You Can Make It

Main Scripture: “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them;” Gen 1:27 (NIV)

Song to Meditate On: Win by Bryan McKnight (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbE2YOYk5rc)

Sometimes in order to wind down from a long day of work, I play a game like “candy crush” for example. There are times when I reach a level I find very difficult pass and I may lose a few lives or take a lot more time to pass the level. At this point I realize I have to become more creative in order to move on but I also realize that every time I play that level I get closer to passing the level.

Ladies life is exactly like this, if instead of becoming overly discouraged when we meet up on obstacles or even fail, we press on instead. If we become creative and rethink our strategies we can make it. You see ladies life will throw all kinds of discouragement and obstacles in our way but we must remember that we were made to be creative. We must remember that we were made in the image and likeness of God therefore if God is a creator, we are also creators. Therefore there is no need to give up on your dreams and aspirations just re-think your strategy and use up that creative energy that God gave to you.

There are many great business gurus, inventors, scientists, Hollywood stars, athletes etc. who failed a couple times or were told that they couldn’t make it before they became successful however, they never gave up.

Thomas Edison's teachers said he was "too stupid to learn anything." He was fired from his first two jobs for being "non-productive." As an inventor, Edison made 1,000 unsuccessful attempts at inventing the light bulb. When a reporter asked, "How did it feel to fail 1,000 times?" Edison replied, "I didn’t fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1,000 steps."

Henry Ford failed and went broke five times before he succeeded.

R. H. Macy failed seven times before his store in New York City caught on.

Michael Jordan and Bob Cousy were each cut from their high school basketball teams. Jordan once observed, "I've failed over and over again in my life. That is why I succeed."

In high school, actor and comic Robin Williams was voted "Least Likely to Succeed."

So ladies if they can make it, you can make, we can make.

Let’s Pray,

Lord Jesus, thank you for making us in your own image and likeness. Thank you for giving us a creative mind. Lord help us never to give up when we meet on obstacles or when others discourage us. Help us instead to push and never give up.

In Jesus Name

Amen

Have a God Filled Day Ladies

Change My Heart Oh God

Main Scripture: Create in me a pure heart Psalm 51:10

Song to Meditate On: Change My Heart Oh God by Hillsong (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwudqCO7mSQ)

 There is this little song on my heart, it goes:

Change my heart oh God,

Make it ever true.

Change my heart oh God,

May I be like You.

You are the potter,

I am the clay,

Mold me and make me,

This is what I pray.

 This song is so profound because it focuses on God changing our own hearts instead of changing everyone else’s. I remember I was having a conversation with a friend about an issue I had with someone and she said to me “Peta, you cannot change the person but you can change yourself.

I know how hard it is to focus on changing yourself when the person you just feel like slapping the person who gets on your last nerve every day. Your issues may lie with someone at work, your neighbor, someone at church or maybe even your husband but Ladies my encouragement to you today is - ask God to change you, ask Him to make you more flexible  instead of asking Him to change the person.

 The fact is ladies, we have no control over another person’s actions but we have control over how we react to the person’s actions. Therefore today, allow the Lord to mold you and make you instead of trying to change the person who is troubling you. Join me today in making this song the prayer of your heart.

Let’s Pray,

Lord Jesus help us to make this song a daily prayer. Help us to love those who persecute us daily and to forgive them. Lord Jesus we pray that you will give us hearts like yours

In Jesus Name

Amen

Have a God Filled Day Ladies

Putting Up a Resistance

Main Scripture: Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Luke 10:19

Song to Meditate On: Putting Up a Resistance by Beres Hammond (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVy86q3EFrc)

The title for today’s devotional is taken from a popular Reggae song by Beres Hammond.  In this song Hammond talks about the system and how much pressure there is when trying to beat it. He says

“There's no hope, no chance, no loophole,

No escape for a suffering man

Cause every time I lift my head above water

And try to save myself from drown

There's an overnight scheme all worked out

Designed to keep me down”

Ladies I am sure that just too much of us can identified with Hammond because a lot of us have given up hope of  a better life but Ladies today I just want to encourage you with the scripture. It tells us that God has given us power to overcome whatever system is trying to hold us down.

Like Beres, I am imploring you to put up a resistance, if you can just believe that nothing at all is impossible you will find a way out. Ladies there are some specific things I want you to resist today:

The first one is fear; most of us do not overcome because of fear. Today I want to remind us that fear is not of God.  Will Smith in his movie “After Earth”, said “Fear is not real. The only place that fear can exist is in our thoughts of the future. It is a product of our imagination, causing us to fear things that do not at present and may not ever exist…. danger is very real” he said ,” but fear is a choice.” So today ladies make the choice and resist fear.

The second things I want us to resist today are lies. Often times we believe lies told to us by those around us or even ourselves. Many times we are told that we cannot make it or “you will not turn out to anything good.”  But ladies today I tear down those lies in Jesus Name. Deuteronomy 28:13 tells us that the Lord will make us the head and not the tail, above only and not beneath if we obey His commands. So today ladies resist every lie told to you by anyone, you can overcome.

Lastly resist the system, anyone or anything that tries to keep you from being what God ordained you to be. Romans 8:37 tells us that we are more that conquerors through Him who loves us. So there are people who will want to keep you down and control you, emotionally, physically or otherwise. I implore you today to resist them. The Lord has already made us overcomers therefore not can prevent us from being successful.

Ladies remember today that the very word resistance means “refusal to comply with or accept something." Ladies refuse to accept that you cannot make it.

Let’s Pray,

Father thank you for your grace and mercies because with these we would not make it. Lord help us to resist the things God that will want us to believe that we cannot make it. Increase our faith Lord Jesus knowing that all things are possible with you and that we already have the victory.

In Jesus Name

Amen

Have a God Filled Day Ladies