DIVINE APPROVAL

From the desk of Pastor Tunde Daniels

LIGHT FOR THE WAY
(Daily Devotional)

Monday 13th August 2018

TOPIC: DIVINE APPROVAL

TEXT:.  "We have been approved by God" (1 Thessalonia 2:4).

Living in the approval of God is so liberating! It frees you from approval addiction, worrying about what others think. When you are addicted, no matter how much of your drug of choice you never get enough of it. And like all junkies, you go crazy when the drug is withheld. Approval addicts are always at the mercy of other people's opinion. As a result their lives become an emotional roller coaster of highs and lows. Paul was free to speak the truth in love to confront people, or be gentle with them. When someone told Paul they didn't like him, he didn't lose sleep over it. That's because his life wasn't built on their approval. 'We have been aprroved by God'. Paul didn't go around needing to (a) compare himself with others (b) demostrate his superiority (c) impress or compete with others (d) be the top do or the one that's always in charge.
Living in God's approval set him free from such ulcer inducing anxiety amd meant he could enjoy the life God called him to live. When we are young and insecure we tend to worry about what others thinks of us. But as we become more mature, we realise that most of the time they weren't thinking about us at all. They were too busy worrying about what we thought of them!
Living in God's approval frees us from all that stress. It gives us the strength to deal with critism and conflict, because we know our indentity. And our identity is this: we are God's redeemed children. And since we are accepted and approved by Him, nothing else matters!

ACTION PLAN FOR TODAY
Today walk in the confidence that you have been approved by God

WORD CONFESSION FOR TODAY
I am an evidence that Jesus Christ is alive and at work. Therefore I declare today that I walk in God's approval, the heaven and Earth shall answer to me in Jesus name.

PRAYER POINTS
*Father I thank you for your faithfulness and mercy in my life and family

*Father God, thank you for this new week that you have made for me and my family to rejoice.

*Father God, let your  presence go with me and ahead of me into this new week in name

*Father God, let your hand of divine approval rest on my life this week for sign, wonders and miracles in Jesus name.

*Father God, by the authority in the name of Jesus l any demonic obstacle on my way this week to be uprooted now in Jesus name

*Father God, let your seal of approval rest on my life and everything I do this week in Jesus name.

Thank you Father for hearing and answering my prayers in Jesus name

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
2 Samuel 16:15-23, 2 Samuel 17, 2 Samuel 18:1-18 Acts 7:20-43 Psalm 72:1-20

2 Samuel 18:19-33, 2 Samuel 19 Acts 7:44-60, Acts 8:1-3 Psalm 73:1-14

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE FOR TODAY

"It's better to do what God approves rather than what men applaud"

PROPHETIC DECLARATION FOR TODAY

I declare prophetically over your life that
*This week your life will please God

*All you lay your hands on will prosper beyond measure: your heaven shall drop it's dew, your earth shall yeild it's increase and its best to you in Jesus name

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