Hi this is Dorette Schaal with an Encouraging Word for your day. If we really want to hit a home run for God this year, we need to be growing up spiritually, and really know who we are in Christ. I hope you are taking advantage of the Bible Reading program that goes along with your dailyeword at agf.org, and making it your goal to flourish in life this year. Too many people flounder instead of flourishing and being fruitful. Do you know who you are in Christ? I hope you know deep down that you are God’s child, loved, accepted and cherished. Here’s your dailyeword.
This scripture in Ephesians 2:6 almost seems too good to be true. Sometimes the things of earth can be overwhelming. Dealing with difficult people, frustrating circumstances, and just the fallen world we live in can be draining. The cool thing about this scripture is that because we are made alive in Christ, we don’t have to stay in the muck and the mire of the world. Someone once said, if we sat where God sits, we would see what God sees. Well according to this scripture in Ephesians, we do! We are on a higher plane. We can rise above, and because of who we are in Christ, we don’t have to be discouraged by difficult people, by frustrating circumstances, or even this fallen earth that has a curse on it. We know the last chapter of the book, and we win! We see the big picture, and God triumphs over the enemy completely. We know the score at the end of this big game of life and we are not only conquerors, we are more than conquerors! We overcome! Not just on our own, or in our own strength, but in the strength of our amazing God. So take a peek on your circumstances from another view. Sometimes getting God’s perspective helps us navigate where we are to where we want to be. Remember where you are supposed to sit. Not in the midst of the mire, but way up higher, right next to Jesus!
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