Striving To Be "Christ-Like"!

I know there are so many struggles that we face in today's world. Unexpected sickness and trials. Unexpected loss. Having to make difficult decisions that maybe others don't understand. Just struggling to even keep going amid the enemies tricks and lies. But in the middle of the toughness of life, the pain and ugliness, the turmoil and heartache of this ole sin sick world, is when a focus shift needs to take place. When there is a focus shift back to Jesus and His Holy Spirit, God moves. Lives are changed. When the focus is shifted to what Jesus has the power and ability to do, people tarry in prayer and praise Him until they receive what they need from God. We are in a desperate hour of a FOCUS shift needing to take place. The enemy has us bound up by his hinderances and distractions, that we've just quit trying to push through them.  The Lord has been dealing with me about this focus shift ALL year long. He's molding and teaching me to shift my focus to Him. When I do...

I stay in the throne room of God a lot these days... in the sanctuary of my bedroom... God meets me here with much peace, comfort, and reassurance of His goodness, power, mercy, and love. So many nights, for years now, I wake up in the wee hours of the morning and I know God is wanting to talk to me. I pray. I focus on Him. I trust Him completely.  God has told me this: "STAND FIRM and keep your focus completely on Me. When it starts to detour, I'll help you get it back on Me where it needs to be, if you harken your ear to Me and listen"! • He's been faithful to do that over and over. He's reminding me to STAND FIRM and see His goodness at hand, to STAND FIRM in this season of life and on what directon He told me to go in. To STAND FIRM and know that He will give me the endurance to get through whatever is coming my way.  God has reminded me of the unshakable faith I've kept during some of the most difficult times of my life, because you either trust God compl...