Psalm 23: 6 (NIV) Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. This is one of my favorite verses of the Bible.

Have you all reflected the goodness of God upon your life today? Or is your life full of frustration and complaints in life. Do you realize it is frustrating to be unhappy with a lot of things in life? Life becomes more beautiful when you reflect on the goodness of God.

I was moved to write on Nick Vujicic. An Australian evangelist and motivational speaker born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by the absence of legs and arms. Nick was born in 1982. He was born without fully formed limbs. According to his autobiography, his mother refused to see him or hold him when the nurse held him in front of her, and she and her husband went out of the hospital and vomited from seeing their son with no limbs, but they eventually accepted the condition and understood it as “God’s plan for their son.”  ( Source: Vujicic, Nick. “A Life of Value,” Life Without Limits, Doubleday, 2010 )

In 2005, Vujicic founded Life Without Limbs, an international non-profit organization and ministry. Nick is married with 4 beautiful children. There is so much to write about Nick, but these are pretty much a rough brief summary of Nick Vujicic.

A life without arms and legs would definitely be a difficult journey for Nick. But instead of looking at what he doesn’t have, he chooses to cherish what he has. He has risen above the challenges.

In other words, he has glorified God for His goodness in his life. When he stands at the position of praise and goodness. Life without limbs doesn’t matter to him anymore. He has turned a difficult situation into Glory. God has lifted him up to another level of faith.

I would like to encourage my readers today not to fret. You would become very sickly if you continue to ask and grumble about what you don’t have. Shift your focus on what you have. As you focus on what you do have, the goodness and mercy of God will follow you. Choose to praise God for His goodness. Even if you are in a challenging situation, don’t look at the difficult situation. Look to Jesus. Thank God for who He is.

You are not ordinary. God has called you to do great and mighty things for Him. He sees your faithfulness, and He will promote. Take the position of praise and thankfulness. Stop grumbling!

Say this today : Goodness and Love shall follow me all the days of my life-R.J.JOHN

Prayer: ”I thank you Lord for each of my readers that Lord your plans are always to bless them. Thank you, Lord, for you love them very much.” Amen

Application :

1.Refuse to allow any negative words to come out from your mouth. Any challenging situation, turn it into praise. For, e.g. ”I can’t do this. You change your words to ” I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”Do it consistently for a period of 3 months. Watch God work.

Do you practice self-love? How much do you care and love yourself? I believe it is vital for us to embrace the way we are. Today, we are here because God LOVED us, created us, and formed us in our mother’s womb. It is the wonder of creation.

Jeremiah chap 1 : 5 ( NIV) ”Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

Are you always busy at work? Are you always worried over your projects and commitments in life that they have made you weary and tired? Are you always running around for something?

Some are always trying to achieve something. In the process of acquiring specific achievements in life, we tend to forget to love ourselves. We may lose out on seeing the goodness of God along the process. I think it is not a problem to be positive and ambitious, but always trying to achieve something makes you tired within your soul.

We can’t please everybody around us. Some people, we have just to let go. Those who stay with us will stay and rise together. Certain toxic people, although how much we love to spend time with them, if they don’t bring out the best in us, it is wise to leave.

How do we practice self-love? We can only learn to love ourselves when we realize it is God who created us. We were once a human embryo, as in the picture above. There is a plan and purpose. We only can LOVE when we learn our life doesn’t belong to us anymore, but it is for the glory of God, we will know to take care of the person God created, which is you and me.

Genesis 2:7 (NIV) “Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.”

Always remember the breath of life in us is a gift from God. Our life is a gift from God. We are to treasure every moment of it.

Believe the essential part is embracing God’s love upon us. The famous verse John chap 3: 16 ( NIV) ” For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten son that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. This eternal life is the Life of God in us NOW. It is not referring to life after death. 

We need to learn to focus upon the Lord and receive His Love in our lives today. When we know to receive God’s love upon our life, that is when we learn to treasure our lives. We learn to love ourselves. There would be so much love in us, and we can share the love with the people around us. After all, love is the greatest. We can never be the same anymore because we have this Eternal Life in us.

Say this today : I love my life-R.J.JOHN

Prayer : ”Abba , I thank you Lord for each of my readers that your Love will sustain them and bring them from one glory to another.”-Amen

Application :

1. Look into the mirror. Speak good words into your life.

2.Love God.

