Revive: To Return to Consciousness & Life

God wants to Renew, Restore and Revive you!

I was reading about expectations this morning, and noticed there are a whole lot of “memes” out there saying to lower your expectations so you won’t be disappointed!

The truth is, disappointment often happens when people fail to live up to what we think they should be. The enemy wants you to “give up” so bad he will NEVER Stop trying to discourage you.

Look at Abraham’s wife, who laughed when God said she would have a child (Genesis 18). She was a realist. Look at David “Overlooked and not chosen” Until God called him forward. To be a King!

“He’s just a shepherd boy” People thought. “Nothing great can be seen in him!” Same with Jesus people saying “what good can come from that Carpenter’s son from Nazareth?

Greatness is God bestowing greatness within a person, and raising them up and using that greatness for his glory and Praise.

What makes people want to give up is that “other people” don’t believe in them. God believes in you! Because he lives in you!

He sees the greatness and gifts he has deposited within you. He wants to use those gifts for his glory (honor and Praise).

Don’t allow people to make you feel small, defeated and worthless. That is the work of the enemy, not God. Every great leader goes through their times of being corrected, disciplined, “caught in the act” of something they should not have done. Moses beat the rock too many times, Noah got drunk after the flood, David sinned and repented and was RENEWED REVIVED AND RESTORED.

Peter hid and denied Jesus, (but was restored!) the only person who would not repent was Judas. He stayed at a distance from Jesus the whole entire time he “pretended” to follow him …..and his fate was sealed, his heart filled with the evil one & his ways.

There is always hope in Christ for you to get up and try again! I challenge you to let God Renew your mind today, and show you what Great plans he has for your life. Never surrender! Never give up! You are not defeated! However you feel right now is temporary.

With Love, Laura

PS God has great things in store for you!