Mon. May 6th. 2024.
“Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.” Isa. 43:7.
The greatest enemy of your future is ignorance. The one thing you can change that will change everything, is your mind. You are always one decision away from living the life of your dreams. The moment you change your mind—the moment you make a decision—your destiny alters. You are a diamond in the rough. Just like diamond cutters chip away at a rough diamond so more light can be reflected through it, the chipping away in your life will allow God’s glory to shine even more radiantly and brilliantly through you.
When the dirty places are polished away and the rough edges are smoothed, your true worth and brilliance will emerge. This is a stage when God will flood your life with His glory. People and circumstances are brought to your life not to rub you the wrong way, but to polish you and rub you the right way. You will experience circumstances socially, emotionally, spiritually, and professionally that will refine you; you will go from being a diamond in the rough to becoming a brilliant force for good. Rather than being easily influenced, you will become an influencer. You are made beautiful and strong because of intense heat and pressure that you have sat through, to bring you this far. A diamond is one of the hardest known natural materials. Over years it begins to crystallize. What was once chalky coal buried in obscure darkness becomes crystallized carbon that we call “diamond.”
A diamond is not made upon the surface of the earth; it is made hundreds of miles beneath layers of the earth’s mantle. Deep within volcanic fissures is where a diamond is formed. This is what makes a diamond rare and valuable. It is brought to the surface with violent, magma force! As it is with a diamond, so it is with you. Life’s upheavals indicate God bringing forth your true brilliance, worth, and value hidden deep beneath the surface of who you are. Don’t allow pressure and situations of life to make you cave in. They are not designed to destroy you, they are meant to bring the best of of you. Selah!
FURTHER READING:
“For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.” Isa. 62:1.
“To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.” Isa. 61:3.
DECLARATION:
Dear Abba Father, I decree and declare today, that I will be anxious for nothing. But in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, I will make my requests known to You. I arise in faith today knowing that You hear and answer prayers. Because I bring my needs to You, I will walk in the peace of God that surpasses understanding, and it will guard my heart and mind. In stillness and quietness I will wait for You, and You will lead me in the highway of blessedness and prosperity. In the mighty name of Jesus, amen.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Psalms. 26:1-12.
Psalms. 27:1-14.
Psalms. 28:1-9.
Psalms. 29:1-11.
QUOTE FOR THE DAY:
“A Diamond Is A Piece Of Charcoal That Handles Stress Well. If You Handle Well Your Stress God Will Handle Well The Rest Of Your Life.”
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