I was very comforted listening to this song from Alisa Turner. Are you someone who is troubled within? Are you having some challenges in life, that nobody understands except God alone? Do you feel life is tuff and empty? I am sharing part of her lyrics in my notes today.

May God give you eyes to see, He’s still greater
Courage to rise and believe He’s able
May God be your peace in the fire you’re walking through
This is my prayer now
This is my prayer for you ( Part of song titled My Prayer for you from Alisa Turner)

In any situation that we are in, we must remember God is still greater. It is very important to have courage to rise above and believe He is able. Unless we have eyes to see God is greater, we may live a very miserable life.

Ephesians 1 : 18-19 (NIV) ” I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people and his incomparably great power for us who believe.”

There are some people who assumes their life can never be for the better. In other words, they have given up hope. Maybe they have been praying for 1 year,2 years and maybe it has been 15 years already. When you look back, you wonder, where did you go wrong. What happened to those years?

Let me tell you something, all these years was in God’s plan. It was for you to be the person you are today. You may assume certain choices may lead to wrong decisions in life. It is no point looking back, but always important to move forward looking to Jesus. Stop looking at the wrong choices and decisions made. Remember this, when we are in Christ we cannot make wrong choices.

If you want some changes in your life, you cannot repeat the same choices and mistakes and expect a change. If you got nothing else to change, at least change your prayer lifestyle. Get serious in really knowing the Lord. Take worship seriously.

It is very important to put our trust in the Lord. Jesus died on the cross for you and me for us to live a purpose filled life. His plans are always to give us a future and a hope and not to harm us.

It is not late yet. You are just in TIME. Believe me in this. In fact the BEST YEARS are ahead of you.

Say this today: My best years are ahead of me.-R.J.JOHN

Prayer : ”Abba, I thank you Lord for each of my readers for the personal encounters they have with you Lord. Thank you Lord for turning their discouragement and disappointments for your Glory. ”Amen

Application

1.Change your lifestyle. Beginning from eating habits, healthy exercise, and your prayer life. The rest let God take care.

I am someone who likes to see the skies and watch the different shapes and sizes of clouds. I like the blue sky. I like clouds.

Clouds in the Old Testament are very much likened to the presence of God.

Exodus chap 13: 21 :By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night.

Exodus chap 24 : 15-16 : When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered the mountain and on the seventh day the Lord called to Moses from within the cloud.

Leviticus chap 16 : 2 The Lord said to Moses,” Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain in front of the atonement cover on the ark, or else he will die. For I will appear in the cloud over the atonement cover.

God led His people out of Egypt and the wilderness by means of the pillar of cloud.

Throughout scripture, cloud is mentioned few times. Mostly to reflect the presence of God and the Glory of God.

Revelation chap 1 : 7a ”Look,he is coming with the clouds,” and every eye will see him,

It was many years ago I received a prophecy, ”Rowena, you are the Cloud. You carry God’s presence in you. You will lead many to Christ. Don’t doubt God ”

At that very moment, I was a student. I didn’t really understand what the person meant. But now reflecting back my journey in Christ, I realized God’s cloud never left me. In other words, His presence never left me. It brought tears in my eyes to experience God’s love upon my life. His divine favor was always with me.

There were many times I have doubted his goodness and calling in my life. I have to admit I have showed the Lord many of my tantrums in all my growing up years as a Christian ,but God never left me nor forsake me. His presence was always in me. God knew me. The devil tried many ways but he has been defeated because Jesus is Lord.

Are you someone here who feels forsaken? Are you regretting over certain situations in life? Do you at times feel God is keeping quiet? Are there many silent years in your life?

Hey, don’t loose hope. Always remember you carry the Lord’s presence in you. You are the Cloud. As you fellowship more with the Holy Spirit, you become a solution to the world around you.The key is to have constant fellowship with the Holy Spirit.

Say this today : I carry the Lord’s presence in me.-R.J.JOHN

Prayer : ”Abba, I thank you Lord for my readers, your Presence will touch them and they would have an encounter with you Lord this moment.” Amen

Application:

1.Forget the past. Start fresh today. Fellowship with the Holy Spirit like never before.

2.Be focused in fulfilling your calling. The Holy Spirit will lead.

Philippians 4 : 6-7 (NIV) ‘‘Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your request be made known to God, and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

Are you someone today who is very worried about certain situations in your life? Are there challenges in your life?

