THIS YEAR, STEP OUT OF DEFEAT INTO VICTORY

How are you stepping into 2018?

Are you excited about the potential of a fresh start?

Or are you afraid? Afraid of repeating the same mistakes of last year. Afraid of falling back into troubles you find all too familiar.

My friend, if you feel trapped by what’s happened in your past, I want to tell you today that your past does not have to determine your future. In His Word, the Lord offers you the promise of a new beginning: “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ says the Lord. ‘They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope’” (Jer. 29:11 NLT).

The Hebrew word for “hope” here also means “expectation.” Beloved, God wants you to look into your future, look into 2018, and have an expectation of good to come because that’s His plan for your life!

So stop believing that this year, you’re still going to face the same problems you always have. Start declaring, “The Lord has promised me a bright future. I receive all the good things He has planned for me. This will be my best year yet!”

As you fill your heart with His promises of grace and blessings found in His Word, you’ll find yourself leaving the past behind and stepping into the future He has for you!

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Stronger Than Any Adversity

The Word of God tells us that the future God has planned for us is one filled with hope and promise (see Jer. 29:11). But that doesn’t mean that there will be no challenges in 2018.

The new year might have its difficulties, but take comfort in this: God’s grace is stronger than any adversity. His blessing is bigger than any setback. His supply is greater than any demand.

Jesus says in the Scriptures, “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33 NIV). My friend, He who has overcome the world lives in you. You have His overcoming power inside of you!

So when you come face-to-face with difficulty, instead of looking outward at the challenge, look inward to Christ in you. You’ll find His strength that’s made perfect in your weakness. You’ll find His peace that cannot be shaken by any storm. You’ll find His more-than-enough grace to help in every moment of need.

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Not by Your Strength but by His Spirit

Resolutions are easy to make but hard to keep. Have you ever made resolutions with every intention of keeping them, only to find yourself giving up after just a few weeks?

While some of us might be able to stick to our goals, most of us experience lapses in our resolve and end up feeling stressed out by the pressure to achieve what we want. That makes it difficult to enjoy the journey!

My friend, there’s a better way to see the changes in your life you’re hoping for. I want to tell you that there’s something stronger than your determination. It is the power of God’s grace. What you cannot do by your own perseverance, God’s Spirit of grace can.

His Spirit can give you strength when you’re weak. His Spirit can open doors for you that you can’t open on your own. His Spirit can lead you right smack into right-place-right-time blessings.

When the turnarounds you hope to see in your life don’t depend on you but on the Lord, you can enjoy 2018 with Him without stress. Instead of trusting in your own resolutions, put your trust in His resolution to love and to bless you!

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Are you facing a challenge in an area of life that everyone else seems to be doing just fine in? Maybe you’ve been struggling with things at work while your colleagues seem to be thriving. Maybe you’ve been having difficulties...

HESED WISDOM

Wisdom is the principal thing;
Therefore get wisdom.
And in all your getting, get understanding.
—Proverbs 4:7 NKJV

Is there a difficult situation you somehow keep ending up in? No matter how many times you come out of it, you always end up returning to it. Back to square one. Again. Maybe you keep getting into unhealthy relationships, or maybe you keep falling back into financial debt.

And maybe today, you’re praying for a miracle to get you out of another episode of the same problem. But my friend, did you know that your heavenly Father has an even better answer for you?

It is His hesed wisdom.

Not only can His grace-filled wisdom lead you out of the trouble you’re in, but it can also give you the divine insight that will help you avoid getting into the same situation in future. His hesed wisdom can bring about a lasting breakthrough, a permanent turnaround!

This is why the Bible tells us that wisdom is the principal thing, and in all our searching for answers, we should search for wisdom (see Prov. 4:7). So instead of seeking short-term solutions for long-term challenges, seek the wisdom of God. That’s the real answer you’re looking for.

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HESED WISDOM

Have you ever followed advice that sounded great, only to feel confused and frustrated when it didn’t get you the results you wanted? Maybe you followed the instructions of a reputable business expert to the letter, yet saw no progress in your business. Maybe you took advice from a popular relationship columnist, only to have it backfire in your relationship.

My friend, the wisdom the world offers cannot guarantee success or breakthrough. Natural wisdom might be helpful, but it has its limitations. It doesn’t consider all the details in your situation or circumstance. And it can’t predict the future, where everything is subject to change. Proverbs 16:25 tells us that “there is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.”

That is why we need God’s hesed wisdom to direct us in the matters close to our hearts. Proverbs 16:1 NLT says that while we can make our own plans, it is the Lord who gives the right answer. Jesus understands your situation inside out, sees everything that lies ahead of you, and wants to give you the grace-filled wisdom you need to bring about the success or breakthrough you’re hoping for.

Beloved, don’t put your trust in natural wisdom. Put your trust in the Lord who supplies hesed wisdom. He cares about every detail of your life (see Ps. 37:23 NLT) and wants to show you the best paths to take and wisest choices to make. The more you run to Him with your challenges and seek Him for the right answers, the more you will receive His hesed wisdom that will reap good fruits!

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HESED WISDOM

Who is the wisest person you know today?

Probably someone successful. Someone who has a track record of making great decisions. Someone who knows what to do and what to say in every situation. Someone who seems to always have the answers.

Do you wish you were like that?

My friend, I want to tell you today that wisdom doesn’t start with having all the answers. The wisest, richest man in history didn’t start out that way. When King Solomon first became the king of Israel, he was young, inexperienced, and felt completely out of his depth. He cried out to the Lord, “I am like a little child who doesn’t know his way around.” (see 1 Kings 3:7 NLT).

Now that is where wisdom starts. It starts with “I don’t know.” You see, God gives His grace-filled wisdom to those who don’t know everything. Those who don’t have it all together. Those who realize that they need help. When Solomon recognized his need for wisdom and asked God for it, God gave it to him lavishly (see 1 Kings 4:29).

And God wants to do the same for you today. James 1:5 tells us that “if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” So will you bring all your not-knowing to the Lord and ask Him for His hesed wisdom? It’s a grace gift!

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