Make your faith a target

I got this from my brother, we've been talking about some issues the last couple of days and I needed to hear this. Thought I'd share this incase anyone else needed this too.

“Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see”(Hebrews 11:1, NLT)


So many people today get down and discouraged because they only focus on their present circumstances. They’re constantly dwelling on their problems, what they don’t have, and what’s wrong with them. They don’t realize it, but they’re allowing the enemy to steal their hope. This negative frame of mind is what keeps people from moving forward in life.

Understand today that faith is confidence and assurance about the things we hope for according to the promises of God. Like an arrow, your faith points to the target of hope. If you don’t have hope, that arrow of faith has nothing to aim for. It won’t accomplish anything. But when you keep your hopes up, when you keep expecting and believing, it’s like making that target larger and larger and easier to hit!

Choose today to live with an attitude of expectancy. Don’t focus on your circumstances; focus on your God! Get your hopes up! Take captive every negative thought. As you focus on God’s goodness and faithfulness, you’ll feel that hope inside of you growing. Give your faith a target and move forward confidently in the direction of your dreams!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father in heaven, today I surrender every thought to You. I choose to release my cares and concerns so I can focus on Your goodness. Thank You for the gift of faith to see the impossible become possible as I continue to place my hope and confidence in You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Have a wonderful day, peoples!!

Comments

Vivi N. said…
This is beautiful. Thank you for this post.

Have a great day, too. :o)
Jennifer A. said…
Faith is not just a thing in books, it's the evidence we can see even before it becomes physical. It's as real as oxygen, gets me all excited & stuff. Lol.

Have a great day yourself, Taynement. :)
leggy said…
amen oh. life has been stuff this summer, just trying to stay strong and believe.
Giagerry said…
Amen!
Beautiful post. thanks for reminding us to live a life of expectancy, its really important.
Anonymous said…
Thank you for this post Tayne.

God bless you.

Shadenonconformist
Nice Anon said…
Words of encouragement and a reminder that God is indeed where it all lies. Every other thing will be added. I like
You speak my mind. Someone said to me recently "because u have decided to believe the promise and not the performance..."

Faith is a living and breathing thing. All it needs is a little belief.

God bless you for this post
Myne said…
Thanks for sharing, how you dey?
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