“COME TO ME (GOD). COME TO ME. COME TO ME.”

That’s unbelievably His great invitation to us! I can’t explain why the Creator of the entire wants a deep, intimate relationship with us, but He does. He wants us to know and experience His love and that He is with us in every moment to help us navigate any set of challenges that may come our way.

Are you going to Him? Let me tell ya, with all my struggles, I cry out to Him, no shame in my game! Like on Sunday, I went on that two-hour run saying, ‘God, I need Your help here!!!’ I’m tired of struggling with this issue! And He has lovingly shown up.

Yesterday, in between doing some work, I listened to Devon Franklin interview Pharrell Williams and his uncle, Bishop Ezekiel Williams. I loved the conversation so much that I took notes and wrote specifically, “PRESS TOWARD THE PRIZE.” Five minutes later, I open up one of my WhatsApp group, and astonishingly this showed up:

“I PRESS ON TOWARD THE GOAL FOR THE PRIZE (Wink! WInk!) of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

 Philippians 3:14, ESV

For that verse to show up minutes after I had just written it in a notebook was no coincident. It turned out to be a direct message from God to me concerning what I cried out on Sunday, asking for His help. Here’s what the message went on to say:

“God is constantly calling us to higher places in Him. He wants us to know Him more. He wants us to know His ways, walk in His ways, and experience His victory.

The apostle Paul said in Philippians that he was pressing on toward the goal of Christ’s calling. How did he press forward? In verse 13 he says, “One thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead.” See, in order to press forward, we have to let go of the weight of the past. We let go by forgiving and choosing not to dwell on things that can hold us back. We have to lighten our load, so to speak, so that we can rise higher in the things God has for us.

Today, if you are struggling in an area, ask God what you need to let go of. Sometimes, we need to let go of the good as well as the bad. “Good” can be the very thing that keeps you from “great.” Let go of the past, forgive, and press forward and upward to the prize of the high calling of Jesus Christ!

PRAYER FOR TODAY:

Father, today I release the past. I let go of the good and the bad. Search my heart. Show me any area where I need to make adjustments so I can move forward and upward with You in Jesus’ name. Amen. Good morning and have a fruitful day. Remain blessed, stay safe.” – Morning Tea

People may disappoint us, and we may not get what we’re expecting from them, but God asks us to show up as our most loving and forgiving selves, leaving the past in the past as we press forward towards HIS PRIZE. And God always EXCEEDS our expectations giving us more than we can ever ask or imagine. Let’s focus on Him being the super people He is calling us to be, receiving and reflecting His love to a watching world. Kk?!?

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