SHAKE IT OFF!

Acts 28:5 NLT But Paul shook off the snake into the fire and was unharmed.

Sometimes we see a dog that’s been in the water, having a huge shake and all the water scatters over everybody as it shakes its body!😊 It requires quite a vigorous shaking, not a little effort. Apostle Paul had to shake off something too, but his was a deadly snake which had bitten him and was holding on to his hand. 

In the same way we have to vigorously shake off some things that the enemy has bitten us with, that are trying to cling to us as well.

For some of us we may have to shake off bad memories, or disappointments. For others it might be resentment at the way life has turned out, or how someone betrayed them. Perhaps there is an old mindset of lack in other areas that all need to be shaken off.

Whatever it is, God has said He is providing all we will ever need in our lives. He brings healing  in our memories and minds as well as our bodies. He can turn our circumstances around if we’re willing to shake off whatever has discouraged us. He can give us beauty for the ashes we’ve been left with. He gives us His own faith and confidence and assurance that we’re not doing this life alone. He is with us.

Is it time to dig into God’s word to hear Him say we are one of a kind, wonderfully made, a treasure and a masterpiece of His making? He says we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us, that He has anointed and qualified us. 

Now are we willing to shake off the words or the labels others have put on us, to get out of the limitations of the box we or others may have placed us in?

We’ve entered a new season for us all and God is doing a new thing. Why not let God’s word paint the picture He has of you and shake off any other picture the enemy has given you in the past.

Lord help us shake all the negative stuff off today and enter this new season with hope and faith in You, our wonderful God. In Jesus name. Amen.

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