Bible Study: "Rebuild"
We never stop growing this side of glory!! When you start praying and fasting, God will begin to show you things you need to rid yourself of. It isn't pretty by any means, but it is necessary. God chastises those He loves. I was going through a big disconnect feeling during revival, well all of January 2026. One revival night during altar call, I ended up on the floor weeping into that seat on the front row til it almost took my breath. I was weeping until I felt God again, God has been growing me, but the enemy also things he still has the power to stop God's word from going forth with power and victory, but he doesn't, and he will fight anyway possible such as I am gonna hinder, distract and cause her to NOT want to teach these Bible studies. But probably 30 minutes on that floor, God spoke to me and said, “Kimberly I am right here where I've always been, get up off the floor and go get prayer”! I did! I begin to get my bearings back and fight the rest of the month and allow God to do what He needs to do to help me keep growing.
We are gonna get down at times but we can't stay down! That's the key! You may see me struggle, but you'll never see me quit!
So let's dive in THE IMPORTANCE OF REBUILDING! THIS IS IN THE SPIRITUAL SENSE OF COURSE!
Rebuild meaning: to build (something) again after it has been damaged or destroyed. We want to stop what is hindering our growth in God & rebuild. That should be our desire.
Isaiah 61:4 “They will REBUILD the ancient ruins, repairing cities destroyed long ago. They will revive (another word is used in other translations here “renew”) them, though they have been deserted for many generations.”
Our lives can be struck by the earthquakes and fires of life. Broken lives need rebuilding. The prophet Isaiah speaks of the rebuilding of old ruins (Isaiah 61:4). This should encourage those whose lives are broken... for the Lord is in the work of rebuilding old ruins. He restores broken lives.
• Stop Weeping and Rebuild! (see Jeremiah 31:16 “But now this is what the Lord says “Do not weep any longer for I will reward you,” says the Lord. “Your children will come back to you from the distant land of the enemy.” NLT).
And restoration can intertwine with this and restart! It's like I feel in my bones the "Rs" for this year: Rebuild, restore, refresh, restart, renew, refocus, revitalize, rejuvenize, recharge... everything the Lord is desiring for us to have to continue to take on 2026 in great anticipation of what He's going to do before His return, despite the evil that is running rapid in this world, God is still on the throne and in control and we cannot forget that. But the three ones I want to focus on during this Bible study: REBUILD, REFRESH, RENEW !!!
*Verse above: I received this in the hospital one week in 2017. I only had a new testament Bible, but this nurse, who I know was my guardian angel the week said, "oh baby I've got to find you a full Bible". She came back with one and it fell open in my lap to this book and chapter and my eyes went right to the verse. I remember her telling me I had to did down deep and find my strength and peace from God that could only come from Him. I didn't cry another drop after that til I was released and God begin to rebuild and restore that week. I had to learn to stop weeping for what was and rebuild and rejoice for what was to come. Even during sickness, I spent so many years over a decade especially in my 20s, weeping all the time and staying sorrowful even after God had brought me through something miraculously or delivered me from a stronghold. The enemy desires us to stay in the “what was”!.
• Stop Worrying and Rebuild! (see Matthew 6:34 “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.’ NKJV)
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Do Not Worry: Matthew 6:25-34
25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? *(A single moment to your life)!
28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
*Basically Jesus is saying 4x in 10 verses, do not worry, I have you my child! I am your protector and provider!
We spend so many hours and days worrying about things that never even come to past. It drains us of our strength, we become weary in well doing even though the Bible says don't grow weary in well doing. It causes mental stress and anxieties and then we can almost began to carry a load of “false burdens” and worry because the enemy builds and builds on one small worry that because huge. Everyone is dying. No more food. No more nothing. No more money.
But my treasures aren't to be stored here. They are to be laid up in Heaven. My Father owes the cattle on a thousand hills. My God shall supply all of my needs according to His riches in glory. I've never seen the righteous forsaken or His seed begging for bread. My God has my soul and one day I'll be at the feet of Jesus, what can man do to me?! God's promises and scripture are so important to speak over our lives.
My worrying isn't to the degree it use to be, as I continue growing in God and also when He brings you through the amount do health problems I've been through, 42 surgeries, 12 hospitalizations outside of that and dozens and dozens of more in office procedures and continues to heal me time and again and continues to make a way where there seems to be no way financially... you begin to see how useless worrying can be. When I begin to rebuild during this season of life, I know that I can still work in this area. Anytime, I begin to be consumed of worry the Lord brings me to this verse and it calms me down! God begin to show me how when we are consumed with worry it reflects a lack of trust in His sovereignty, provision, and care. Our human fleshy side takes over and we shift the focus to self and the cycle starts. When I shift my focus back to God where it should be and focus on things unseen, not things seen, the worry diminishes. I can worry while I am feasting on God's promises. NEVER LET THE LIES OF THE ENEMY GET LOUDER THAN THE PROMISES OF GOD!
