Life's Happening Devotional

God has a purpose for you. He is the intentional God who created all of us with a purpose. It doesn't matter who you are, where you have been, and what you have done; God has a purpose for your life. The greatest part of this is that God's purpose for your life is good, not evil. God wants you to be successful, he wants you to prosper, and he wants you to be in good health. His purpose for...

The battles we face in life and even in the spirit realm always start in our minds, where the enemy attacks us. He does this very well, and he causes us to think that we are no good, no one likes us, we are not worth loving, and we are not as good as they are... sometimes he makes us think that we are alone, no one cares about us, and everyone is better than we are, and the list goes on and on. He...

The world has a way of boasting about their accomplishments, their riches, their wisdom, or even in their strength because they think it will last forever. In addition, that is how they identify themselves. If you take away fame, popularity, and riches, most are lost and have no identity. It is not bad to want wealth, but this is not what we should boast about. We should boast about the fact that...

The enemy tries to keep us locked into our past with thoughts of failure, inadequacies, insufficiency, depression, and that we are just not enough. But that is a lie. We are more than enough. We are more than conquerors through Christ. We have what it takes to become who God created us to be. It can happen today if we shift our mindset and step into the New. Determine not to settle for a mediocre...

We overcome giants to become all that God has created us to be. We overcome struggles to become what God determined from before the foundation of the earth. The problem is that fighting, pressing, and persevering is hard when you've been battling life for a long time. Have you ever felt like the hits just keep on coming, and deciding to move forward, you find that you have not advanced? Yes, t...

David had to defeat Goliath before he was elevated. Elevations never come without giants being slayed. When we are about to rise, giants show up. This should be a sign that God is about to do something amazing in our lives. There is always a fight before you rise! Let us not see the giant only, but we must see God. He's standing with us and fighting for us.

Rest. We all want it, but so many of us still have not found rest. Rest can only be found in God. He gives an invitation to come to him. When we come to him we must give him control and learn from his ways. Let Him direct and lead you and then we can experience rest in him. Rest is a gift from God and he wants to give each and every one of us this rest. God knows what we are built for and he knows...

God wants to take your stuff and give you rest. He says, "Let's make an exchange." Could it be that what you are carrying is too heavy for you? Could it be that you've taken the controls out of God's hands? Now you're doing it on your own without God's direction. I submit to you that when things get so heavy, you could have taken back control from God, and you're...

We carry so much that we need an outlet, a place of solace and rest. Today, Jesus invites all weary, tired, and burdened to come and find rest for their souls in him. Do you need rest today? You can have it in Christ Jesus. He wants to take your heaviness and give you what light: rest. Will you accept the invitation today?

Scared of trying, fearful of the unknown and the "what ifs." thinking that it is too hard, hoping, wishing, and desiring better, but it never comes. Taking the steps necessary to possess what God has for you will take faith and works. It does not come by wishing and desiring but by walking in faith and not sight. Today, God wants you to know that the first step is on you, and if you take...

This is the last installment in our humility series. I pray that it has blessed you and that you will remain humble or begin to walk in humility. May God give us the spirit of humility to come before Him and have a deep relationship with Him like never before. He will bless the humble, but the proud he stays far from. I want to be close to God, how about you? God bless you.

This is the 4th installed in our humility series. Please take some time and do the following reflections: 1. What will you do differently to walk in humility? 2. How will you treat others in your different relationships? 3. Are there people we need to ask forgiveness from in light of how we treat them? Remember, if we humble ourselves and pray, the Lord will hear us and heal our Lands. Please shar...

We continue to look at Humility and why it is something we all need in our lives, in the kingdom of God, and as servants of God. If we are not careful, God will humble us, and I find it is better to humble ourselves than to be humbled by God. Be blessed by this series and Share it with someone. Thank you.

This is the second installment of the Humility Series. God resists the proud but shows grace to the humble. Humility is a beautiful thing. May you embrace humility and allow God to use you in the way he wants to instead of competing with those you should be completing.

Over the next five days, we are looking at humility. Everyone wants Humility, yet no one pursues it. We are in a society and culture that wants to be seen at all times and one where we think more of ourselves than we should. Humility is thinking of ourselves less, not less of ourselves. Humility is beautiful, and pride is offensive. Strive for humility and let that beauty within shine. Enjoy these...

Through the gift of pain, a few things happen. We experience Transition, Purpose, and Pain. Though not in that order. Still, we experience all three to get to what's embedded in our journey of becoming. For example, babies don't stay babies for long when it comes to transition. Sooner or later, they transition, but the transition comes through pain. The pain, however, is a gift for the bab...

The gift of pain holds the ticket to the next dimension in God. Don't allow your ticket to be lost, and you miss the chance to go to the next dimension in God simply because you want to avoid pain. There is purpose in your pain.

Pain is not something we can avoid. But there is a gift in our pain. We cannot escape pain; if we are going to serve God or simply live a life of faith, the pain will be inevitable. Faith is not built on the mountaintop nor developed in a place void of pain. Faith is built through endurance.

Pain is never invited, and it is never welcomed. It is the unwanted guess that is always there. However, could there be a gift hidden within our pain? Beneath life's struggles, challenges, and trials, God has hidden some of life's best gifts. Let's dive into this series and unravel the gift of pain.

Storms are inevitable, but they have a purpose. They teach us to have faith over fear. We might start out in fear initially, but God uses every storm in our lives to grow our faith.

You were created on purpose for God's purpose. Get to know yourself; God knows you. Do you know yourself?

God's Grace is enough and He has grace for all our struggles.