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Apostle Thomas Evans
We have all been given a measure of faith & it is our faith that enables us to move mountains. We must understand that real faith forces you to look at you because you understand that you can't do it all on your own and that you need God. It is through our faith that God is able to release hidden wisdom that only He can give. It is through the gift of faith that we will receive all we need as long as we trust God and allow Him to lead.
Jeremiah 29:11,"For I know the plans that I have for you,'declares the Lord, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope." In your life you must trust the plans that God has already set for you and understand that when God disrupts your plans, He is doing so to align your life according to His will. He disrupts your plans so that He can uproot everything that is not like Him, then fill you with all of Him. His plans are greater than yours could ever be. In this season you must learn to adapt to the changes that God has started making and trust in His plan for your life. Trust in His words from Jeremiah 29:11 and know that everything will come together for His glory.
There are times in life when we must face the reality of our past. We must confront our past in order to move forward in our destiny. In doing so, God is able to give us a new name & identity. We no longer identify with the old us, instead we live in the new name God has given us."No longer shall your name be called Abram,But your name shall be Abraham;for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations."(Genesis 17:5)
Here is the 2nd part to the message "It's Comeback Time". In this season God is causing you to be renewed in all areas of your life and push you forward into your destiny. Everything and anything that held you back can no longer hold you back! This is your season of COMEBACK!
We have all faced a time in life when it seems like the trials of life will never cease and that no matter how much we push forward we continue to fall behind. God knows though our every need and in this season He is causing His people to experience a season of COMEBACK. It is a season of renewal for those who have stayed committed to the process of dying to self and submitting themselves to God. In this season His children will experience gain, maturity, promotion and realize that there is a reason for all we face as it brings us closer to our destiny.
1 Corinthians 12:9-10 "And he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches,in needs,in persecutions, in distress, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong." God is putting us in a place where He is literally killing who we are in order for us to be filled with Him. During this process, you will be uncomfortable and it may even be painful at times,the key is to know that in this moment God is being made strong in you.The dying to self is something all believers must do because it is the only way for God to live completely and freely through us.
Leviticus 17:11, "For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one's life." There was a voice that cried from the blood of Cain when he was killed by his brother Able. A voice of pain, anger, hurt resentment. That same voice that cries out today through people who deal with those very issues. The voice that cries out from the earth. Even though that voice is loud there is a voice that is greater and more powerful, the voice of Jesus. His blood became the greatest voice that man would ever need and His blood was the atonement for man. No matter what we face, hurt, pain, anger, resentment, disappoints, we have a voice that speaks life into us to help overcome every distraction and obstacle in life. The voice of Jesus is powerful and creates life in us.
In this season,as you go through transition and experience the different seasons of life, God is making you new and improving the person you are. In order to be new and improved, you must go through the process.Embrace the process and be ready to be made new.
There is one question you must ask yourself when you are going through your transition, "Do I want to be great?" If the answer is yes, you must understand the transition will not be easy. There are many responsibilities that come with being great that will cause us to go through a process that pushes us, challenge us and will require us to search who we are within. When one desires to be great you must be prepared for the good & the bad. This is why it is important to make sure you are in true relationship with God. Your relationship will help keep you through your journey and it is necessary to help push you into your greater. Are you willing to die to self and walk in true relationship with God in order to be great?
Here is part 2 to the series Transition. Each of us are in the process of transitioning and it is necessary to know & understand if you are at the beginning, middle or end. It is also necessary to realize through our transition we will experience pressure due to a demand that God has placed on our lives. The transition is not always easy but it is necessary to go into the destiny that God has established for your life.
We all go through a process of transition, a time in which we find ourselves going from one dimension to another. It is a process where God takes the time to prune, develop and transform you. The process is not always easy but it is necessary in order to move forward in what God has for you.