I was praying and this was the word He desires for me to share with you:
• Stop Comparing and Rebuild! (see 2nd Corinthians 10:12 “We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise.” NIV)
*Comparing often leads to complaining and the complaining spirit isn't healthy or vital for our growth in God. It leads to a persistent attitude of discontentment, grumbling, and fault-finding that reflects a lack of trust in God and often centers around self, me me me and I I I! Comparing can lead to whining! The Bible frequently warns against murmuring, citing the Israelites' grumbling in the wilderness as a prime example of unbelief. It opens up the door for a spiritual attack. Comparing and getting caught up (not comparing in a healthy way like I desired to have a stronger/closer walk with God like I see Sis so and so has)! I am referring to comparing in the sense of you are wanting this to be this way or that way! Our church doesn't do it like that church! She doesn't dress like this, act like this, etc. It becomes a danger to our walk with God when we get caught up in comparison because it shifts the focus from God's purpose to worldly standards, allowing in jealousy, pride, or insecurity. It undermines contentment, creates division in the body of Christ, and overlooks individual, God-given, unique, and valuable roles! When we stop this and rebuild we are creating an atmosphere of gratitude and thanks to God! We are realizing we all hold different convictions, different talents, walks with God. We are choosing love and peace and Christ’ worth in ourselves and others.
• Stop Waiting and Rebuild! (see Jeremiah 29:11 and Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.” NIV)
What I mean by this is that you are waiting for something to happen you think should happen or want it to happen a certain way that you leads you to forget what you know is true in God's word. The plans He has for your life, and you begin to lean on your own understanding and knowledge instead of trusting Him. How many times has He told you to move forward and you say, “wait a minute hold up God I am not ready”. You get ahead of God. You're waiting on God to move and He's needing you to step out in faith and trust the plans He has for your life. There have been more than once in my life I was waiting and waiting and God said why aren't you moving. You can't rebuild it you're waiting around for it to just happen without effort on your part. God doesn't schedule His blessings and when He is saying to stop waiting and move and we don't, we are putting limitations and restrictions on God. There are times we have to wait upon the Lord and renew our strength in Him, but there are times we God is needing us to put our faith in action. Not staying in an area of your life that isn't beneficial to your growth in God. Maybe God has already dealt with you about something (a habit) or someone not being a part of your life anymore, and He is saying move forward and set the healthy boundary but you're waiting around because you just can't let go but His plans are so much better for your life.
Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
• Stop Looking Back and Rebuild! (see Philippians 3:12 “Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.” NKJV)
I looked back way too much regarding hurt and pain that it took me longer to move forward and rebuild than what it should have. October 2022 the rug was pulled out from under my feet, by January 2023, God was telling me go to the church I am a part of now. I fought him until August 2023 because I wouldn't quit looking back. Even though He had told me in 2022, “Kimberly move forward and DON'T LOOK BACK LEST YOU TURN INTO A PILLAR OF SALT”. Don't go back to what was, you'll get caught in the crossfire and it'll destroy you. And, though I didn't and won't go back into a place of toxicity. I couldn't move forward for a period of time. Yet, God held me and was more than patient with me. Story about strep throat and stripped my vocal cords that summer. So that was my “I didn't go to Ninevah” right away experience! I had to stop wanting to hold all churches accountable for what I had been through in the past! And, I realized that was what I was doing and it was blocking me from moving forward at the time to rebuild!
• Stop Fearing and Rebuild! (see Isaiah 41:10 “Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ NKJV)
Fear falls in the same line as worry so I won't spend a lot of time on this one. It's natural to have fears, worries and anxieties but when it consumes your life to the point that you can't see God's promises or stand on His word or move past it.. that's where the stronghold and hindrance begins to bind up your life.
I will say though that the Lord has taught me there is a difference. Fear is in the moment and worry is in the future. We often say I am worried that this might, could, would happen! Worrying is like taking the fear and adding past experiences, imagination, nightmares, thoughts, and feelings or adding what future events might happen. Fear a lot of times we go into “fight or flight” mode because we are consumed with impending thoughts of doom or danger. We can't get stuck in this vicious cycle though. We have to turn it over to God and let Him have the reigns.
Fear acts as a powerful deterrent to rebuilding our lives, relationships, or walk with God by anchoring us in survival mode, prioritizing COMFORT over growth, and distorting our perception of risk. Fear puts us in a “freeze” stuck in a loop cycle that is a hindrance to our rebuilding of faith (the enemy's greatest tools are hindrances and distractions). Trust me, I know. Sit down to try to study or read the Bible or even during a church service... BUT WE HAVE TO BIND THOSE UP AND PLOW RIGHT ON THROUGH THEM!
