RESOLUTIONS~
"IF ONLY" I had
A brain
A heart
A home
The Nerve~
Well
We are off to see the Wizard the Wonderful Wizard of OZ.
But
Lions & Tigers & Bears
Oh My!
Oh My, when a Lion becomes so cowardly.
"IF ONLY" he had the nerve, the COURAGE.
"IF ONLY" I had the nerve, the COURAGE.
"IF ONLY" you had the nerve, the COURAGE to __________!
I think of the cowardly lion~
a lion who I would cowardly retreat from
if I came face to face.
But if the lion doesn't believe he is a lion
where is his COURAGE?
He needs to go to OZ to find it.
But we don't have to go that far to get it~
"For GOD has not given us a spirit of cowardice,
but of power, and of love, and of self-control"( 2 Timothy 1:7)
For GOD has
equipped us with
the COURAGE to face anything
"The Sovereign LORD is my strength; HE makes my feet like the feet of a deer.
HE enables me to tread on the heights" (Habakkuk 3:19).
Because GOD sent
A LION
with power
to give us
the COURAGE
to stand firm
because
HE is holding us up.
"Now it is GOD who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us,
set his seal of ownership on us, and put HIS SPIRIT in our hearts as a deposit,
guaranteeing what is to come" (2 Corinthians 1:21-22).
Confidence is not in self, that is why the cowardly lion was so cowardly.
Confidence IN GOD gives you the COURAGE to face anything,
& the HOLY SPIRIT gives you the power to do it.
GODFIDENCE~
Standing Tall when you feel so small.
Standing firm in the ONE who gives us the strength
to roar like a lion
in our weakest moments
in our fearful moments
in our unknown moments.
What lions, and tigers and bears do you need to face today with
GODFIDENCE?
"IF ONLY" I had a __________
is only a RESOLUTION
a possibility
a maybe this will happen
But
because
JESUS IS MORE THAN A RESOLUTION
you & I will walk
COURAGEOUSLY
step by step
because
we know
that
HE is always walking with us
and HE is bigger
and stronger
and trumps all things
that makes us shake at our knees.
So stand tall today
and face whatever you don't want to face with
GODFIDENCE~
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your GOD will be with you wherever you go.”
(Joshua 1:9)
"THERE WAS JESUS" (listen to the song below)
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