Yesterday, I decided that I would start a season of YES. A season of deciding to make some major changes in my life. It’s 100 days of being completely faithful and declaring favor over my life.
At first, I was going to keep a private blog where I wrote only for myself and for hubby to read. I’ve been praying about this, and my heart is saying I need to do it here. I don’t know why. I just feel like I should.
Truth is, the crap is getting heavy round these parts. Money’s tight – we’re just scraping by. Hubby’s employer has announced that there will be layoffs very soon. Christmas is fast approaching and I still haven’t bought gifts for anyone including my kids.
But I’ve got to look at the good news. We’ve got a roof over our heads and we’re warm and cozy, and there’s food in the kitchen. The car’s running good and there’s gas in the tank. Jesus is still our savior and God is ALWAYS good.
Yesterday, I posted a goofy private video where I laid out some goals. I won’t subject you to the video but I will share the goals for the season plus share today’s declaration of faith.
The declaration (Explosive blessings are coming my way) comes from Joel Osteen’s most recent book called I Declare.
Here’s Ephesians 1:3-7
All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins. He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding.
Domestic Felicity includes everything that keeps my home from spontaneously igniting including keeping the house clean, bills paid, our business making some money to pay those bills, and staying ahead on home school.
Creativity includes everything creative that I like. So often, I make expressing my creativity as something that I get to do when all the work is done. It has to have a more important role than that. It’s more important than that.
Today, December 6th, I declare that I will experience God's faithfulness. I will not worry. I will not doubt. I will keep my trust in Him. I will become everything God intended me to be. I can do my part and believe that His Will is perfect and in perfect time.
Hebrews 13:6 (NASB) says:
The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man do to me?
I like Joel Osteen a lot and I get daily emails from him and I really like today’s email that talks about the anointing from God.
“...You anoint my head with oil...” (Psalm 23:5, NKJV)
Osteen then goes on to talk about what oil does: it makes things flow and makes things move more easily. In cakes, you add oil versus other fats because it makes the cake moist but also lighter in texture not to mention taller than when you use butter.
So the anointing makes us better able to follow the journey that God has set before us.
Today, I will remember God’s anointing and faithfulness. It may sound silly, but I’m going to think of cake and how the oil helps it to be delicious and moist.
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