What Are Your Issues?

From the beginning of time men and women of God have had issues. For example, Adam obviously wasn't comfortable with his position as head of the household and allowed Eve to deceive him. Now this is a man who walked and talk with God, named every animal on the earth, and God used his rib to form Eve. Why would he listen to her? Eve was insecure about her place in life and allowed Satan to deceive her out of paradise. Seriously think about it. She was the only woman on earth. She was perfect and living in paradise. What was she insecure about? David refused to address his family problems and allowed lust to lead him in making wrong decisions. This is a man who killed lions and bears as a shepherd boy and was the only one brave enough to go after the giant Goliath. But he was afraid to address his children concerning their behavior, and not strong enough to look the other way? We all have issues "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). It doesn't matter what title you hold, how long you have been saved, or your educational status. We all have issues that we deal with. The amazing part to me, the part that I praise God for is that God still used the great men and woman of the Bible to glorify His name in mighty ways, issues and all, and he will do the same thing for us. Haven't you noticed that God specializes in using the people who are counted as nothing by man's standards and transforms them into Christ’s love to do his will? Glory to God! Believe by faith that God will heal and deliver every issue you may be dealing with.  It’s a promise!

Dear Lord, for every issue, unresolved emotional pain, and addiction, we release it to You believing by faith in Jesus Christ that we are healed and made whole by Your precious blood. Thank You for dying on the cross so that we may have life and have it more abundantly, in Jesus Christ’s name, Amen. 

O fear the Lord, you His saints [revere and worship Him]! For there is no want to those who truly revere and worship Him with godly fear…they who seek [inquire of and require] the Lord [by right of their need and on the authority of His Word], none of them shall lack any beneficial thing. (Psalm 34:9-10 AMP)

We all have needs and desire that could include material possessions, money, or simply peace of mind. I believe our constant need forces us to rely and lean more and more on God each day which ultimately strengthens our personal relationship with Christ. God has given us His promise, an oath (Heb 6:18) and confidence through his word that we shall not lack, so why worry? Stand on the authority given to you through Christ and never settle for anything less than God’s greatest for you.

The disappointments of others does not pose a threat to God’s love for you…He is the lifter of your head.

But you, O Lord are a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head. (KJ 2000 Bible)

No matter what is going on in your life today stand on the promises of God and his love for you, it cannot fail.....

My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever. Psalms 73:26 NLT

Then King Xerxes said to Queen Esther and Mordecai the Jew, “I have given Esther the property of Haman, and he has been impaled on a pole because he tried to destroy the Jews. Now go ahead and send a message to the Jews in the king’s name, telling them whatever you want, and seal it with the king’s signet ring. But remember that whatever has already been written in the king’s name and sealed with his signet ring can never be revoked.” (Esther 8:7-8)

In contrast to Esther 8:7-8 our King is Jesus Christ, instead of being sealed by a signet ring we are sealed by the Holy Spirit through Christ and because of that we are in covenant agreement with him and whatever we want has already been written and given to us in Jesus name (Ephe 4:30). His word and the credentials his name stands on can never be revoked we are covered to the upmost.

God always cancel’s the traps set by your enemies. Not only does he cancel the traps he blesses you in the face of your enemies and the enemy. Read the story of Esther and Mordecai it will encourage and uplift your spirit giving you the faith to keeping moving forward regardless of how hopeless Satan tries to make a situation appear.  

Then Harbona, one of the king’s eunuchs, said, “Haman has set up a sharpened pole that stands seventy-five feet tall in his own courtyard. He intended to use it to impale Mordecai, the man who saved the king from assassination.” “Then impale Haman on it!” the king ordered. So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai, and the king’s anger subsided. On that same day King Xerxes gave the property of Haman, the enemy of the Jews, to Queen Esther. Then Mordecai was brought before the king, for Esther had told the king how they were related. The king took off his signet ring—which he had taken back from Haman—and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai to be in charge of Haman’s property.(Esther 7:9-10, 8:1-2)

Nothing infuriates Satan more than to have a smile on your face, joy in your heart, and faith in your spirit when you know he’s at your heels plotting against you. What he consistently fails to accept is God’s love for his children always results in the reversal of schemes to a blessing.  You don’t have to fight, become angry, or have an attitude with anyone; God’s promise to you is that he will settle all accounts. “For the Lord is a God of retribution: he will repay in full.” (Jerm 51:56 NIV)