The Power Is Yours

A good friend of mine called me today extremely excited about some great news she had to share. You see,  at the beginning of the year, she decided she wanted to get healthy and take control of her weight.

She's wanted to do it for years, but this year, she made a decision to stop wishing and start acting on her desire. 

Turns out, that after only her second week on Weight Watchers, she lost got rid of (At Weight Watchers they say anything you "lose," you'll go looking for it again), 11 pounds! I was so happy to hear the news, because I know how focused and disciplined she's been. And although it hasn't been easy every moment, she's been sticking with it... eating right... working out at the gym...and changing her entire lifestyle. I'm fully confident that she'll reach her weight goals.  

And you know, her triumphant accomplishment got me to thinking--not just about losing weight, but about the power we possess to make a major difference in our lives if we put our minds to it!

Don’t you get tired of going through life feeling powerless? Don’t you want to be in control of your life? Don’t you want more? Don’t you want to stop living life on “auto pilot” and take the power back?

Well, you can. The power is yours! It all begins with opening your eyes and seeing what’s right in front of you. What do I mean? There are countless opportunities to become the master of your own fate. Certainly, that doesn’t mean you should forego your relationship with God and try living life on your own. That would be a terrible mistake. However, you must harness the power already stored up on the inside of you to realize your dreams.

 I know I talk about going after your dreams a lot. It’s because I want to see you happy. I want you to live the life God intends for you. You see, you have a choice. You can choose to settle or you can choose not to. Only you can determine the route you’ll take. No one else has the power to make that determination. So, what’s it going to be? You have Kingdom authority to write your life’s script.

 God has given you the aptitude, now you need the right attitude.

 Your attitude has to be one of optimism and positivism. You can’t hope for the best until you believe the best about your abilities. Do you know who you are? Do you realize your capabilities? Do you really see what you have to offer the world?

 Until you can answer yes to every single one of those questions, you won’t get busy moving toward your life’s purpose. You’ve got to open up your eyes. Explore the world of possibilities that lie before you. Tap into them.  Make connections. And always, always, trust God as your source.

 Surely He’s given you the power, but only He is all-powerful. Only He knows the end from the beginning. Only He can make ways where there are none. Only He can open those doors that are securely closed.

So, never fail to let God be God. And yet, don’t make the mistake of failing to do your part to activate the unique gifts, talents, and resources He’s dropped in your lap. After all, they’re all for His glory. He wants to use you. That’s why He takes every occasion to inspire you, speak to you, and minister to your needs. He wants you to know that you don’t live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of His mouth. (See Deuteronomy 8:3)

It is the word that He’s spoken over you that makes the difference. He said, “So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11 NKJV).

You have to recognize that He is with you. He is the one who has given you both the power and the responsibility to make things happen in your life. When you work toward your goals you honor Him. When you begin taking the power back in your life, He smiles upon it. Why do you think He created you in His image and likeness? He desires for you to walk in dominion, authority, and power.

So today, begin doing what pleases God by maximizing your potential.  The power is yours. Now is the time to activate it!

Until next time . . . may you be empowered to prosper!

Dianna Hobbs

www.eewmagazine.com

 

 

Comments

[Bruce]

Great comments, Diana.

Realizing Whose we are and the power he gave us can energize us to accomplish the vision he gave us.

Like the area God has given me to minister in, entrepreneuship, we don't realize the power that is with us - His power!

I'm reminded of the story of the baby elephant that is chained to the ground, and all he does is walk around in a circle, because he can't free himself.

Well, when he becomes an adult elephant, he is still chained and walking around in that same circle, because he doesn't realize he has the power to get free!

It's like the word says, we need to remember the Lord our God, because it is He that gives us the power to get wealth, because He wants to establish his covenant (Deut. 8:18)