​Choose To Thrive | Intimacy With Christ | Richard Wafford

Psalm 139:17–18: “How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You.”
 
Our whole life can be summed up in many trials and errors. We often learn the hard way rather than taking the easier path. The more you learn from the truth of God, the more you realize that many hardships stem from your own poor choices. The Old Testament teaches that when the Hebrews lived in obedience, God blessed them on every side, bringing peace and prosperity. When they were disobedient to His truth, drought and disaster followed. 
 
When you learn to walk in God’s truth, your life becomes one of peace and contentment. God has precious thoughts concerning you. If you could sum up all the good thoughts God is thinking concerning you and wants to bring into your life, they would number more than the sands on the beach. When God looks at you, He doesn’t see your faults or failures like the natural man. He only sees your full potential. He sees only the possibility of His favor and blessings upon you. 
 
So, God may allow trials to come into your life, but they are only there to steer you into the path of your full potential in Christ. God wants more than anything for you to thrive in your walk with Him. Every morning, when you awake, God is always there with you! ~ Richard
 
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Many of these lessons are in my new devotional book, “Warrior of the Cross, 40 Day Discipleship Challenge & Journal.”