From Bill– “In the absence of a cause, circumstances will prevail”. This is a quotation from Bishop TD Jakes. He continues: “Your calling must eclipse your circumstance or you will always be who you were. When what is in front of you becomes more important than what is behind you, you will escape. Find the thing that eclipses what you are afraid of.” Search for this calling today. And realize that you and God are enough to accomplish it. As David essentially told Saul when he was offered Saul’s heavy armor, “i don’t need that, I have enough for this task”. And the last point to ensure victory is to act. Exert some effort. These three steps complete the victory. Decide your purpose no matter how grand or small. Realize with God, you have enough. And exert the effort to accomplish it without fear. Maybe only a few reading this will believe it applies to them. Talk to the Lord about it. “The more we get to know our Creator and the more we love Him (Matthew 22:37–38), the better we understand who we are and what our purpose is. We were created to bring Him glory. God has unique plans and purposes for each person (Psalm 139:13–16), but we can know that, whatever those plans look like, they will ultimately result in His glory (Proverbs 3:6; 1 Corinthians 10:31).” Don’t be under your circumstances, be over them because you have a purpose. — Love Mel
