Sunday Reflection

 

Family of Believers,

 

Have you ever noticed that sometimes things, seasons, and even people

do not look like they are supposed to look? Perhaps the process has not

yet been completed. We do not always look like what or who God created

us to be, but God’s hands are still working on us. Scripture reminds us that

we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works. We were once spiritually dead, but through grace, God has made us alive in Christ. You are not an accident. You were created in the image of God, designed by His hands, and created with a specific purpose. You are God’s masterpiece, and there is a reason He created you.

 

Becoming who God intended you to be requires a relationship with Him. Sometimes, before we can become, we have to unbecome by letting go of false identities, old ways, and the things that keep us from looking more like Christ. God knows you better than you know yourself. He knew you before you were formed in your mother’s womb, and His plans for your life were established before you ever took your first breath. We exist to bring God glory, and our lives are meant to reflect Him. Therefore, trust the One who designed you. Acknowledge Him in all your ways, follow His plan, and remember that Jehovah Jireh will provide. God has brought you through storms before and He will do it again. He promises to supply every need according to His riches in glory.

 

Finally, becoming who God created you to be requires patience, obedience, and trust in God’s timing. His plan may not always align with our expectations, but God does not change, and His purpose for our lives remains firm. Sometimes we miss what God is doing because our timing is different from His, but the waiting process is not wasted. There is a time and a season for everything under heaven, and those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength. Wait on Him. Be patient. When the time is right, the Lord will make it happen. As you become who God created you to be, seek Him first, walk in obedience, listen for His voice, and choose your circle wisely. God designed you with purpose, and when you trust His process, He will bring His masterpiece to completion.

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Respectfully Submitted,

Bro. Dayshon Bynum

 

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Will you take the time to reset your life to Christ?

We’ve seen people walk around with the "faith over fear" shirts but do they

really know what faith over fear means? Faith was designed so that we

could understand and see souls be saved. It encourages us to remember

that we need to put our trust and full faith in the Lord and forget about our

fears, for we will not have fears if we have trust in God. The slogan "faith

over fear" and shirt is typically worn when challenges or obstacles are coming or that are in the way and we want other people to see what we’re going through. When we feed our fears, our faith deteriorates because without trust there’s no relationship. However, if you don’t have a relationship, it doesn’t mean that God does not want a relationship with you, but he will not force one upon you. 

No matter what you do, God loves you.  Love is fundamental for our faith and scriptures tell us that God loves us. We learned from scripture that God is love and anything that isn’t love isn’t God. Fear isn’t of God, because fear wasn’t put in you by God. When you trust in God, there will be peace by embracing faith. Through the word of God, we can allow our faith to drive out our fears. God will supply each and every one of our needs as we keep our faith in Him. We must have a relationship with God and that doesn’t mean we rely on our mother's or grandmother’s prayers. We pray for ourselves and build a strong relationship with God each and every day. 

No matter what you look like or however strong your relationship may be or however weak, you may still not be in the place that God wants you in. That means that there will be a divine shifting to move you. Anything that is in the way will be pushed out to make God the number one priority. Ask God and pray for him to help you with your fears. Focus on the strength that God will give you when you overcome the thorn that is stuck in your side. That means that the devil is playing tricks on your mind or playing tricks in your body and God wants you to ask for help. He wants you to pray to him and he will provide you strength to overcome that challenge. You need to recharge your relationship with God and keep your relationship plugged in. Just as if you would charge your phone every night or every day, you need to charge your relationship with God through prayer, fasting, and meditating on God’s word. You won’t need to recharge your relationship if it stays plugged in because the power is maintained. 

Be confident that you are able to do whatever God has called you to do; which means that you are willing and know that you capable and able to do what God has called you to do and to walk in the way that God has called you to walk. Connect to people who will encourage you. If they don’t encourage you, don’t connect with them. Sometimes you have to be all alone connecting with yourself because you’re the only one who will encourage yourself. Live a life full of gratitude and be thankful in everything you do even if it’s just another step. Each and every day be thankful and show gratitude. No matter what the circumstance may be, God will stay with us. We have been promised that God won’t leave us nor forsake us. Ultimately, will you embrace your relationship and put your faith in God?

 

Sis. Tori Lundy