God's Word is an Asset

As I did my laundry yesterday, my mind wandered to my upcoming 28th birthday, just ten days away. I'm filled with emotions, but most of all, I'm grateful. I realized that I'm a work in progress, and the only assets I can truly boast of are God's words, which He has spoken to me over the past year.

 I'm grateful for the greatest asset: God's Word. The apostle's statement resonates with me: "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us" (1 John 5:14). The apostle's confidence wasn't rooted in worldly realities but in God, with whom he had constant communion and fellowship.

It's easy to feel dismayed when things don't add up, expectations are cut short, and hopes aren't met. Yet, our greatest joy is that we're being transformed by the One we come to daily.

Maybe you have everything figured out, or perhaps you're waiting for things to align. Here's our reality: we don't need physical assets to confirm our sufficiency. Our sufficiency comes from the One we call Lord. God's Word is the surest asset to navigate life.

I've experienced this firsthand. When asked about the absolute confidence I had in my future husband's faithfulness, I replied, "Because God is the One giving me a husband." God gives us guarantees and insurance. When we come to Him, we can taste and see that the Lord is good.

Do you feel lost lately?, then here is God's specialty - To seek you out and show you a way. 

Stay Revived!

By Guest Writer.

What do you see?

There’s been something on my heart for a while now, something I’ve been wanting to share. Lately, I’ve noticed a friend of mine always complaining about the setbacks she’s facing. These complaints seem to drain her energy, demoralizing her instead of encouraging her to keep moving forward. This made me reflect: What do you see?

This simple question should be personal to each of us. The truth is, we are often insufficient in ourselves, and our vision is limited to what we can physically perceive. However, when we align our hearts and minds with God’s will, we begin to see with clarity and purpose through His eyes. It’s only when we align with God that we truly see what He wants us to see.

I pray that we all receive the grace to always speak what we want to see, in Jesus' name.

In Jeremiah 1:11-12 (NIV), God asks Jeremiah, “What do you see?” Jeremiah replies, “I see the branch of an almond tree.” God responds, “You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled.”

In this passage, God asks Jeremiah, “What do you see?” This question isn’t just about the physical realm but about seeing with the heart—understanding and perceiving through the lens of God’s Word. When we face the realities of life through God’s perspective, we begin to live more joyfully, with hope and purpose.

The question “What do you see?” isn’t just about what we see with our physical eyes. It’s about what we see in our hearts. When we align ourselves with God’s vision, we begin to see things as He does.

God has given us minds that can either help us thrive or hinder our progress. Out of our minds flow the issues of life, and this mind can only function well when we see things rightly—when we see them through God’s truth.

God has given us the ability to speak. As His children, we are meant to see and speak the things we desire, even in the face of difficulty. We must learn to see victory amid chaos. When there’s scarcity, we must see abundance. The Lord wants us to speak His truth into our circumstances.

God has great things He wants to do through us, but He can’t act until we see rightly. The Bible says, “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” What you think, what you see, matters. God is deeply concerned about our vision because what we see will shape our reality—it’s up to you to stay dedicated to what God has spoken over your life.

What you see should not depend on your current circumstances. Instead, speak life into your future, even when things don’t make sense. Don’t wait for things to align perfectly before you speak them into existence. Speak with faith and confidence, and God will be committed to bringing those words to pass.

Even when setbacks come your way, speak positively. Don’t wait for circumstances to dictate your reality. Speak as though things are already the way God desires them to be. The more you speak in alignment with God’s Word, the more you will see your desires manifest.

Your desires can only be actualized when you speak them from where you are right now—no matter the present circumstances. From your current position, speak what you want to see come into reality.

Stay alert. You must be aware of what the Lord is doing in and out of season. Be specific about what you want to see, because if you stop seeing with God’s eyes, the enemy will start painting pictures of defeat and discouragement for you.

Train your spiritual eyes to see according to God’s Word, and don’t let distractions take your focus away from the vision He has given you. God’s promises are good, and His plans for you are filled with hope and a future.

