Choose Life

Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens.  He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.

James 1:17

Every good and perfect gift is given to us from God.  He is the creator of love and kindness so for us to think for one moment that He would give us illness or disease is contradictory to who He is.  You could say that God allows these things to happen therefore He gives them to us, but my friend, God does not choose this for us, nor does he use it to discipline us.  Since the beginning of time God has given His people choice.  He has also given satan minimal access to our lives, and although some things are allowed, God is not allowing satan to use it as correction.  God allows it to be used for His Glory and our benefit if we choose so.

When we are told that we have an illness, or we find ourselves in a bad situation, our response can go one of two ways.  We can choose to let it defeat us or we can choose to take authority and defeat it.  We always have this choice and so the words and thoughts that we have can conquer us or bring us victory over our situation.  Hope in God's ability to heal and correct our situation is all we need to trust in His power to save and bring Glory to His name.  When we trust our illness and circumstance in God's hands we are choosing to allow God to make good out of our bad choices or satan's attack.  We all have the power to resist illness and the authority to stop satan in His tracks, by believing that our God is not out to hurt us but standing right beside us fighting for us daily.  Whether our choices bring Him Glory or harm He will never leave our side and He is always ready to give us His good and perfect gifts.

Friends we pray for you today that you are choosing wisely.  That instead of blaming God for your circumstance or illness you are trusting in Him and choosing to allow Him to heal you and protect you.  Do not let satan have control over you for one more moment but break free from His lies and accept God's good and perfect gifts.  Choose life for yourself and watch God do amazing things!

Today I give you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses.  I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make.  Oh, that you would choose life, that you and your descendants might live!

Deuteronomy 30:19