You may be in a certain season of your life where you feel lost and you aren’t happy with things that is happening around you. You want to make a change. But it is difficult. You are in a situation where there is no help around you, except GOD.

Many of us ,we resort to God as the last solution in life. But actually, resorting to God is the best solution in life. Matthew 6:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”

The opening scripture of today’s note reminds us not to be worried of anything. It is NO POINT of worrying. When we worry, we potray a Godless life. We must remember our life belongs to God. Sometimes we try to control our life so much that we want it to go at a certain direction , but it doesn’t. Every day we get worried about it. Have we forgotten our life belongs to the Lord?

God actually gave us a way on how to tackle worriedness within us.

Based on Philippians 4 : 6-7 ( NIV) the verse above , We are to take everything in prayer and supplication.

I remember when I was young, and I needed to buy something, I would run to my Dad and he will buy me whatever I needed at that time. Imagine this, we have our Heavenly Father who is bigger and beyond human understanding. We need to realize this. We just need to bring our needs to our Father in prayer and supplication with thanksgiving.

The world is going through so much of uncertainties today. Many are locked up in their homes ,unable to go out. Maybe it is a season of picking back our basics. Spending time with the Word of God. Talk to the Holy Spirit. He knows and understands your anxiety.

If you are someone who is going through a certain challenge in your life, I would like to encourage you ,do not fret. Just let go and let God take charge. Maybe you have been trying to take charge all this while. Trying to find your own ways to settle issues in life. It can be a health problem. From one doctor to another doctor. Diagnosis gets worst and it is causing you anxiety. It can be a relationship issue. Your spouse may not understand you. You have been throwing wrong words against each other and hurting each other. It can be a financial crisis. No business is prospering. Barely getting the day ahead. You may have been borrowing from one person to another. You may have been in the midst of completing a huge project with very limited time. It sounds so impossible to complete the project.

Hey, I have good news. Take time away from all this worriedness that is eating you up. Keep them away. Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Give your supplication to the Lord.

Take time to really be serious in your walk with God. When we come to God with our requests, there is this supernatural peace from God. This peace is from Him knowing our life is secured in Him.

Your life is certain with Jesus. If deep down in your heart, you know the solution is Jesus. Why aren’t you taking Him seriously? What are you waiting for?

Jesus woke up very early in the morning to seek his Father.

Mark chap 1: 35 (NIV) ” Very early in the morning, while was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.”

Why must he do it? He knew the importance of taking time off to seek the Father.

Do you remember when you were a student? Remember the early days when you would get up and spend time studying subjects in school? Have you tried being like Jesus, waking up very early in the morning to seek the Father? Have you tried reading and meditating on the Bible early in the morning?

Jesus is real.He wants to have this fellowship with each of us today.Try Jesus and experience a supernatural flow of blessings!

Say this today : I refuse to be worried and I want to seek God more in my life-R.J.JOHN

Prayer: ”Abba, I thank you Lord for your faithfulness in my life. I thank you Lord I can depend on you Lord. Thank you Lord for my each of my readers that whatever their challenges are, they are overcomers in Christ.” Amen

Application :

1. Wake up early in the morning. Set apart a minimum of 15-30 minutes a day worshipping God. Spend time speaking in tongues.
2. Pick a book in the Bible. I would encourage the book of John. For the whole one month, study the chapters in this book.
3. Get serious in studying the Bible. Have sermon notes, note pads. Be attentive to the voice of the Spirit.
4. Refrain from social media like Facebook and Instagram for some time. Instead, take time off in this month into prayer and intercession.
5. Write down your worries in your notepad today. As you are writing it down, remember the Lord sees, and He will take charge of it. You have to let go to allow Him to do His work. Try Jesus today!

A few days ago someone close to me gave me a call and reminded me.” Rowena it is important to speak in tongues often. You are not speaking enough tongues.” At that moment, I thought I was someone who speak in tongues often. Why would the Holy Spirit lead this particular person to remind me to speak in tongues often?”

That was like an instruction deep down within me and I was move to write in today’s note.

It was 10 years ago when I was baptized with the Holy Spirit. I remember vividly clear it was an International Christian Youth Conference where the Pastor was speaking on gift of tongues. That was my first time hearing on tongues. I was afraid. I didn’t want to go forward during the prayer session. But there was a desire in me. ”What is this language. Everybody is speaking in an unknown tongue,” I thought at that very moment. But I still did not move forward to receive it. I guess it was fear maybe.

