Fasting - Jan Cerfonteyn

The Rock - Paarl

The world says that it’s normal to live with stress in an ever changing world. But as people of faith we should remember that we are people in the world but of the Kingdom. We need to shift our perspective. We have an unchanging God (Malachi 3:6 / Hebrews 13:8). Let us follow His ways above what the world says.

(Matthew 6:31-34)

God really cares about YOU and he knows what we need, but he still desires us to put Him first even above all our worries. He wants our focus to be on Him.

Q - Do you have things in your life that remind you to shift your focus back to God? (A scripture, song, quote or memory perhaps)

What we behold we become. To behold is to ‘observe and consider’. When we behold Him we become more like Him. When we behold the things of the world we become more stressed and anxious. But looking up - lifts up. When we fix our eyes to look up to God we find it lifts us up out of a place of worry. Focus on Jesus (Hebrews 12:2).

Q - can you think of a difficult experience or situation when God was by your side? Have you known God’s peace, or joy, maybe it was a sense of hope, or comfort, etc?

When we choose to focus on God’s ways we can experience a flourishing and fulfilled life! His promise is to give us dreams and visions for the future when we focus on Him (Joel 2:28). Do you have a dream and a vision for the future? God is ready to do new things in your future. Prophesy about your future - speak the word of God into your life and into your future. Allow the Holy Spirit to make space in your life to give you hope for what is to come. But it all starts with putting our trust and focus in God first. (Psalms 37:3-4)