Lamentations 3:22-24 – “Surely the kindness of the LORD never ceases and his mercies never fail.²³ They are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.²⁴ The LORD is my portion, says my soul; therefore I will hope in him.

My heart leaped as I was reminded that God’s love and mercy NEVER end!  The compassion of God is without measure.  His love, mercy, and compassion are new every morning because He is faithful, and He is our portion.  In 3:49, the prophet expressed remorse over his and Israel’s failure.   He said, “My eyes pour down unceasingly without stopping.”  Then he set a time on it – “Until Yahweh looks down from heaven and sees.”  If He sees, He will act.

In 1 Corinthians 3:21-23, we find an indispensable catalyst to right thinking, which produces right living.

“…For ALL THINGS belong to you.” (v.21). He repeated it at the end of v.22.

In v.23 – “and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.”

We worry and fret over stuff.  We see our troubles, needs, lacks, powerlessness, and inadequacy, but here we read Everything Belongs to Us!

The problem is that we do not believe it.  We believe it theoretically, but it is not who we are.   It is true that we profess because it is in the Bible, but we do not see it as ours experientially.  We do not see ourselves as worthy or spiritual enough.  Satan steals our hope and faith, and we relegate that truth to the super saints or to be enjoyed in eternity rather than now.

If it is true that All Things belong to us because we belong to Christ and He belongs to God, why do we struggle with the Promise? Our need is to have our minds reprogrammed. The only way to do that is to guard our lips, protect our eyes and ears (what we watch and listen to), and be careful how and what we allow to come into our consciousness.

We must change how we talk.  We must discipline ourselves to say what God says, not what we see or hear from the devil, others, or circumstances.   We must say what God says.  We must agree with God.   It is true that whatever we agree with, we give power to.

Abraham believed in hope.  He hoped in what he believed.  It was hopeless and impossible, But God said it, and he chose to agree with God.

Therefore, today, decide that you will allow no more negative or defeatist words or thoughts to exist in you.  Determine that if God said it, no matter what you see, you will agree with God even to death.  Nothing will shake you from your confidence in Him.

May the God of all peace be with you today and guide you through this leg of your life journey!