their lives.

They truly love God but they need detoxifying of their soul (mind, will and emotions) and body from the hurtful  incidences of their past. Trust is established through experience. If someone tells you they will be there for you when you need them, then when opportunity arises they fail to come through, this can cause disappointment which in turn nurtures insecurities and cultivates mistrust.

When a baby is born there is a phase of normal growth and development called trust versus mistrust. If trust is to be established in that child’s life they must experience repeated positive interactions with the one in whom the trust is to be established with. This has to be done on a consistent basis to form a sort of bond with the other person. The child learns to trust or mistrust you based on your response to their needs. If you are consistent to come and attend to their needs when they cry they begin to trust and rely on you above all others. When they see your face come into a room they get so excited because they trust you and they know you will protect them, feed them, change them, comfort them, etc. Some of these things you may have never even done for them yet but because of your consistent positive response in other areas of their lives they trust you to be the same regarding new adventures as well.

God is trustworthy. But the best way to establish trust in any relationship is by experience. You can say that you trust God because of what you’ve heard Him do for others but nothing compares to your own experiences with God, they become priceless as you grow and develop in your relationship with God.

Another way that we can begin to develop confidence in God is through consistent meditation in His Word. God’s Word is alive, it is spirit, it is life. The Word of God has the ability to create supernatural knowledge and understanding in your spirit and soul to the point where you begin to know God in ways you have never known Him before through spiritual intimacy and fellowship. This kind of relationship is obtained through spiritual hunger and diligent seeking. His Word creates the bond of trust through the supernatural unveiling of who He is.

Trust and/or confidence promotes dependency. When you trust God you will begin to depend on Him for everything. You will come to Him for anything and involve Him in all things. You begin to understand and take full advantage of His love for you. You know without a shadow of a doubt that He will withhold nothing good from you. You become bold and confident in prayer knowing that your will is to do His will. Your confidence is unshakable concerning the Father. You know that He loves you and that He hears you and that He answers you.

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Be the you that God created you to be.

God created you with unique characteristics. God gave you gifts and special abilities to fulfill your special and unique assignment(s) here on the earth. However, He did not just create you for your purpose and/or assignment(s) here in the earth. He created you because he wanted you to exist so that He could love you and have a relationship with you forever. God was not satisfied with one man, Adam, to love and commune with, He wanted multitudes of individuals to love and live within. God then created us all unique individuals not carbon copies of an original, we are one of a kind originals.

God did not want multiple duplicates of Adam and Eve, meaning we all look alike physically and have the same voice tones etc., no with our uniqueness comes variety. We don’t all have to choose the color blue as our favorite color or like the same kinds of foods or enjoy the same leisure activities. However, our uniqueness was not given to us to cause division, jealousy and strife. Satan uses difference many times to conjure up lies to cause disruptions in godly fellowships. He ignites fires of hatred and brings offenses through venomous acts of competitive jealousy, unhealthy insecurities, etc. providing an open door for sin/disobedience.

The bible records in the book of Genesis the account of brother (Cain) rising up and killing brother (Abel).

“And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering: But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper? And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.”

–Genesis 4:1-10

There is a lot we can gleam from these verses of scripture. Cain and Abel had different assignments requiring different giftings. God did not create one brother superior and one inferior. However, it is obvious that over a process of time Cain began to see his brother as a problem an this infectious corrupt thinking lead to murder.

God did not make you unique so that you could be superior to someone else. No human being was created to be inferior and/or superior to another. Cain was angry and he allowed his anger to grow into a root of bitterness which defiled him.

We must stay in the light of God’s Word which keeps us free from the corruption and/or pollution of darkness.

The scripture clearly instructs us not to compare ourselves with others. This is sound wisdom to protect us from going astray.

“However, when they measure themselves with themselves and compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding and behave unwisely.”

–2 Corinthians 10:12b (AMP)

Thank God for your unique qualities but don’t become prideful because pride is a sin and sin produces death. God loves you so very much and His love is enough for you to never have a reason to feel inferior or insecure about who He has uniquely created YOU to be!

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Luke 9:44 Jesus said: ” Let these sayings sink down into your ears…

Are you listening? God has many things to say to you. The words that God speak are what we live by. Man was created by God and designed to live by every word that proceeds out of His mouth. His words are vital to our very existence. Jesus said let these sayings sink down, inferring there can be a shallow form of hearing. We hear but don’t hear, we hear and don’t understand what we hear and the words just become mere casual conversation. We must put a greater value on the words that God speak than any other words spoken to us, regardless at whatever time in our life they were spoken, no matter who else it was that said it. God’s word is spirit and it is life. It is not just something we can casually choose to ignore, without experiencing grave consequences. If God said His word is life to me and health to all my flesh, and that it is the very substance of my life, then for me to not partake of it would mean death and destruction. Oh yes, it’s that important. Jesus said let these words, meaning we can control how deep the Word penetrates our life. We can stop it’s progress when we don’t honor it, esteeming other things and words over it. When we place more importance on what somebody else is saying. Proper spiritual growth and development depends on what takes root in your life. The sayings that sink down deep are the ones we allow to guide and influence our everyday life. Critical decisions that we make daily, decisions that not only effect our lives but the lives of others, are all based on the things that we have allowed to sink down deep in our hearing. Be more selective and protective of the words you allow to go to the deeper parts of your being.

And He said to them, Be careful what you are hearing. The measure (of thought and study) you give (to the truth you hear) will be the measure (of virtue and knowledge) that comes back to you and more (besides) will be given to you who hear. Mark 4:24 (amp)

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