Oh Happy Day!

I have a song in my head right now and what I love about the lyrics are that you can sing them NO MATTER what your going through or facing right now...check them out...

"Oh happy day, happy day You washed my sin away

Oh happy day, happy day i'll never be the same and forever I am changed!

Oh what a glorious day, what a glorious way that You have saved me!"

Whatever your circumstances, we can sing these words this morning with a smile on our faces because of what He has ALREADY done! What a happy day it is!

Some of you are on a mountain right now in your journey and some of you are just prodding along doing pretty good and nothing too wrong is going on and your liking the journey but others of you may be at a time in your journey ( I had several of them, so please know its a normal part of the journey) where you are in the valley, your in a rough spot. Whatever the reason behind it....please know YOU WONT BE THERE FOREVER!

So while your there (and for you who are on the mountain or somewhere close right now, pay attention anyways because more than likely sometime through your journey you will find another valley), PRAISE HIM THROUGH IT! I cannot say it enough. I personally have seen the victory behind praising Him THROUGH whatever your going through but also one of the pastor's at the C3 conference, I was at last week, spoke on this too and I just really felt like I needed to share it. What did Paul and Silas do when they were in prison in chains? They were singing...they were praising and worshiping their God! How awesome is that!

God knows our voice, when we are going through the fire or whatever trial/hard time we are going through, we need to worship Him! Worship through it because it will get our eyes off of the enemy or valley we are in and onto the victory!

If you have too, go ahead and look in the face of your disappointments, your valley, or fears and doubts, whatever your going through and say "If HE says I am more than a conqueror, if HE says I am an overcomer, if HE says I am more than capable of doing this...I AM. Not because of ANYTHING on my own but because of HIM!

We HAVE TO remember the power that lives inside of us. The Holy Spirit indwells in us and because of that, we CAN overcome anything through Him! CLING TO THAT THIS WEEK! If this sounds silly or if it doesn't make sense or if your just skimming through this....STOP. Read it again slowly, let it soak in, ask God to help you truly grasp what He wants you to understand and know for this week about your journey...not just weight loss but more importantly...with Him!

I love this quote... "Quit defending your FEAR and start defending your faith." WOW! Just think about that...if we only did that...what a difference that would make!

He who began a good work in you WILL complete it!

Love,

Coach April

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* Individual results may vary.