April 22, 2013

Lesson of the day-Breaking Through

We often want to reap the blessings of what God has in store for us, but we don’t want to go through the process that it often takes to get there.  Breaking through is not an easy process.  In fact it was not meant to be.  Think about a little baby bird and the process that it must go through to break out of its protective shell covering.  When the appointed time comes, the baby bird begins slowing moving around, pecking and pushing through the shell until it finally breaks free.  During this time of struggle to free itself, it is still growing and developing its strength which is necessary and crucial for its survival.  God designed the struggle for the baby bird’s good!  Just as you own struggles, God has allowed them to be a little bit tougher and harder to grow you, develop you and give you the strength that you will need to make it in this life and when the appointed time comes, you too will experience your breakthrough!

Life is not always easy and many of us can testify that we have had some tough days, weeks, months and even for some of us it might be years.  In fact the Bible reminds us in John 16:33 that in this life we will face tribulation.  In each of our lives we will all have to face some dark days and some sleepless nights.  We will have some days filled with gray clouds and lots of rain.  However, in the midst of the tribulation Christ reminds us to “be of good cheer” because He has overcome it all!  What this simply means it that a breakthrough will eventually come!

Remember on this day that, no matter what it is that you may be facing, how great the situation or circumstances are that may be surrounding you are, your breakthrough is on the way.  Keep on pressing, keep on moving, keep on trusting, keep on believing, keep on praying, keep on fasting, keep on running, keep on working, keep on praising, keep on doing what it is that you need to do until you break through that thing! 

Dear God, today we simply pray that you would allow us to keep on until the breakthrough comes forth; Lord we know that you are willing and that you are able; we thank you that you have us where you have us and pray that whatever it is that you have designed and preordained for us to get out of this that we will get it and then run with it; Lord some of us have come out and found ourselves right back in, but we thank you for the last time you brought us out and know that just like you did then, you will bring us out again; I pray strength and encouragement for those who feel like giving up; I pray your peace for those who feel consumed by the wind and the waves; I pray for courage for the ones who are stuck and afraid to keep moving; I pray for obedience for the ones who are trying to do it themselves instead of allowing you to do it; Lord whatever it is that each of your children stand in need of today, do it if it be according to your will; Help us to minister to others about what you have done for us and remind us that we overcome through the words of our testimony; help us to not be ashamed of where we have been and what you have done; deliver today, bless and keep us as only you can Master, for it is in your name we do pray and give thanks, Amen and Amen!