“When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city.” Joshua 6:20 NIV What happens when what you’ve become accustomed daily God chooses to shape up or shift you away from? Can God push you to do something different?

"And he called the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the Lord saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”" Exodus 17:7 (NIV) We need to be reminded that the Lord has been faithful to us in the past. If God was with us in the past, he'll be with us in the present and the future. Be encouraged that God is with you!

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.- Matthew 7:7 NIV Have you ever found yourself in a place where you desired or stood in need of something but didn’t know exactly how to obtain what was needed? Needing help, needing a resource, needing the income, needing the support, etc Are you asking, seeking, or knocking so that God can provide what is needed?

“So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”” ‭‭John‬ ‭20‬:‭25‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Understand that even when people see the nail prints they won’t always believe, we must learn how to embrace our lived experiences regardless of who chooses not to believe. Watch out for the constant Thomas’s in your life who try to make

God has uniquely designed you with physical, mental, spiritual, and moral strength.

"And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:7

There is no place that God won’t show up for those who believe.

"Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty,"... Malachi 3:10b (NIV) You can test God, take Him at His word and things will work out

You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:14 (NIV)

"Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old." Isaiah 43:18 (NKJV)

My desire is that individuals make the decision to develop a shape as we enter this new year.