You know, God puts dreams in our hearts sometimes that are AMAZING!! And when we first hear, something in us believes, jumps, and gives us this crazy burst of energy to get started. I really believe it is the power of the Holy Spirit that does this!
The problem is, as time goes on a bit and the initial excitement wears off, it is easy to start digging up that seed of hope he has planted in us. We start doubting what we heard. We start doubting our capability to get the job done. We start looking up to the top of the mountain and realizing just how far of a climb it is going to be!
We have to be very careful not to dig up in doubt what we planted in faith. Or dig ourselves up in doubt- from the places he planted us!
How can a seed grow into a flower if we don’t give it rich soil, water, sunlight, and a little time?
Doubt is one of our enemy’s biggest tools. And he knows that what we hear repeatedly we start to believe. So he whispers lies in our ear. “You’ll never amount to anything.” “It can’t be done.” “It’s too big of a mountain.” “You don’t have what it takes.” “Nobody even cares anyway, your work won’t make a difference.”
That’s why it is so important to stay in the word throughout our day.
To listen to encouraging Truth-filled podcasts, or uplifting Christian music.
To keep in the faith and drown out the fear.
When Jesus was tempted, he didn’t just ignore the devil. He quoted scripture to him! He fought lies with truth!
Hebrews 12:1-3 says, “Therefore since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses let us THROW OFF everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles and let us run with PERSEVERANCE the race marked out for us. Let us FIX OUR EYES ON JESUS, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross scorning it’s Shame and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men so that you will NOT GROW WEARY AND LOSE HEART.”
Three keys that I’ve capitalized here I believe are very important to take note of. They’re like a battle plan!
1.) THROW off everything that hinders. Not wish it away. Throw it off! Make a conscious effort to throw off doubt, distractions, feelings of inadequacy. Throw off the lies!! If a huge spider landed on your shoulder would you let it linger awhile or immediately throw it off? Doubt is that big hairy spider!! 🕷
2.) Run with PERSEVERANCE. Keep doing what is right! Keep throwing off those lies! Keep speaking out the truth! Galatians 6:9 says “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
3.) FIX YOUR EYES ON JESUS- by keeping our eyes on the prize and not the things that try to ensnare us on the way to it, it will become easier to not give up!
If God has planted a promise in you, and you’re believing for it to grow- guard that seed like the treasure it is!
Don’t let anyone dig it up, and certainly don’t dig it up yourself!
It may take time.
Sometimes it takes WAYYY more time
than we want.
And sometimes it looks entirely different than what we thought it’d look like too. 🌻
But God is good. And when our hearts are set on him, he can do far more in and with our lives than we ever imagined!
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