"Then the Lord said to him, “This is the land of which I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have caused you to see it with your eyes, but you shall not cross over there.”" Deuteronomy 34:4 (NKJV) What do you do when God shows you something, and it's not for you? Learn how to be ok for where God has brought you to and what God has promised your hand. What God has for you is for you.

“Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.” Psalm 34:13-14 (NIV) Now is not the time to be silent but rather find peace and pursue it. You don’t have to display hatred to take a stand, but you must do what is good and avoid evil at all costs. Are you ready to take a stand or are you comfortable losing the right to freedom? The church has a responsibility and its time to stand up.

"Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope." Romans 5:3-4 (NIV) How are you allowing God to use your afflictions to produce in your life? How are you allowing God to use your affliction to create endurance, to link your endurance, to your character, your character, to your hope?

As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? Psalm 42:1-2 NIV The deer needs streams of water for sustainment and just like us we must long for God, because without God we cannot sustain properly in life. What happens when our longing shifts from wanting God to wanting things that feed our flesh?