WEEK 18: Day 1
STARTING POWER

Judges 18:5
And they said to him, Ask counsel, we pray you, of God that we may know whether our journey will be successful.

Dear friend, in your journey of life, you will have to start something - a day, a relationship, a project, a life, a race, an assignment, whatever it may be, this choice will be made.

Starting however isn't always enquired from you, for there are periods life just forces you into the start line without your consent. In this case, keep this verse in mind:

Philippians 1:6
I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Today though, i want to open you up to the gift of the starting strength.

God bestows upon us all the gift of a day, if you have life, you have this. A gift of a new day also comes with the gift of a new hour, minute and second.

Each sniff of breath grants you newness no matter your pre degree or status which guarantees you the opportunity of a new beginning and the power of a new start.

Psalm 119:105 
Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.

Proverbs 16:3 
Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plan.

So who better to grant you the power to start than the One whose default gift to humanity offers a starting grace all ways.

Isaiah 43:18-19
Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.

The power to start comes from a place of being led, knowing what you are starting has the backing of Christ and opening your minds to discerning the times by His Spirit.

Yes! You want to start? What has He shown you? What have you seen?
You want to start? What are you perceiving? What are your senses picking in Him?

The power to start lies in how strong your conviction is in the new beginning and that conviction is hinged on how well you are being led in Him.

I pray that you have the power to start that which God has placed in your heart to do as you live each day to its fullest in Jesus name, amen.

Rain in a bucket: Devotional with Toyosi
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