What Are You Wearing?

Provide for those who grieve...

a garment of praise

instead of a spirit of despair.

They will be called oaks of righteousness,

a planting of the LORD

for the display of his splendor.

Isaiah 61:3

What are you wearing today?

Not on your physical body,

but what is covering your mind

and emotions?

Are you cloaked in despair

and disappointment?

Are you wearing "heaviness?"

God's desire is to give you new clothes.

He wants to exchange the hurt you are wearing

for His healing.

He wants to remove your turmoil

and clothe you in His peace.

He wants to discard your sadness

and wrap you in His joy.

Are the garments of yesterday

holding you back and weighing you down?

Maybe it's time to exchange that heaviness

for His garment of praise.

Perhaps it's time to release those heavy burdens.

It's time to forgive those who have hurt you

and begin to praise your way to victory!

You can start by thanking God for the

life you have right now.

Thank Him for the opportunities today

has to offer.

Thank Him for the beautiful sunrise.

When you wear that garment of praise,

you will stand strong and display His splendor

all the days of your life!

Have a blessed & powerful day!

Kendall

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Heavenly Father, I humbly come to You asking

that You take my old, heavy garments of despair

and heaviness.

Make me new today.

Give me a garment of praise so that I can

be a display of Your glory and splendor.

In Jesus' Name, Amen.

God Cares

You keep track of all my sorrows.

You have collected all my tears in your bottle.

You have recorded each one in your book.

Psalm 56:8 (NLT)

I'm sure all of us have wondered

if God really cares about us.

With so many people on the earth,

does God even know who we are.

These thoughts can be especially true

during times of difficulty

when we feel isolated and alone.

Be encouraged today!

You are not alone.

You are very important to God

and He cares about every detail of your life.

In fact what you are going through

is so important to Him that He records

every sorrow and collects every tear

you have ever shed.

Why would God record your sorrows

and collect your tears?

It's because He loves You so much.

He is your Vindicator.

He is keeping an account of every wrong

that's ever been done to you

so that He can make up for every single

one of them.

He wants to restore everything

that has ever been stolen.

He wants to heal every single hurt and pain.

He sees the longings and desires of

your heart, and you can rest assured

that behind the scenes He is working

things out for your good!

God is with you!

He is on your side!

He has your best interest at heart,

and He is working to bring restoration

and peace to every area of your life.

Have a blessed & powerful day!
Kendall

A PRAYER FOR TODAY:

Heavenly Father, thank You for loving me and setting me free.

Thank You for being my Vindicator.

I choose to release every hurt, pain and sorrow,

knowing that You will make all things new.

In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Prisoners of Hope

Return to your fortress,

O prisoners of hope;

even now I announce that

I will restore twice as much to you.

Zechariah 9:12

God's desire is to fulfill every promise

He has made to you.

He is not a promise breaker.

Life hurls difficult challenges our way.

At times, we are tempted to believe

that our lives will never get better.

During hard times it is easy to succumb

to the notion that our lot in life

is to be on the bottom,

wallowing in disappointment.

But God says that He wants

to restore to you twice as much

as what's been stolen from you!

In order for this to happen,

you must do your part and stay

filled with hope.

Remaining hope-filled means

that no matter how long you've been

in your negative circumstance,

no matter how many setbacks you've

had to deal with,

you still get up each day with an attitude

that this could be the day that God

turns it all around!

The Bible teaches us that

the Name of the Lord is a strong tower.

When you put your trust and hope in Him,

you are in a fortress of strength.

Nothing can steal your joy,

peace, or enthusiasm.

You are positioned for victory!

You are positioned for power!

And you are positioned to receive

every promise God has made to you!

Have a blessed & powerful day!

Kendall

A PRAYER FOR TODAY:

Heavenly Father, thank You for Your goodness and faithfulness.

Thank You for Your promise to restore every area of my life.

I choose to be a prisoner of hope,

trusting Your name alone.

I bless You today and always.

In Jesus' Name, Amen.

In an Instant

And in an instant, suddenly,

You shall be visited and delivered

by the Lord of hosts...

Isaiah 29:5-6 (AMP)

The Bible is filled with examples

of how God suddenly showed Himself

strong on behalf of His people.

When we struggle in an area

for a long time, it's easy to just

give up and accept things they way they are.

One of the enemy's favorite lies is to tell us

that nothing is ever going to change.

He'll whisper in your mind that

you're never going to get well,

that your marriage isn't going to work out,

that you're never going to break

that addiction.

The truth is, it doesn't matter

how long you've been in those

circumstances,

God can change things in an instant!

In a split second of time

He can turn it all around.

One touch from Almighty God can

instantly change your life!

Let me encourage you today

to keep believing and standing strong.

Resist the enemy's attempts to drag you down

because God is working behind the scenes.

