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I’m excited because I’m making
preparations to enter a new phase in my career.
I’m thrilled about the growth and knowledge God is equipping me with to
help me perform my job better. One of my
hopes is that this occupational shift will produce a pay raise. I am excited and anticipating. It’s amazing,
though, how hopes can sometimes get crushed.
Recently, I was talking to a few people about my hopes of gaining a
raise upon achieving this next milestone in my life. I was surprised at the responses I
received. They went something like this, “Girl, don’t
count on it. It’s been a while since
raises were given here.” “Hmmm...I don’t know… normally raises aren’t given for that.” Due to their responses, I found myself
feeling slightly discouraged, as I could see my hope of a raise fade.
Something amazing happened, though,
as soon as I began to feel discouraged, God reminded me that He is not
“normal.” So, with that in mind, who
cares what the norm is! It wasn’t normal for the Red Sea to be parted, but
it happened (Exodus 14:16). It wasn’t normal for food to come down from
heaven…but it happened (Exodus 16:4)! It
wasn’t normal for a man to be raised
from the dead…but it happened (John 11:43)! I could give countless examples of
miraculous events in the Bible. But, the
main point I want to highlight is that we worship a MIRACULOUS GOD! We don’t
worship some mediocre God that operates in the “normal.” NO, we worship an Almighty
God that operates in the miraculous. He
has the power to perform any type of miracle.
Therefore, we need to recognize who our God is! He is almighty, sovereign, and all powerful! He is our provider! After we recognize who God is, we need to
recognize who WE are! We are children of the Most High. We don’t operate under the norm. We are not constrained by “normality.” We operate in the miraculous. We walk in faith. We are blessed and expect miracles. So, we need to speak life into our
situations. Remember, that life and
death is in the power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21). Be careful of the words we speak. Let’s speak edifying words…life-producing
words…faith-filled words. The words we
speak are indicative of our faith.
Therefore, I’m going to take a stand
and make a faith-filled declaration: I
serve an awesome and all-powerful God.
My God provides me with all of my needs.
He is more than capable of providing me a pay raise and I’m declaring
that I will receive that pay increase, regardless of what the “norm” is.
So, my question is what are YOU going to
declare? Are there some circumstances in
your life that seem unconquerable? Is
there a change you would like to see happen, but just don’t see how that change
will come to pass? Good news is we have a God that is more than able to take care
of our needs and give us the desires of our heart (Psalm 37:4). Are you going to choose faith? Are you going
to declare God’s promises over your life? If so, now is the time. #BreakOut
