BREAKTHROUGH BEFORE DAY BREAK

So many people feel "stuck" right now. It's funny though; when we are stuck in life, we really don't want to be stuck, but at the same time, there's something weird about it. I mean, at least it is predictable and frankly it is difficult to predict anything these days. And then the days of feeling stuck turns into months, the months can turn into years, and gradually we settle into living "stuck" lifestyles. Most of us will never be challenged to move beyond being stuck because almost everyone else we know seems to be stuck too.

God has created you with a destiny in mind. Psalm 47:4 says that God has ''chosen our inheritance for us.''
That means it is providentially and custom tailored just for you. It doesn't mean that we are manipulated like a puppet on strings, but it does mean that flowing out of God's overwhelming and continual love are divine designs for your life.

Many people live with a locked door mentality which portrays that there are some areas in my life or in my circumstances that are beyond even God's ability to break through. And the best they can hope for is to do their best to bear with such situation - endure them to the bitter end; comforting themselves with 'Thank God I will not have this in heaven!'' The will of God is not and never has been to merely get you out of earth into heaven! God's will is to bring the realities of heaven to bear on your circumstances RIGHT NOW! That is exactly why Jesus taught us to pray, ''Let your kingdom come.''

The devil has absolutely no desire nor plans to bless you and yours - release you and yours - or restore you and yours. His only desire is to kill - steal - and destroy! But God, being the perfect loving father that he is, desires like any father would, to give his children what they need - more than they need - ALL THE TIME. God is not a father who reluctantly, and only after a lot of arm-twisting, releases his blessing and provision to those who belong to him.

I believe that a well-known story in the world is the story of David and Goliath. Many of us who have grown up in church cut our teeth, so to speak, on this story. It is familiar and popular not just with Christians but with almost everyone. But I want to ask you to use your imagination and try to hear this story as though it is the first time.

God is bringing our people into a season of breakthrough. Children who are away from God are going to come home - houses are going to sell - jobs are going to be secured. Long-standing health problems and dilemmas are going to be eradicated and healed. God is bringing about advancement - promotions - bonuses - and windfalls to this house. Addictions are being broken and captives are being set free. But it will not happen if we do not contend for those issues!

When you come to this story in 1 Samuel 17, David had already been anointed king by the prophet Samuel, but before he could step into his breakthrough, he had to face a giant of a problem named Goliath. The breakthrough

Do you know how far it is from a famine to feast? It is the distance between your desperation and your breakthrough! One stroke of God's favour will erase years of frustration and anxiety. And no matter how much approval and success you might gain from others; the favour and approval of God outshines them all! One moment of experiencing a breakthrough from God will transform the darkest hour into the brightest moment. You can move from a famine to feast...it is really possible. But how, is the question.