4 Reasons Why You Can Do It

“He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.”
Benjamin Franklin

It doesn’t matter what task that you have before, you can accomplish it. You are God’s nominee to get the job done. Don’t allow obstacles to stop you from being victorious. Here are four quick reasons why I believe you have what it takes:


1. You are alive

People that are alive have a very big advantage. They are not dead.
Because you are alive you have the opportunity to change your circumstance.
Because you are alive you have the opportunity to make it happen.
Because you are alive you have the opportunity to make a difference.
Because you are alive you have the opportunity to impact your generation.

There was a reason why Herod wanted Jesus dead.
There was a reason why the devil wants you dead.
Dead people are no threat to the living.
When you are alive you have the opportunity to get a picture of who you are.
When you are alive you have the opportunity to help someone.

Just because you are alive you are a threat to the enemy.
That is why there is always an attack against you.
You hear things like, “you aren’t anybody”, “you are crazy”, “you are never
going to be nothing”

Use your life to make it happen.

2. You Were Born Able

“11 And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.” (Exodus 4:11-12) God explained to Moses he made his mouth. No excuse is legitimate with God.

“ 30 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
31 But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.” (Numbers 13:30-31) When God says empowers people to say go and posses the land he’s telling you that the way is prepared, I gat this, just take over cause it’s yours.

How many times have you heard things that belong to other people and they don’t have it? This is because someone else took it over. When he said go posses the land, you think the all knowing God didn’t know that giants were going to be there. In any circumstance you have favor, giants or not.

3. You were chosen for it.

“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;”(I Peter 2:9) Most definitely you were selected, picked out, chosen because God had his eyes fixed upon.

Out of all the choices in the world God chose you. When your father impregnated you mother you were created. It could have been someone else. You were the one to make it out of your mother’s womb. God chose you for a reason and you must consider yourself special. More special than candy actually you’re the Apple of God’s eye.

After all that don’t you think it will hurt God if you say I don’t want you? You were chosen for a purpose and God intends for you to fulfill that. God knows what he was doing when he made you. The choice you made can affect your journey (to better walk with God, life, relationships, better grades, scholarship, career, etc.)

4. God Has Your Back

“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”(Is 41:10)

When people turn on you God will stand for you. You know why God allows it to look like you are failing or can’t do it? His strength is made perfect in weakness. The exciting part of the movie is when it looks like the bad guys win then all of a sudden…. You know what happens.

How do you see your life? By the media? It’s easy to give up around negativity. Don’t just stand by watching to see what happen. Who is going to reach this world if you don’t help?

5. You Have The Tools Needed

The Word of God
“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” (Matthew 4:4)
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”
(Psalms 119:105)

The Name of Jesus
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
(Rom 10:13)

The Blood of Jesus
“ And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.”
(Rev 12:11)



Take care until…......and God Bless ya
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Are you ready to face eternity? If you have not accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour of your life and desire to make that commitment now please repeat the following prayer:

Lord Jesus be merciful to me a sinner. I realize that I have sinned against you and come short of your glory. I confess that Jesus Christ is Lord and I believe in my heart that God has raised him from the dead. I pray for your forgiveness and ask that you save me now and accept me into your kingdom. Give me eternal life today.
In Jesus Name, Amen. Read more!

A Word of Encouragement for a Season of Doubt

There is nothing better than the encouragement of a good friend.
Katharine Butler Hathaway

A Word of Encouragement for a Season of Doubt
Bayless Conley
Answers with Bayless Conley

Being a Christian doesn't mean you won't have doubts. In fact, some of the greatest heroes of the Christian faith had doubts and crises of faith, one of which we find recorded in Luke chapter 7.

In this chapter, we find John the Baptist in an intense season of doubt and fear. He was in prison after being arrested by King Herod, and in his struggle of faith he asked of Jesus, "Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?"

That's right… the same John who had been there on the Jordan River when the Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus in the form of a dove… the same John who heard the voice of God say, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased"… the same John who had publicly testified that Jesus was the Son of God, saying, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!"… doubted that Jesus was whom He said He was.
John… the great sage, prophet, and spiritual leader… struggled with doubt!

Yet through his struggle we learn two lessons that can encourage us when we find ourselves in a season of doubt.

The first lesson is to go to the right place with our doubts and fears—which is straight to the Lord.

What I love about John is that he didn't let pride keep him from going to the Lord about his doubts and fears. He could have thought, "Hey, I told everybody He's the One! What will my disciples think if I let them know I'm doubting? I'm going to look really stupid if it looks like I doubt the very things I've preached and proclaimed myself."

Yet John went straight to the Lord… and so must we!

If you're grappling with doubt, tell the Lord. He knows anyway. The worst thing you can do when you're having a crisis of faith is to allow yourself to become isolated, because Satan knows that isolation is where you are most vulnerable. When you doubt, you must draw close to God and to friends of faith who can encourage you!

The second lesson we can learn from John's crisis of faith is that in the eyes of the Lord, it's the whole journey that defines us—not just a single event.

You know, when John's disciples left and Jesus began talking to the multitude, He could have said, "John is such a disappointment! I can't believe it. He was there at the Jordan River at My baptism… God has dealt with him like no other man of this generation… he has more knowledge than a hundred men put together. He's My cousin, for goodness sake! I can't believe he's asking Me if I am the One!"

But Jesus didn't say that. Instead, He said, "Among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist."

Even though John doubted, Jesus didn't condemn him!

And when you stumble, Jesus won't condemn you because of that one misstep. Even though some people may define who you are by one stupid mistake you've made, God doesn't. He's looking at the whole journey… and your journey isn't done.

So, my friend, no matter what doubt you may be facing today, be encouraged. Jesus is always there for you… ready for you to come to Him. And don't worry if you've messed up. He won't condemn you, but instead, He looks at the whole of your life!

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For more from Bayless Conley, check out the Answers for Each Day devotional, or click here for the Answers with Bayless Conley broadcast at OnePlace.com
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Take care until…......and God Bless ya
http://jamesedgecombe2.blogspot.com/

Are you ready to face eternity? If you have not accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour of your life and desire to make that commitment now please repeat the following prayer:

Lord Jesus be merciful to me a sinner. I realize that I have sinned against you and come short of your glory. I confess that Jesus Christ is Lord and I believe in my heart that God has raised him from the dead. I pray for your forgiveness and ask that you save me now and accept me into your kingdom. Give me eternal life today.
In Jesus Name, Amen. Read more!