Joshua 23:14 ” You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.”

The Lord is faithful to all His promises…not just some…not just to the ones He wants to keep.  No, God cannot go back on His promises to you.  His Word is eternal…His covenant is forever.  His precious promises to you will never  fall short…they will never be in vain.

Hebrews 11:15-16 ” If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would had opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing for a better country – a heavenly one.”

The Lord doesn’t want us to long for the past.  When we keep going back to the comfortable…the things from our past, we will never move forward.   God wants us rather to focus on His vision for today and the future in our life.  Oswald Chambers said it best, “Beware of paying attention or going back to what you once were, when God wants you to be something that you have never been.”

Romans 2:1 ” You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at what ever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.”

We all give snap opinions mentally  everyday.  No one may hear them…but we’re constantly pronouncing judgment on those around us.  But for as harshly as we judge others…in the same way we will be judged someday…which kind of makes you think doesn’t it.

Isaiah 25:9 ” In that day they will say, ‘Surely this is our God; we trusted in Him, and He saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in Him; let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”

Where is your trust based today?  If your confidence is in the world and its governing  bodies…you will be sorely disappointed.  But if you put your safety and security in the hands of the Lord, your hope will not be put to shame.

I Corinthians 2:7 ” No, we speak of God’s secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.”

The indwelling Holy Spirit reveals to all  Believers the sacred mysteries and hidden truths of God’s own revelations.  We are then privy to visions, prophesies, and insights that the world can never be part of.  The Lord’s glories teachings and principles all afforded to us as Believers,  by way of the Holy Spirit.

Job 10:12 ” You gave me life and showed me kindness, and in Your providence watched over my spirit.”

With careful forethought You have provided everything I need.  My life has been filled with good health, prosperity, and energy to accomplish the purpose You have placed  me on this earth for.  I thank You Lord for Your mercy and love daily as You guard over my life.  You are a good, good Father.

Psalm 89:1 ” I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever; with my mouth I will make Your faithfulness known through all generations.”

Just praising the Lord is a very effective way of taking our eyes off our own problems and focusing on Him.  Our pity party will end when we start thanking Him for His many blessings, known and unknown.  Elsewhere in Psalms it says,  ” I will sing of Your strength, in the morning I will sing of Your love, for You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.”

Jeremiah 2:5 ” This is what the Lord says: ‘ What fault did your fathers find in Me? They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves.’ “

We become what’s important to us, ever influenced by what we devote  our time and money to. If it’s empty, futile, and meaningless things of the world…we’ll be left wanting  and ever searching for more.  But if it’s God…our search is over.

John 15: 1-2 ” I am the true vine, and My Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit He prunes so that it will bear even more fruit.”

The Lord cuts off all the barren branches.  But He also prunes the fruit-bearing branches as to insure greater productivity in the future.  Being cut back and shaped may be uncomfortable at the time…but totally beneficial for what the Lord has in mind for you in the future.

Psalm 24: 7-10 ” Lift up your heads, O you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of Glory may come in. Who is this King of Glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of Glory may come in. Who is He, this King of Glory? The Lord Almighty – He is the King of Glory.”

He is the mightiest of all Warriors…the all-powerful King…the Ruler over the entire universe, Who stands at the ready to intervene for His people at a moments notice.  He is the King of Glory.