Does the enemy acknowledge more about your potential than you do? He knows of far worse sinners than us who became much greater Saints. The enemy knows what God can do in you. Do you and I? More importantly what is stopping you from allowing God to transform your potential into actuality? "Even the demons believe; and tremble." - James 2:19 Believing without allowing the God you believe in to have His way in you is closer to how the demons believe than how the Saints do. The perfect example of faith was given by the Virgin Mary when she said, "Be it done unto me according to your word." Luke 1:38 If we believe He can do what He says He can do then we need to let Him do what He wants to do. Let the work of love direct your faith so that you may receive that for which you hope. Faith (acknowledging His Lordship) without works (love) is dead (without hope.) Now, "hope does not disappoint" (Romans 5:5). Why? Because hope. doesn't. quit.
Don't quit. Don't stop believing. Love never fails.
"Love never fails...Faith, hope, and love abide; these three. But the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13: 8, 13
Miracle-working faith, prophetic gifts, wisdom, knowledge, heroic penances and sacrifices are all worthless in the end without the love of Christ activated and acting in an through us (see 1 Corinthians 13: 1-3)
So if hope doesn't disappoint, love never fails, and faith can move mountains then what's missing in our lives? Why don't we see the changes we need?
If we do what we've always done we will always get what we've always got.
Consider asking God what He wants to do in your heart and in your life. If your prayer is oriented towards and open to Him then you might just find yourself being overshadowed by His Holy Spirit and becoming a God-bearer to the world; a Christian whose life witnesses to and magnifies the Lord just like the Virgin Mary, "For He Who is mighty has done great things for me and Holy is His Name!" - Luke 1:49
What was the mighty thing that God did for Mary? Jesus. What was the joyful proclamation Mary made? Jesus.
Who is this Jesus? "He shall be called Holy; the Son of God."
Let it be done to you according to His Word. Your life has potential to magnify and amplify the volume of God's Word. You are His speaker. Your life is to be a prophetic proclamation of that Word.
He is the Light and you are His lampstand. "Let your light shine before men so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Heavenly Father." - Matthew 5:16
Get out from under that bushel basket where the devil wants to keep you. You are called to shine for all the world to be able to see clearly and hear certainly that JESUS is Lord.
The devil knows you have this potential. Do you? You are pregnant with possibility. It's time to deliver your Message to the world. What is God saying to you? What is God saying to the world through you? Will you give God's Word the voice that is your life?
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