 Never give up! The finish line is in sight and you can hear the roar of the crowd in your ears! A great gathering of witnesses watch you as you navigate hurdles skillfully, leaping over some and running around others. The track you run on is smooth -- the highs and lows of the roadway challenge you, you draw more strength from within to continue on. You pull in large puffs of breath, your lungs burn as you push yourself toward the goal.
Suddenly, in one moment, you tire. You feel your strength leaving you, you can't catch your breath. Cramps in your legs and side scream loudly for attention. You hear a murmuring among the viewers, they wonder if you'll make it. Rain begins to fall, inviting you to call it a day.
Then from somewhere deep in your innermost being, you get your second wind. You breathe Him in. He sends strength to your limbs and expands your lungs, refreshing your body. He makes the finish line appear clearly. You can easily see even beyond the finish line to the winner's reward area. The rain refreshes you inside and out. The crowd is clapping again and beside you, you sense others running the same race.
This is the Christian life! Run today with all your strength towards your destiny. When you tire, breathe Him in and He will strengthen you. Your brothers and sisters watch you, encouraging you onward towards eternal life and victory! Never give up!
M.L. Bullock
We all remember fairy stories from our childhood that began "Once up on a time..." What often followed that phrase were tales of princes turned toad and fire-breathing dragons run amok. We knew when we heard, "Once upon a time," we were safely removed from the impending tale, tucked away, as listeners only, looking into the story to watch it unfold. Although you sighed with the princess and flew the heavens with Peter Pan, you knew in your heart that these tales were pure fancy, unreal and meant only to entertain. Out of practice, we might subconsciously take the same approach towards the historical accounts of the Bible; however, one would be wrong. No story in the Bible from beginning to end, ever began with "Once upon a time." God means us to read them all as "On a day like today..." Everything recorded from Genesis to Revelation is truth. Each character breathed this earth's air, lay under the same stars and felt the burning of the same sun. Each character from giant to Christ, felt hunger and experienced the same realm of emotions we do. On a day like today, a king won his crown, a vile enemy was destroyed, God received glory. On a day like today, a virgin became a mother, a Savior died for the whole world. On a day like today, the sun was held back so victory might be achieved during daylight. On a day like today, an army of regular people walked around a city waiting in faith for the walls to fall. Exercise your faith today. Take inspiration from the Word for any miracle you need. On a day like today -- God can write your own incredible story. M.L. Bullock****If you are interested in Biblical prophecy or the supernatural, read my book The Prophet's Code. Click on the book title to see a free preview and purchase it for only 99 cents!
Bishop Gerald Doggett
Your desired future must first move into you before you can move into it. If your desired future seems distant, and impossible to attain, it could be because it remains in the future. Why don’t you reach, with your faith, as far into the future as possible and take any part of that desired future and bring it back to dwell in your heart. Gather it piece by piece until the future you desire is fully formed within the confines of your recreated spirit. Now you have the future in a creation center.
Your faith now works night and day to manifest the beautiful desired future of your dreams. As long as the future remains a distant dream, it hardly governs any present decision-making. The enemy will delight in keeping you, and your future as far apart as possible. He knows when the future you desire gets imbedded in your spirit everything changes. It changes because now the future is being created by your faith in the most fertile area of life; your recreated spirit. It’s time to declare, MY FUTURE IS NOW!
Be encouraged, the turbulence in your life could be a signal your season is about to change! The Bible says, “To everything there is a season.” I know there is fatigue, but you can’t surrender. Quitting is not an option. You’ve come too far, fought too many battles, and weathered too many storms to throw in the towel. You’re not alone; there is still reserve strength available. Fall back in love with Jesus. Don’t give up in the midst of discouragement, or severe testing.
This present season must yield to a season of harvest. Seed is in the ground; its only attribute is to reproduce and it understands no other manifestation. Any season of trouble must yield to the “due season” of harvest.
Always remember that a specific target, a specific faith goal, will allow you to pull all your strength together toward your due season. You are a champion. Champions win, sometimes through much adversity, but they win. Now get up, dust yourself off, release your faith and know that a “DUE SEASON” is emerging!
--Bishop Gerald Dogget
Be aggressive with your faith! Advance! Your vision will come in installments, not all at once. Your vision is from God, it is “Divine Seed.” I know there is struggle; and sometimes pain. What God has put in your spirit is truth. Get excited and let your expectation rise to new heights.
Your tenacity wears down your enemy. Refuse to speak words that would encourage your enemy, he can’t read your mind! Draw from the reservoir of inner strength God has placed within you. It is abundant and it flows without restraint. Your enemy has missed his best opportunity to take you out! It’s time to advance with your faith.
Even though a positive outcome lingers, always remember that nothing can keep it from bursting forth. Your desire is “DIVINE SEED” and the quality of that seed will never let you down. It can produce when the weather is good as well as when the climate is adverse. Be encouraged in this journey. Your faith pleases God.
Above all else remember this: ADVERSITY CANNOT STOP YOUR HARVEST!
Today, you could face the challenge to move beyond the realm of what seems possible, and to bring forth what has been, up to this point, declared impossible. Your faith seems weak.
You stand at the level of “transformation.” You are at a point of radical departure from what you have known up to now. You sense movement to a higher place instead of continuing to crawl.
The dream to fly is in the heart of the caterpillar. While it cannot fly, as it approaches its level of maximum expression in its current form, it needs to gain height for flight. It climbs a tree. Still crawling as it goes out on the edge of a limb, the very edge of its unfulfilled dream. Transformation is the final phase. The original housing of the butterfly is discarded and the butterfly breaks out of the protective veil that hid the process of transformation and emerges in its recreated form.
Maybe that’s where you are right now, still in the cocoon, out on a limb and nowhere left to go. Be encouraged; your weak faith is being transformed into strong faith!
-Bishop Gerald Doggett
Four encouraging, faith-filled, faith-building, words for Christians who find themselves in adversity are, “And it came to pass.” Although fairy tales often begin with these words, think of the meaning. “It,” could mean anything causing pain or discomfort. “Came to pass,” states the reason for “it.” Whatever you face today did not come to stay in your life, “it came to pass.”
Knowing that “faith” comes by hearing the Word of God, it is vitally significant to get God’s opinion about your life and future. Encouragement is the result of feeding on the faith filled, faith building Word of God. Feed your spirit on His Word and you will always know any adversity that comes in your life did not “come to stay,” it “came to pass!” Repeat it often as you witness adversity exit from your life. Stay blessed in your journey.
-Bishop Gerald Doggett
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