"When God Gives You a Rainbow"

Reflections4Life™ July 14, 2019

“When God Gives You a Rainbow”

“The rainbow that I have put in the sky will be my sign to you and to every living creature on earth. It will remind you that I will keep this promise forever.” Genesis 9:12-13

Scripture Contemplations: Genesis 9; Genesis 15; 17; 2 Samuel 23:5; Daniel 12:7; Galatians 3:17; 2 Corinthians 1:20; Romans 4:20 …

©Ruthe McDonald.

Beloved, allow these words to encourage you today. Whatever you may be going through; whatever trials, tests, situations, or circumstances—remember that God is a promise keeper. Every word that God has spoken to your heart; every promise you have been patiently waiting to come to fruition; God is bringing to fruition if you do not give up and walk away.

I declare and decree under heaven, that this week’s Reflections will be a continued source of encouragement and inspiration for your heart mind and soul. There is absolutely not one promise that God has forgotten concerning you. Though days have passed; even months and some years, God’s promises do not have an expiration date. His word will not return to Him void but will accomplish all that He sent it to do. Even if those promises are fulfilled through your children and grandchildren.

I rarely talk about what I am going through because I am not looking to gain sympathy. 

However, I will ask for prayer, to be lifted in prayer, for those who know how to pray, to stand in agreement with me for the word of God to manifest. To, be strengthened while I wait. While waiting, the Father blessed me with a rainbow; a reminder of His promises me and that in just a while, all will be right.

The waiting gets most of us, because, we have time to think, to worry, to doubt, and for some, to give up. This is why the Father admonishes us to pray daily, to pray often and fervently, and to pull down strongholds, put on the mind of Christ, and to think on the things that lovely, good, and pure. The things that are of Holy Spirit. Of God. 

It is easy to get caught up in what things appear to be; especially when so much is going on and the wait for the promises has been a while in coming to pass. However, just when our soul is beginning to grow weary; when it looks like we are slipping, our fingers are letting go of the rope that has us tethered to our Heavenly Father; God shows up and gives us a rainbow. 

The Father is not about to allow us to slip through His fingers or to give up without a fight or a reminder of His promises. No! He loves us too much. He will send a word to encourage us. He will send messengers in various forms to uplift and encourage us to hold on. These are His rainbows—Physical reminders of His spoken word and promises for our lives.

Beloved, God is not about to allow us to slip through His fingers, to fall out of His hands, or away from His grace and mercies. No. He loves us unconditionally and knows the plans that He has ordained for our lives in this earth, in this season. We have to remind ourselves, as well. To do our part and be consistent in prayer, walking the walk, talking the talk, and being brave in the face of adversity.

My Beloveds, I decree that the spirit of peace and of prosperity has found permanent rest in your lives. I decree that every good thing that God has ordained for your life will become evident to you. Honor your father. Put on the armor of God and saturate the atmosphere with praises to our Mighty God; thanking Him in advance for His promises manifesting and the answers to your prayers. When God gives you a rainbow, the manifestations of His promises are closer than you think! Remember; You are blessed. Now go…and be a blessing!

©2019. Ruthe McDonald. All Rights Reserved.

"Beleive With All of Your Heart"

Reflections4Life™ February 3, 2019

“Believe With All of Your Heart”

“And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness.” Genesis 15:6

Scripture Contemplation: Genesis 15, Deuteronomy 28; Exodus 4; Luke 8; Hebrews 4; 11:6

 

© Ruthe McDonald. "Believing God Wholeheartedly"

I get it. Trust me; I do. I can hear some of you now—how can I continue to believe when everything around me feels and looks like the opposite of what I am believing for, and have been promised? Yet, this is exactly what God desires for us to do; to believe Him with all of our heart, regardless of the circumstances and situations we may be currently facing. Yes, it is hard to maintain a level of unwavering faith when faced with impossibilities. However, we serve a God that specializes in the impossible, and who has a proven record of keeping His word.

I decree that this week’s Reflections will be a continued source of encouragement and inspiration for your heart mind and soul. Rest at the feet of God this week; casting all of your cares on Him because you know in your hear that God has never let you down and whatever He has spoken over your life, it is coming to pass if you faint not and keep believing just as Abraham believed.

Yes. There are many things happening in our lives, in this world, that have us questioning what we believe, who we are, and Who God is, if He is even there; if He is real or not. Oh! God is real! There is a personal relationship waiting for us to embrace so that we may experience the fullness of being in a relationship with the Lord, God, Almighty.

We are in a world surrounded by fakes, phonies, liars, and thieves. It is regular den of iniquities, perpetuated by the father of lies and king of this world. Yet, Satan is still no match for who God is and whom we are in Him. And when we believe God; believe in His word and His promises, we not only gain strength and fortify our faith, we emit an energy into the atmosphere that must align itself with what we are believing and the words we speak to ourselves.

There is no half-stepping in faith. We cannot continue to ride the fence in what we believe and expect to see the manifestations of the promises and blessings of God in our lives. As well as have our prayers be effective and fervent, and capable of changing not only our own lives and circumstances, but also those we pray for and who are connected to us.

It takes a certain amount of vulnerability to believe God with all of our heart. For many, we are use to putting faith and belief in people and trusting in their words; that we have become jaded over time because of their failure to keep their word and commitments. Their words have become empty promises, untrustworthy, and lacking no value. Sadly, we project their shortcomings and failures onto our relationship with God. When God gives His word, we can be certain that His word will accomplish what He sent it to do. It will not return to Him void.

How much are you willing to give up, to sacrifice to keep your word? To your children? To anyone? Well, times that by eternity and you have what God has done for us even while we are yet still sinners, rejecting Him, His ways, and His love. Even when we doubt His words, and allow unbelief to settle in, and fear to cloak itself around us like a blanket, God’s promises to us do not change but remain the same, waiting for us to catch up so that we may walk in the promises and fulfillment of His word for our lives.

My Beloveds, may the spirit of peace and prosperity find permanent rest in your lives. I decree that every good thing that God has ordained for your life will become evident to you. You have tried many other things, including believing in other people. How about, you begin to believe God with all of your heart. You have nothing to lose but everything to gain. When you believe with all of your heart in God, and all that He has spoken to you, promised you, you create an atmosphere conducive for the impossible, the supernatural, and the miraculous to take place. You make room for God to be God in your life 24/7. You are blessed. Now go…and be a blessing!

©2019. Ruthe McDonald. All Rights Reserved.

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