Your deliverance is coming,

and your breakthrough is going to happen

suddenly!

Have a blessed & powerful day!

Kendall

A PRAYER FOR TODAY:

Heavenly Father, I choose to trust that You

are working things out for my good.

I choose to stand in faith,

believing that my season of breakthrough

is coming. Give me Your strength and

peace as I patiently wait on You.

In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Growing Stronger

He gives strength to the weary

and increases the power of the weak.

Isaiah 40:29

Perhaps you are familiar with the story of Joseph.

His story if found in Genesis, and there we learn

that he endured seasons of difficulty.

Joseph was rejected by his family,

sold into slavery,

lied about and mistreated,

abandoned,

falsely accused,

and thrown into jail.

(And sometimes we are tempted to think

that life is tough on us!)

Through it all, God never stopped working

on Joseph's behalf.

Joseph, himself, never gave up either.

He kept doing the right thing

even when the wrong thing happened.

Through his hardships,

God developed a supernatural strength

in him that no one could steal.

If you are going through difficulty today,

God wants to increase your strength.

He wants to increase your power to overcome.

He wants to make your inner man as strong as steel.

Strengthening the inner man

is much like strengthening your body.

In order to grow stronger physically,

you must push yourself.

You've got to lift more weight than you want to lift.

You've got to workout out an intensity level

that at the time is uncomfortable.

Likewise, spiritual strength

is forged in the fires of pushing

through difficult times.

It is when we hang in there,

don't give up,

and endure

that we experience God's strength.

When you keep standing,

keep believing,

keep doing the right thing,

you are opening yourself

to God's supernatural strength.

That's when you know you are growing in Him.

Be strong today!

Keep pressing forward

because God is at work

increasing strength in you

so that you can live in victory

in every area of your life!

Have a blessed & powerful day!

Kendall

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Heavenly Father, today I surrender every difficulty to You.

I release the questions, hurts, and frustrations.

I choose to trust You and do the right thing.

Increase Your strength in me so I can

live the victory You have in store for me.

In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Facing Adversity

Though the fig tree does not bud

and there are no grapes on the vines,

though the olive crop fails

and the fields produce no food,

though there are no sheep in the pen

and no cattle in the stalls,

yet I will rejoice in the LORD,

I will be joyful in God my Savior.

Habakkuk 3:17-18

Challenges and difficulties hit all of us.

God doesn't send these storms,

but He does allow us to go through certain things

in order to shape our character and prove our faith.

It is during these times of difficulty

that we can grow and develop.

God's desire is to use these tough times

to do a work in us.

He wants to strengthen and develop us.

Our attitude in times of adversity is the evidence

of our maturity.

How do we respond when people mistreat us?

Will we stay full of joy even when the bottom falls out?

Are we faithful, even during dry seasons,

when we don't see anything happening?

It takes effort to have the right attitude

during times of adversity,

but remember this:

your attitude is the key to your promotion.

As you maintain a positive attitude

of faith and expectancy,

even in times of adversity,

God will deliver you and move you forward!

Tough times never last...

people with a tough faith do!

Have a blessed & powerful day!

Kendall

A PRAYER FOR TODAY:

Heavenly Father,

I want to grow spiritually and be more like You.

I choose to trust You in times of adversity,

knowing that You are working things out for my good.

Renew a right attitude within me by Your Holy Spirit.

In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Integrity

A good name is more desirable

than great riches...

Proverbs 22:1

How do people think of you?

Can you be described as

trustworthy, faithful,

and a person who always does the right thing?

Or...

are you the one co-workers feel

they must watch out for, because

they never know what you are going to do?

It's easy to develop an attitude that says,

"Oh, I'm a pretty good person.

I do the right thing most of the time."

Or...

"Compared to most people, I'm very honest!"

Here's the problem with that kind of thinking.

You can veer off course just a little bit

and before you know it, you are miles away

from your destination.

And usually, it's the little things that

keep us from fulfilling God's destiny for us.

The Bible tells us that it's the little foxes

that spoil the vine.

Don't allow the little things to rob you.

Choose integrity--

even when no one is looking.

For example,

you may need some paper at home,

but you shouldn't take supplies from the office.

Or, you may be need some extra money this week,

but if the checkout clerk makes a mistake

and gives you back too much money,

that's not God's provision...

instead, that's a test of integrity.

If you'll be faithful and choose integrity

in the little things,

it will lead to great treasure in your life.

Integrity allows God to pour His blessing

on you as you honor Him all the days of your life.

Have a blessed & powerful day!

Kendall

A PRAYER FOR TODAY:

Heavenly Father, today I commit to live a life of integrity.

I choose a life of excellence and ask Your hand of favor.

Show me any area that is not pleasing to You

so that I can continue to grow and increase in You.

In Jesus' Name, Amen.