Are you B.A.D.?
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TODAY’S VERSES: Matthew 5:3-10
3″You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.”
4″You’re blessed when you feel you’ve lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you.”
5″You’re blessed when you’re content with just who you are—no more, no less. That’s the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can’t be bought.”
6″You’re blessed when you’ve worked up a good appetite for God. He’s food and drink in the best meal you’ll ever eat.”
7″You’re blessed when you care. At the moment of being ‘care-full,’ you find yourselves cared for.”
8″You’re blessed when you get your inside world—your mind and heart—put right. Then you can see God in the outside world.”
9″You’re blessed when you can show people how to cooperate instead of compete or fight. That’s when you discover who you really are, and your place in God’s family.”
10″You’re blessed when your commitment to God provokes persecution. The persecution drives you even deeper into God’s kingdom.” [The Message (MSG) Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson]
TODAY’S MESSAGE
Here’s a great anonymous story to encourage you to believe and proclaim your victory today and every day:
While shopping at a local department store, I spotted a man with B.A.D. printed on his shirt. Being the curious person that I am , I stopped the man and asked, “What does B.A.D. stand for?” He replied, B.A.D. stands for: “Blessed And Delivered.” That thought stuck with me as I finished doing my shopping that day. So I came up with a little advice for you today:
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When the enemy tries to attack you, tell him that you are indeed B.A.D.!
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When things don’t seem to be going right on your job, keep acting B.A.D.!
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When things are not looking good in your relationships, remember that you’re B.A.D.!
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When others scandalize your name, just be B.A.D.!
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Finally, get together with someone you know you can be B.A.D. with!
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And, by the way, have A B.A.D. Day!!
TODAY’S PRAYER
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for Your awesome lovingkindness through which You have blessed me and delivered me from the evil one. I commit every day to see myself as a Blessed and Delivered child of Your Kingdom, whom You have given the authority in Jesus to be victorious and successful. In Jesus’ name I declare an ever-increasing anointing over my life and my loved ones, AMEN!
