Luke 5:37 NIV “And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined”

Are you ready for a new chapter in your life? To move forward into the blessing God has for you, you must be willing to let go of the old. The things that are behind you are not nearly as important as what is out in front of you. It is time to get ready for the “new”! You may have had some unfair things happen, things that you do not understand; but you should not get stuck. Instead of allowing those things to hold you back, you should let go of them and take a step of faith into the new. It is time to get a new, bigger vision; it is time to get a new, fresher outlook; it is time to arise and shine with a new attitude! Instead of settling where you are, get up and move forward. Have the attitude that says: I may not understand what I am going through; it may not have been fair, but I am not getting stuck on this chapter of my life. I know God has a new chapter for me: a chapter filled with blessings, favor, and victory! I am breaking out of the norm! Always thank God for His faithfulness in your life. Trust Him with your past, present, and future. Ask God to give you wisdom to discern the seasons of your life so you can embrace the new things He has in store for you!

JOHN 14:1 NIV “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.”

There are so many disturbing events going on all over the world that could make people’s hearts to be troubled. But as Christians we should not be troubled because we are not of the world. Jesus told us to NOT LET our hearts be troubled, it means we can do it. Jesus would never tell us to do something that was impossible for us to do. There are several scriptures that can stabilize us in troubled times. John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”  John 16:33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” We (Christians) are not exempt from trouble in this world. But Jesus is always with us to lead us into victory, no matter what we may face. Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you.” If your heart is troubled, it means you are looking at, and feeding your mind with wrong information. What you feed on, listen to, and watch is important, because such information determines what you believe. I want to encourage you today to look to God and His Word. Refuse to doubt God’s never-failing word. Do not allow your heart to be troubled, but trust in Jesus!

Mathew 6:33 NKJV “All these things shall be added to you.”

Some Christians think that God’s sole purpose is to save their soul, help them become as morally upright and as spiritually mature as possible, and one day take them to heaven to live with Him. And in a sense, that is true. But here is what is not true: that God is not interested in your job, your health, your relationships, your finances, or your dreams and goals because somehow those things are carnal, worldly, irrelevant, and temporal. When you think like that, you will have challenges receiving every promise God has for you. That type of thinking contradicts God’s word (3 John 2; Isaiah 48:17; Joshua 1:8). As a matter of fact, the more spiritual you are the more wisdom, favor, and capacity you should have to succeed in life. Spirituality should never be equated with failure or unfulfilled life! Jesus says however, that we should not have our priority messed up (Matthew 6:31-33) in our quest for success but to put God first in every undertaking. This requires renewing our minds with God’s word (Romans 12:2). So, let us be clear: God wants you to succeed in life for the right reasons, and He has provided for you through Christ Jesus everything you need to succeed in life!