Suddenly an unknown lady from the congregation approached me and started speaking in tongues into my ears in the middle of the prayer session. I felt different and suddenly I started speaking in tongues. I realize it was automatic. I couldn’t stop it. I was excited. Very excited at that moment. The next day the tongues continued. I was just very excited whenever I spoke in tongues.

Acts chap 2 : 1-4 : When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

Now after many years God is reminding me to speak in tongues more seriously and more often. Why do we do tongues?

1. 1st Corinthians chap 14 : 2 : For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them, they utter mysteries by the Spirit. Speaking in tongues creates a spiritual atmosphere between us and God. We basically speak to God. Nobody else including the devil doesn’t understand it.
2. 1st Corinthians chap 14 : 4a : Anyone who speaks in a tongue edifies themselves,….Speaking in tongues helps to equip ourselves. Are you at cross roads of your life, unsure of what to do, life has been tuff on you, you may be asking God what is the solution. Try taking speaking in tongues seriously.
3. 1st Corinthians chap 14 : 14a For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays….Speaking in tongues is for you to charge your spirits up. You are actually praying in your spirit. Are you feeling very tired today? You think is your job that is causing you the tiredness?NO!. Your Spirit is hungry. Your spirit needs to pray.
4. Jude chap 1 : 20 But you dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit. Praying in tongues is praying the most Holy faith! How wonderful is that.

What man cannot achieve, its not impossible with God. By speaking in tongues we are removing mountains in our life. Supernatural ideas comes to us. Supernatural wisdom and speed come to us. Remember tongues edifies us. We are charging ourselves up.

No wonder God reminded me to speak in tongues more seriously and more often. I needed to charge myself up for my next season of life. I realize without tongues, without charging myself up I may not be ready for the most exciting season of my life. Dreams has come to pass. Alright Holy Spirit, lets go!

Say this today : I will speak in tongues life never before-R.J.JOHN

Prayer: I thank you Lord for the gift of tongues upon each of my readers today.I thank you Lord you are bringing us to another realm of faith.

Application :

1) If you don’t speak in tongues ,first have a desire for the gift. Once you have the desire for the gift, have some quiet time with the Holy Spirit, close your eyes , place your hands on your chest and say ”Thank you Holy Spirit for this gift of speaking in tongues.” Receive the gift of tongues by faith today!Just speak!

2) If you are someone who is already speaking in tongues, take tongues more seriously. Increase 5 minutes praying in tongues, to 15 min, to 1 hour, to 2 hours as how the Holy Spirit leads you. Do it consistently. Then, watch the supernatural takes place!

3) You can also approach your church pastor or your cell leader. Share your thoughts with her and let her pray over you by the anointing of the Spirit.

Exodus chap 15 : 26b :” For I am the Lord that healeth thee.”

Are you disturbed or feeling depressed about situations in life? Are you going through a broken relationship today? Did doctors give you a diagnosis and you are feeling very depressed and forsaken? Are you praying and praying for years and it looks like there is not much of a difference?

I am here today to encourage each of my readers today ” I am the Lord that healeth thee”. This is not just a phrase for us to be hopeful to get healed. It is a declaration. A spoken declaration over your life today. Receive it in the name of Jesus.

No matter the discouragement or whatever ailments that you are facing today, take courage and remember this. It is the Lord that healeth thee.

When God created Adam and Eve, they were perfect. Did you realize, Bible did not record anywhere in the story of creation about diseases? Everything was perfect. He created men and women in his image. The world was perfect.

So how did diseases come in? It was always the plans of the devil to manipulate and tell lies. Remember how Satan lied to Eve and made her eat the apple? When God created man, His instruction was simple. Genesis chap 16b & 17: ” You are free to eat from any tree in the garden, but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it, you will certainly die.”

God told Adam clearly you will certainly die if you eat the apple. Then how come they both didn’t die in reality? What actually took place? What death was God talking about? It is actually the spiritual life of God that was cut off. This divine life died. That was the moment man was cut off from this life of God and they started being humans. Adam & Eve could immediately see they were naked. They could not see they were naked before this. Do you get this?