Just like in the beginning, when God spoke the heavens and the earth into existence, He is still watching over His Word to ensure it comes to pass. God is eager to fulfill the plans He has for you. When you speak in alignment with His Word, He is committed to bringing those words into reality.

Change your thoughts and guard your heart diligently. God has given you the ability to choose what you think and see. What you focus on matters, and it shapes your life.

Friend, rise up and speak what you see to reality. God is eager to bring it to pass, and His Word will never return void.

So, what do you see? What do you desire?

As you align your heart with God’s vision and speak His promises over your life, you will begin to see your desires come to fruition. God has already given you everything you need to see victory, and He’s watching over His Word to make sure it is fulfilled.

Speak with faith. Speak with conviction. And know that God is committed to fulfilling the plans He has for you.

Stay revived!

Who is God to You?

After reading the Book of Ezekiel, I discovered that Ezekiel frequently referred to God as the Sovereign Lord. This revelation led me to notice the many other instances throughout Scripture where God's sovereignty is mentioned.

For example, in Ezekiel 45:9:
“This is what the Sovereign LORD says: You have gone far enough, princes of Israel..."

And in Amos 4:7:
“This is what the Sovereign LORD showed me: The Sovereign LORD was calling for judgment by fire; it dried up the great deep and devoured the land.”

To be sovereign means to be in charge, to be the ruler. As I reflect on this, I've come to realize that often, when God is encountered in the Bible, people tend to name Him based on what He did or the circumstances in which He appeared. For instance, when Hagar called God the EL-Roi, she did so after feeling unseen and neglected in Abraham's household as a slave. After she ran away, the Lord spoke to her, asking her to return. In that moment, Hagar realized that she was not just a pawn in Sarah's plan, but that everything was part of God's greater purpose. She named God El-Roi, meaning "The God Who Sees Me."

This made me reflect on a question that I would like to share with you today: Who is God to you? What have you experienced that has led you to call Him by a particular name? For example, if you call God your help, how has He helped you in a way that makes you identify Him as your Helper? Or are you calling Him that simply because someone else does?

When we begin to meditate on the little ways the Lord works in our lives, we start to recognize His sovereignty. God deals with each of us uniquely in ways that cannot be compared to anyone else's experience. Some may see Him as their Helper, others as their Ever-Present Help, and still others as their Healer and Restorer.

So, who is God to you? What is it that you can't live without, the thing that sustains you and enables your survival? God is calling us to trust His sovereignty in our lives, so that we may experience Him personally and truly come to understand who He is.

Stay revived!

The World's Light

If I had the chance to choose the kind of life I wanted, I would opt for one with no battles to fight, just a smooth ride. There are moments when I look at the lives and celebrations of acquaintances and wonder, "What effort has this person put in to achieve this victory or beauty?" Not because I wish them ill or have bad intentions, but because I'm curious.

As I study the story of the blind man, I begin to wonder how he lived with his impairment and accepted it. What thoughts did he have about his disability? The fact that his disability was regarded as a reward for being born in sin by passersby and members of the synagogue is heartbreaking.

But here's what God says to us: "Situation is for my workings to be displayed." Just like Jesus declared, we also say that as long as we are in the world, we are the world's light (John 9:5). So, even if my situation remains challenging, I am committed to God that His light will be manifested through me.

The place where the enemy thinks we will let go of God is precisely the point where God wants to prevail. It's easy to trust God when everything is going well in our lives, but how do we feel when the miracle we've been praying for is achieved by someone who doesn't seem to be working as hard for God as we are?

Jesus says, "As long as I am in the world, I am the world's light." It doesn't matter what situation we find ourselves in; as long as Jesus can be seen through it, that's all that matters. We realize that every situation is an opportunity for God's workings to be displayed.

We don't cast blame, we don't focus on cause and effect, and we don't look at our hopes, which might be dwindling. Instead, we look at the light God is willing to shine in those moments. Jesus took the blind eyes of the man born blind and shone His light through him. And when He speaks of us shining our light, He does this shining in us and through us.

We choose Jesus and believe that We are the World's Light. 

Stay Revived!