Soldier

2 Timothy 2:3"Endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ."
Times of hardness are inevitable. You need to know that. It's true that we've been redeemed from the curse, and there's nothing Satan can do to reverse that, but he is going to challenge you on it.So don't be surprised when things get tough. Times will come when you have to stand strictly by faith, when you'll have to speak and act as though what God says is true even when you can't feel it or see it happening around you. There will be times when everything looks terrible.
That's when you must endure hardness as a good soldier.
This will help your christian walk in future times and you will be glad for the experience.
Keep on marching in this army!

God looks at the heart..

1 Samuel 16:7"For the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the
outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart."
Too often we ask God to fix the problems around us when what He
really wants to do is solve the problem within us.
this is someone's testimony:
I did that myself for years where my weight was concerned. I prayed and prayed for
God to help me lose weight. Yet I experienced repeated failure. I
lost literally hundreds of pounds, only to gain them right back again.Finally one day, I made a firm decision. I told God, "I am not going one step further until I find out what to do about this!" Then I went on a fast, shut myself away from everyone, and determined to hear
from God.During that fast the Lord revealed the real source of my problem.
He showed me that I wanted to lose weight, but I didn't want to
permanently change my eating habits. I was like an alcoholic who wants to be able to drink constantly and not be affected by it. I wanted to eat nine times a day and still weigh 166 pounds!Suddenly I realized God wasn't content simply to rid me of the extra pounds on the outside of me--He wanted to rid me of the sin of gluttony on the inside of me. So I repented of that sin right then and there. (It was then that I realized just how hard it is for a man who drinks to face the fact that he's an alcoholic. It hurts to admit something like that.) Then, instead of asking God for deliverance from my weight problem, I asked Him for deliverance
from my food problem.Sure enough, He did it.If your prayers don't seem to be changing the problems around you, maybe it's time to take a look inside. Maybe it's time to ask God to
go to work on the heart of the matter.
You should try it today.
Blessings!

Exceedingly, abundantly..

Ephesians 3:20"Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all
that we ask or think, according to the power
that worketh in us."
As a believer, you have the power of the Holy Spirit inside you.
But that power won't go to work until you put it to work! The
Holy Spirit won't just muscle in on you. He won't come in and turn
down the television set and jerk you up off the couch and say,
"Now you listen to me." No, He's a gentleman. He's sent to help
you to do the will of God, to strengthen you, to counsel you...but
He won't do a thing until He's asked. That's why the book of
James says if you're in trouble or afflicted, pray. It's prayer that
puts the power within you to work.The Holy Spirit has some things He wants to show you--things you've been trying to figure out on your own. He's waiting there
with the power to overcome every obstacle in your life. Take time to pray.
Pray in the Spirit. Pray with understanding.
Pray and activate the power that worketh within you today.
Blessings y'all!