We are the Church and what if we become exactly who we are supposed to be? Obeying God's greatest commandment to love Him with all that we are and loving one another.

We have made faith one-sided. Faith isn't only the victory but it is also how we walk through when we need to endure. What if we allowed all of the expressions of faith to be shown. But if not, will we still accept that God is God? Will we accept God's ways, His timing, and His will? We see in the Garden Jesus' expression of faith. He had the faith to pray and ask the Father to remove the cup and if not, He had the faith to accept the Father's will.

James tells us to count it all joy, this includes our struggles. Our struggles don't disqualify us from being accepted in the Beloved, it qualifies us. The struggles tell us that God is working on our hearts. Though we may struggle, God knows how to salvage us and bring us out of it. We must not let anyone make us feel ashamed for struggling instead let us wear our struggle as a badge of honor, not because of us, but because it brings honor to the Creator. He saw us in our struggle in our blood and said live! (Ezekiel 16:6)Here are 3 points to consider when we are struggling.1. It's better to struggle than to be a slave: Being a slave implies that we are overpowered or overwhelmed by something or someone else.2. The struggle bears witness that the Holy Spirit is working in us: It's because we are struggling at all tells us the Holy Spirit is working in our lives because before we weren't struggling.3. Just because we are struggling doesn't mean we are losing: The only way we lose is if we quit.

What is our story? What words are we using to tell our stories? Are we telling them from a victim or victor point of view? Often our speech betrays us. We believe the story we have rehearsed and retold again and again but what has God said about us? Are we calling God a liar when our stories don't align with His word. If we change our stories we can change our lives. 4 ways to change our stories:1. Improve self-talk: What we say about ourselves matters. 2. Speak the Word and stop lying. 3. Stop punishing ourselves for the pain we endured. Continually punishing ourselves for the pain we endured is paying the price twice. Give it to God and stop paying. Jesus has already paid the price in full!4. Celebrate everything we want repeated. Complaining is the celebration of negative circumstances.

Golgotha, is where there were 3 crosses. 3 crosses that all equated to death but the one in the middle was different. On the middle cross was the answer to death. On the middle cross was the Revelation, the Promise, and Faith we stand on. On the middle cross was salvation, not only for the criminal who asked, "remember me in your kingdom", but salvation for anyone who will receive it. On the middle cross "It is Finished" and that settles it. There is nothing that qualifies us for salvation but Jesus who carried, was nailed, and died on the middle cross did it for whoever believes would not perish but have everlasting life.

Fellowship + Love + Trust = Relationship. Dedication is important in having a right relationship with God. We must dedicate our body, our mind, and our will to Jesus. Dedicating our body requires us to die to ourselves and crucify the flesh DAILY. Yielding to God cleanses me from the inside out. Dedicating our mind allows for God to conform our mind to His word and not the world. We must ask ourselves, "What am I feeding my mind?" Dedicate our will just as Jesus did in the garden. "Father, not my will but Your will be done." It's hard but I MUST YIELD.

We have to build TOGETHER in LOVE! God has gifts and talents in each of us to use. Despite how large or small, God each tasks is important. How do we use these gifts and talents to build together, through these tools: Patience, Wisdom, Harmony, & Love. All of these tools are needed but the Love of Christ is the glue that holds it all together as we build!

Are you naked in sin or clothed in Christ? Adam and Eve tried to cover their fear and shame in fig leaves but the fig leaves would eventually dry out and expose their fear and shame again. Temporary clothing doesn't last but God has clothed us in Christ. God has dressed us. He has clothed us in blood soaked garments that are whiter than snow. We were naked in sin but now we are clothed in the righteousness of Jesus!

We must play our part in what God is doing.Aaron and Hur help Moses raise the banner while Joshua goes to fight the battle before Moses raises and Staff of God.If they don't go out with Moses then the battle is lost and all that God wanted to do for them ends that day.

God knows our end from our beginning. He has a word inside of you and He speaks to that word that is in you. He is speaking to where you are going not where you are right now because He created you. He is making you for what He has already made you to be. He is going to bring your beginning to the end because of the Word that is in you. God knows what He is doing. We don't have to worry about the details, just let Him do the making and we just be willing vessels.