REMEMBER WHAT GOD SAID: 5000 Promises of God

    God continually promises us hope, future, blessings, glory, peace, salvation, it will all work out, there's a way out, He's with us, and in fact Bible scholars say there are more than 5000 promises from God in the Bible. 
    We were all put here with a purpose that is God-desired. What God tells you to do at some point in your life, He keeps telling you. He gives you insights into the great purpose He has for you. A purpose that isn't just for the younger you and is not for the older you. It's a now-promise and a today-purpose. In fact, we’re told the future will match or exceed anything we accomplished in the past. This is true no matter what your age is!

“Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before.” -Joel 2:23

“The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,' says the LORD Almighty. 'And in this place I will grant peace,' declares the LORD Almighty." – Haggai 2:9

   God is telling you that you will have success at the beginning, middle, and in the latter years (reign) of your life. This is really good news!
    As the hopeful legend goes, when you are searching out your purpose you are also seeking your personal dreams. When you find them both, you have found joy and wonders beyond your wildest imagination. You will have found heaven on earth. You will be experiencing the promise.
     This is not to say that suffering may not be part of the journey. Unfortunately, humans often need pain to obtain wisdom. However, many feel the pain is the end of the journey – but that’s only true if you do not learn from the pain or if you let the pain make you forget the purpose of your journey. It is up to us to decide whether the fire refines, directs, and builds us up or whether it discourages and tears us down.
    The great challenge is that “the cares” and “the thorns” of life as Jesus called them can cause you to lower the bar, shoot for less, and lose faith. Struggles can tend to steal your purpose away and forget what God said.  
   Do you have that constant feeling like something is missing or like you have forgotten something. That is not there to discourage, but rather to encourage. That voice may just be your soul crying out for you to keep going forward and align your purpose with your reality. To remember and take action on the promise.
    I found an old “purpose statement” and “dream declaration” I shared with my patients in the early days of building our first 5 clinics:
OUR PURPOSE IN THIS OFFICE
    To bring you closer to God by further recognizing the His power within. Then you will have to trust God and God only to get you well and keep you well. 
OUR DREAM
    To act as God’s instrument by removing any interference to Life in your body; allowing you the health and vitality to achieve God's purposes and fulfill your destiny.
    As a result, each day we live Heaven on earth. When life is painful, there is peace in knowing we are among the few who remember what God said. There is also peace in knowing that when the going gets rough we can always get an extra adjustment that week.
    Great crisis means great opportunity. Even if that opportunity is to grow in your conviction related to the promises of God.
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With God, all things are possible

Dr. Ben Lerner