I believe this is how diseases came in. When sin came into the world. In the Old Testament, we see how different diseases and plagues came in. God needs to save his world back, therefore he sent his son Jesus to save the world. John chap 3: 16 ” For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” This is when Christianity begins. When we look at the New Testament, there was a solution for every disease. The solution was not from doctors. It was Jesus. I am a medical doctor by profession specializing in public health physician. Trust me. Jesus is the healer.

Remember the lady with the issue of bleeding? Luke chap 8: 42-48 records a lady who was bleeding for the past 12 years. Most likely, it was not a continuous flow of blood, if not she would not have lived twelve years with it. Most likely it is a recurring experience. A common cause of this would be a hormone imbalance. Her ovaries could have been secreting too much estrogen. Her menstrual periods would then have been prolonged and profuse, or they might have occurred more than once a month. Some say it could be fibroid tumors/carcinoma. But it is not likely as if it is cancer, she may not live up to 12 years.No matter whatever it is, Jesus healed it. The lady had faith. She came behind Jesus and touched the edge of his cloak. .In verse 46 Jesus said ” Someone touched me.I know that power has gone out from me.”It was the faith of the bleeding women that healed her.

2nd Corinthians chap 5: 17. Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things have passed away, the new life has come. What does this verse explain? This verse explains that the moment we accept Jesus Christ as our personal Saviour, we are born again. We seize to become humans anymore. We don’t function by the rules and systems of the world. We are translated into another realm. This life of God in us. as the verse says in 1st John chap 4: 17: ” As He is, so are we in this world.”

This new life doesn’t allow us to be sick. This life doesn’t allow us to be depressed. This life doesn’t allow us to be defeated in life. This is what Jesus was doing during his ministry on earth. He went around healing. He healed the sick. When Jesus touched the lady with the issue of bleeding, this is what happened. She received the divine life of God in her. In this new life, she can’t bleed anymore. Healing took place.

When Jesus died and rose again, He sent His Holy Spirit to each of us. That is how we see the disciples of Jesus were healing the sick. Therefore we must always remind ourselves we bring healing to ourselves and the circle of people around us. This Life of God is in us. Do not let the devil lie to you anymore. You may be feeling some uneasiness in your life right now. Rebuke it in the name of Jesus. You cannot be sick. Remember, if you are a born-again Christian, you have this life of God in you. Refuse to allow the Devil to lie to you. Enough is enough. If you have lied to for the past 60 years, make a change today and receive this Life of God in you today.

Say this today:- I am healed in the name of Jesus-R.J.JOHN

Prayer: ”Abba, I speak healing to each of my readers today. I rebuke and bind the Spirit of Covid, anxiety, cancer, depression, heart disease, kidney disease, skin diseases, brain disorders blindness, and whatever ailments my readers are facing today. You cannot be breathless. You cannot be discouraged. You cannot be depressed. I rebuke it in the name of Jesus. Receive your healing today. Amen

Application: Send me a personal text on my Facebook page R.J.JOHN if you have personally received healing. I am 100% convicted today’s note would give you the healing you need. I give glory for this healing that you have received. Remember, it is the Lord that healeth thee.

Do you believe if I were to tell you today, you are handpicked by God? You are in a certain season of your life because you are hand picked by God. You are called to fulfill His destiny for your life.

Most of the time, in the rush of work and commitments in life, we tend to forget the life we live today, it does not belong to us, but is for the glory of God.

In my younger days I used to tell God. ‘My life belongs to you Lord.It is not for me. Use me for your glory. I am a world shaker, history maker. ‘I would get so excited saying this years ago. But I was not sure what happened along the years.

1st John chap 2 : 27 – As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.

This verse above clearly reflects upon us that we are handpicked by God and we have this anointing in us. We do not need anyone else to teach us, but this anointing is real and it will teach us. What and who is this anointing actually? It is actually the Holy Spirit within us. This anointing is real. So real that we just need to continue remaining in Him.

You may be in a season of life, you want to achieve and complete something in your life. You find it difficult. Or you may be in a circle and you don’t see a logical solution out. Trust me. ”Do not fret. ‘You have the anointing in you. You are handpicked by God. You don’t choose God. God chose you. Just trust God in His process.”

It was many years ago God called me to write for Him. He just wanted me to place my fingers on the keyboards and I will write in the anointing. I realize God just wanted me to give my time to Him. I realize I write by the speed and wisdom of the Holy Spirit. Every time when I read back my notes, it speaks to my life too. I realize God speaks to me through my own notes as well.

