TOTD, May 25-27

Develop Your Muscle

If a person is totally patient, they can be peaceful and joyful in any situation. But total patience comes over a period of time, through a process of development. It is like a muscle --- the more you need to use it, the stronger it gets.

[We pray] that you may be invigorated and strengthened with all power according to the might of His glory, [to exercise] every kind of endurance and patience (perseverance and forbearance) with joy.
--- Colossians 1: 11

My own reflection on this Thought:
* Imagine yourself in God's fitness center. No, it's not your physical muscle that He's going to change. As your personal trainer, this time He'll make you a stronger person, He's going to train your spirituality. And most of the time, you won't develop your spiritual life until you become a patient person in every circumstances that you're facing...including the worst condition. Patient develops our spiritual muscle... (-fon-)


Blessed to be a Blessing

The favor of God is His power blessing you by causing something to happen for you through your faith that you haven't earned or deserved. Everywhere you go, pray for divine favor upon all concerned --- upon others and upon yourself. If you will do that, supernatural favor will rest upon you, and you will be blessed to be a blessing.

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.
--- Genesis 12: 2

My own reflection on this Thought:
* We are blessed by God. The problem is could we realized and aware of that? And then could we be a blessing to other people? That's what we should try to do everyday... (-fon-)

No Problem

It is valuable to go out and do something enjoyable while you are waiting for God to solve your problem. You may not feel like it, but do it anyway.
It will help you!

Get your mind --- and your mouth --- off the problem!

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him in trouble; I will deliver Him, and honour him.
--- Psalm 91:15

My own reflection on this Thought:
* What's your reaction when you read Joyce Meyer's suggestion above, to do something enjoyable in times of problem and wait for God to solve your problem?
Sounds impossible, right? That's also what I was thinking in the 1st place. But then I realized, the most important thing is: that we need to trust God in solving our problem and waiting in faith ... Focus more on God and not the problem! (-fon-)