When trust is broken—by betrayal, loss, or trauma—fear whispers doubts and convinces us we can't rebuild. We can't move past this. Well in the words of the Zach Williams’ song: “Fear is a Liar”
Chorus: “Fear, he is a liar. He will take your breath. Stop you in your steps. Fear, he is a liar. He will rob your rest. Steal your happiness. Cast your fear in the fire. ‘Cause fear, he is a liar.
I am a walking and talking testimony that He can deliver you from this stronghold and bring you to a place of stability. Here is a word that comes out of my prayer time regarding this:
• Stop Being Angry and Rebuild! (see Psalm 37:8 “Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret (worry)—it only causes harm.” NJKV * NLT says do not lose your temper in place of do not fret.)
Never go to bed angry right? One of the most overused scriptures in the Bible, “be angry and sin not”, or the story of “Jesus got angry and overturned the tables in the temple”. He had legitimate reason for that but don't be thinking the social media meme is cool of we need to be like Jesus and start flipping tables! There's a difference between being angry and STAYING ANGRY!
I am talking tonight about how these areas are consuming your life or stopping your growth in God! Anger that has taken root in your heart and maybe caused bitterness or un-forgiveness that has creeped in and we are back to Jesus speaking to his disciples and followers in Matthew 6, “14. If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. 15 But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.”
It becomes a spiritual barrier. It blocks your peace with God. It becomes unhealthy and hinders your prayer, time with God, fellowship with Him and others. Not forgiving, not stopping the anger can also Distort Our View of God: when we are angry, we may view God as distant or untrustworthy, especially if we blame Him for difficult circumstances. And, it can and will lead to sin in our lives. God has time and place and a purpose for anger when it's justified for judgment or correction or taking up for/protection of others. However, Jesus didn't keep flipping tables. Now what I mean is there could have been more instances where He did this and it wasn't recording in the Bible but it was justifiable. The anger didn't lead to Him moving from temple to temple and doing it to the ones who weren't buying and selling in the temple. That's what happens when we don't stop the anger and we let it build, the enemy hijacks it with his evil goal of destroying relationships and even death and destruction. Why do you think there are so many angry people sitting in prison cells because they murdered someone over anger. We have to go all the way back to Genesis, the first book of the Bible, when brother killed brother because of what Anger and jealousy. Cain became intensely angry and depressed when God accepted Abel’s superior sacrifice but rejected his own, leading to jealousy and murderous rage. Despite God’s warning to master his emotions, Cain's jealousy and entitlement led him to lure his brother into a field and murder him with a rock. making him the first murderer.
Our anger may become a weapon or a shield, meaning that we’re not relying on the armor of God for our protection and we’re not seeking to be made perfect in God’s power. As followers of Christ, we must strive to harness our anger to bring glory to God—not to ourselves. We are becoming mindful of our emotions of asking God to help us with this. With the loving guidance of the Holy Spirit, I believe we can change our default response to anger in ways that invite God to work through us for important, life-giving purposes. When I begin to rebuild in this area, because in my younger days it didn't take much to trigger anger for me, God's healed me, helps me and taught me it's for correction and to motivate righteousness action and strengthen our dependance on Him and know 100% vengeance is mine saith the Lord, not for us to promote vengeance.
• Stop Reminiscing and Rebuild! (see Isaiah 43:18-19 “Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.” NKJV)
*Now this is one that keeps us in a chokehold most times as Christians. That one traumatic incident in our lives we play it OVER AND OVER like a broken record until it's stuck on the repeat button and the enemy has us trapped in the reminiscing of that bad situation or maybe a good situation that you wanted to stay in but God said that was for a season and I need you to REBUILD and move forward! If that former thing (event, issue, trauma, etc has got your mind on a replay and your spinning your wheels or going around and around with it like a hamster on a wheel we need to pray God help us to stop dwelling on that and rebuild!)
• Stop Wondering (what could've been) and Rebuild! (See Colossians 3:2 “Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.” NKJV)
*Focus shift back to God!
*I know it's easier said the done sometimes, but trust that what was doesn’t even compare to WHAT IS about to be "rebuilt", because Jesus will be right in the middle of it all! There will be rebuilding (and restoring) in 2026! I feel that! I believe that! Whatever your situation is! Let us shout for joy! You thought it would destroy you, but God has the power and ability to restore, renew, refresh, repair, and rebuild what you thought would ruin your life! He doesn't discount what you've walked through, but He loves to mend and fix what's broken! He makes the latter days greater than the former days! He stays close to the brokenhearted (Psalm 34:18)! There's a rebuilding of FAITH this year! Keep trusting God!
Romans 8:18 – "The pain that you have been feeling can’t be compared to the joy that is coming!"