I would like to encourage my readers today, ”You are handpicked by God. ‘

Whatever that you may have stopped doing for various reasons, do not stop there. Find yourself back in God. Remember the anointing follows you wherever you go and whatever God has told you to do. Just stir the anointing again!

You may not have the resources. You may not have the people for support. Your dream may have died off in the process. Challenges in life may overwhelm you. But remember, you have the most important person in you. God himself. The anointing is in you. Leave the past. Move forward knowing you are handpicked by God and you are not ordinary!

Say this today : I am handpicked by God-R.J.JOHN

Prayer : ”Abba, I thank you Lord for each of my readers that each of them are handpicked by you Lord to fulfil their destiny in you. I thank you Lord the anointing in them is stirred and they will use it for your glory. Amen

Application : Spend time stirring the anointing in you. Have quiet time with the Holy Spirit. Speak in tongues as often as you could. Rise above the challenges. It is for your promotion.

Proverbs chap 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.

This is pretty much my favorite verse in my growing up days. When I was meditating upon this verse I came to realize, there are many times when I lean on my own understanding.

Most of the time, we tend to judge the way things are done according to our own understanding. How do we get this certain level of understanding in our life? There are various reasons that can contribute to it. It can be our environment, our friends, the places we used to go too, family values, education and the lists goes on. Our past life experiences of fear ,insecurity, loneliness may also have contributed to the understanding that has been framed in our life.

Someone told me this before many years ago ,”Rowena you have this tall condominium in your mind and soul. It is built inside your subconscious system. It is concrete as it has been there all these years. If you want to experience something new in your life, you must be ready to demolish this condominium in your mind and renew your mind with the Word of God.

So this condominium that each of us have is likened to our understanding at the way things are done in our life. These are strongholds. Strongholds are bondages built within us based on our understanding on certain areas of our life. Example, ”I am not smart. I can never make it in life. I will be poor forever, I will continue suffering, etc. etc.”

I believe each of us we have our own journey to reflect the goodness of God about our life. Many times we may feel discouraged, disappointed or maybe feel lost or troubled. But hey, stop having your own understanding. Go back to the Word. Trust in the Lord. Submit all our ways to Him. Let God handle us. Have this peace in Him .

Say this today : I trust the Lord-R.J.JOHN

Prayer : I thank you Lord that I can continue trusting in you. Help me to seek you O God always in every season of my life.

Application : Reflect on your own life. Make changes by trusting the Lord and take biblical practical steps towards it.

Exodus chap 14 : 13- 14 : Moses answered the people, ”Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. ‘The Lord will fight for you, you need only to be still.”

When the Lord say He will fight for his people the Lord gave an instruction to Moses.

Exodus chap 14 : 15 Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on. Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.

Moses heard the instruction clearly. Although seeing the huge Egyptians coming after them, He did not fret nor got fearful. He obeyed the voice of the Lord. He knew the Lord. At that moment of time, he only had the staff and he obeyed the Lord.

Exodus chap 14 : 21 : Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea and all that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.

Exodus chap 14 : 26-28: Then the Lord said to Moses, ”Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen. ‘Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea went back to its place. The Egyptians were fleeing toward it and the Lord swept them into the sea. The water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen-the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.

Through this passage we see clearly no any Egyptians survived. Are there Egyptians in your life right now? It may not be soldiers coming after you but deep down in your heart you are facing some challenges in your life. It can be your health, your finances ,your work or your relationships.

Do not be afraid. Stand firm and watch how God destroys the Egyptians completely. Like how The Lord instructed Moses to do something which may not sound logical. Imagine taking a staff to divide the sea when there are huge Egyptians coming after them! Sometimes we have to just obey. Don’t miss the Lord’s voice.

It is important to seek God and hear his instruction for our life. Just obey them. What do you have in your hand today? Moses had a staff and he used it. If you answer you do not have anything, then you are not ready to destroy the Egyptians in your life. It can be anything. Your time, your commitment, your talent, your work, your car. It can be anything.

Seek the Lord. Get serious in destroying the Egyptians completely. What do you have in your hand today? The rest Let God handle.

Say this today :I thank you Lord -R.J.JOHN

Prayer: ”Abba, I thank you Lord for your goodness upon me. I will remain still. Thank you for destroying the Egyptians.

Application: Use whatever that is in your hand. Sometimes it doesn’t make sense. Seek God. Be still. Let the Lord fight the battle.