Nevertheless...

I was in the company of a lady a couple of days ago, in an attempt to start a conversation, her first statement was "We can not succeed in this land," I did not allow her to continue, "I will succeed, I am suceeding I responded". I have not encountered such negativity in a long time... Whatever you allow to be dropped in your spirit man has a way of affecting you, either positively or negatively. Do you know as a man thinks in his heart even so is he? that is paraphrasing what the bible says. When you look around you perhaps all you see is negativity, there may be evidence of doctors report, restructuring at work, job loss, discrimination in your community, barreness,complex and knotty situations, marital problems, divorce and the list may almost be endless. I would like to encourage you this morning not to listen to the wrong reports; Numbers 13: 28 - 32 NKJV 28 Nevertheless the people who dwell in the land are strong; the cities are fortified and very large; moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there. 29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the South; the Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the mountains; and the Canaanites dwell by the sea and along the banks of the Jordan.” Negativity is not the norm, check the company you are keeping. God is blessing His people, doing miracles inspite of what the enemy may want you to believe. Anything or anyone that makes you doubt the faithfulness of God, authenticity of your faith in Jesus Christ should be avoided. Good alone is God to Israel! In the midst of the mess that is going on in the world, God's message to His own children is still constant. His thoughts towards you can never change to evil because of happenings around. Jer.29:11 His thoughts towards you are of good and not of evil, He will bring you to that expected end. God is bound by His word and He surely will bring you to that expected end. 2 Timothy 2:19 NKJV "Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal:"The Lord knows those who are His," and, "Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity." In other words, as long as we depart from iniquity as God's children the Lord's seal on us is intact. May you feel His love afresh and may His grace sustain you till the end. Have a productive, blessed, refreshed, guilt free, exciting and God-filled day. Shalom!