Tough People Triumph Through Tough Times Pt2 What are we looking at?

In the last blog we began discussing how to be tough in a tough time. God expects us to walk through the valley of the shadow of death, not to pitch a tent and STAY THERE! The Lord Jesus himself said that there would be in this world tribulation, BUT be of GOOD CHEER I have OVERCOME the WORLD(John 16:33) We talked about some of the ways that we stay tough thus turning the tough time into triumph. we must understand that staying tough is the catalyst that caterpolts change. Attitude, Awareness, Attention, Annointing, Association, Agreement. Were going to go on and piggy back off awareness. One of the things that keeps us tough in a tough time is our awareness of Gods amazing and awesome ability in the midst of the circumstance and condition. In order for us to do that we have to be looking UNTO. The lord said through the mouth of Paul that Faith is the EVIDENCE of things not seen(Heb 11:1) We have our evidence not by the natural but by the spiritual. This is what enables us to be in an atmosphere of faith. It maybe a fact that your in a tough time physically, your like just riddled with symptoms. Its than and there that we must look unto the word that declares HIMSELF took our infirmities in his own body on the tree. Or perhaps its a tough time in finances, its than and there that we must look at the word that says My God shall supply all my needs in Christ Jesus, I have never seen the righteous forsaken or seed begging for bread, My God owns the cattle on a thiusand hills, ALL the gold and silver is his, God is able to make ALL GRACE ABOUND TOWARD US CAUSING US TO BE SUFFICIENT IN ALL THINGS ENABLING US TO ABOUND TO EVERY GOOD WORK! Perhaps its relationally. We have to look unto the word that says God gives us favor with God and man(Prov 3:4) and He that hath friends must show themselves friendly. Maybe its in the work place. We have to look to the word that says as I put my hand to the plough and in word or deed doing it all in the name of Jesus heartily as unto the Lord my blessing shall be bountiful. This is the thing we have to be looking. Its our choice 24/7 what we'll be looking at. Remember what God said to Abraham All the LAND you SEE(Gen 13:14) SHALL BE YOURS, Jesus said If thy EYE be single thine whole body shall be full of light! Have you ever noticed that you can have two people one is positive and always on the up and the other one is like a Debbie Downer. Sometimes from the outside looking in it could look like Gods better to some people than others. Its like some poeople are always in victory and others althrough love Jesus and are on their way to Heaven seem to have half of Hell on their case. The bible says there is NO TEMPTATION SUCH IS AS COMMON TO MAN(1 Cor 10:13) The Lord said out of the mouth of Peter These same afflictions are accomplished in thy brethern that is in the world(1 Peter 5:9) Its just some look at the wrong thing and others look at the right thing. There is a poem that goes "Two men LOOKED through prison bars one SAW mud and the other SAW stars" Jesus said ANNOINT thine eyes with eye sav(Rev 3:18) We need to have annointed vision that exrays right through the natual into the promise and provision of almighty God! Its the reason that God instructed Paul to pray for the church of Ephesus that the eyes of their understanding be enlightened! The bible says LET NOT THE WORD DEPART FROM THINE EYES(Prov 4:21) Several blogs ago we talked about these things and one thing mentioned was the fact that Job made a covenant with his eyes(Job 31:1) We have to commit to looking at the right things! god said through the mouth of Paul the things seen in the natual are temporal(2 Cor 4:18) This totally means its SUBJECT TO CHANGE! The bible says LOOKING UNTO JESUS(Heb 12:2) In order to look unyo, we have to FIRST LOOK AWAY from somethingelse. Why is that important? If we dont we'll eventually get into doublemindedness! Iam telling ya friends this one of the biggest reasons why people are unable to recieve! Iam talking about bible believing tounge talking christians! The word double comes from the word duo meaning two. Remember in the book of First Kings Elijah was up against the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal? He made this profound statement HOW LONG SHALL YOU BE BETWEEN TWO OPINIONS?(1 Kings 18:21) Its what we look at that causes us to be between two opinions thus getting us into a double minded state. God said in and through the mouth of James that if wee in that condition WE CANNOT RECIEVE FROM GOD, A DOUBLE MINDED MAN IS UNSTABLE IN ALL THY WAYS(Jms 1:6-8) Ok three things that will empower us to keep our eyes in and on the right thing. Number one Turn. We simply turn our focus on the promise not the problem. Number two, Thanks. Thanksgiving will keep us looking at the right thing. God said through the mouth of Paul In everything give thanks for this is the WILL OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS(1 Thess 5:18) Thanksgiving keeps us in the will of God and in doing d=so enables us to enter into the perfect will of God(Rom 12:2) in our lives! Number three, Teach. The HolySpirit is the teacher and he'll teach us how to look at the right things. We have that witness within ourselves. He taught Paul contentment. He said Ive LEARNED to be content(Phil 4:12) we are able to learn somethings. One of the greatest things he'll teach us is learning how to look at the right things and Jesus said when we do our whole body will be full of light! We'll be so full of faith and it will bring us into the power of his plan and purpose in Jesus name!