He Gives Good Gifts!

James 1:17 - Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Do you realize that every good gift, every blessing comes from God?  And mean really realize it, not just take it for granted?  When you get good news at the doctor or a surprise in the mail, the source of that good news is God!  In the past 12 months, I've been growing because I'm looking to grow.  I want to learn more about the Lord and I want to enjoy the sweet presence of the Holy Spirit.

I find myself being thankful for little things that I may have not noticed before.  I find that I more quickly turn to prayer as a first resort rather than a last resort.  But as I grow, I realize how much I need to grow!  The devil still uses my temper or lack of patience against me.  He knows that is a weak spot, another is finances.  I do worry about how things will get paid or what will happen if someone is sick.  But I know that worry is failure to trust so I find myself having to stop and say 'wait a minute, devil get out of my mind, God's got this!'.   Do you find yourself in that spot at times?

I talk to the devil a lot more than I used to.  One of my standard phrases for him is 'doesn't matter devil, you cannot have my family' when something happens that I know could have a negative impact.  Or I may pray out loud telling God what my desire is and what promise I'm claiming from His Word, because the devil can't stand God's word unless He is using it to twist things around.

God will not change - if He says He will do it, He will and the devil can throw every obstacle in the world at you but that does not change God's promise.  God said He would provide my need, He promised me the desires of my heart,  He declares the His love will not fail.  Those are promises that I can rely on every day. 

He said if we ask, He will answer.  Now it may not be the answer we want, it may not be on the timetable we request but He is bound by His word to answer us.  We just need to trust Him.

So today, whatever you may be facing, know that God loves you.  He wants to save and keep you.  He wants to protect you and to comfort you.  And know this, every word the devil says is either a lie or based on a lie.  He will sometimes tell a partial truth but there is always a lie tied in there.  Don't listen to satan and his lies, believe God and trust Him today.