Shalom,

I LOVE today's Devotion from Jerry Savelle's website! It is so good that I am sharing the entire thing here:

The Decision to Win

The Spirit of God said to me one time: “Son, if you are not willing to make a decision to win, then you are not going to win.”

Success begins with a decision to succeed.

The decision to succeed will produce an unwavering commitment to do what it takes to discover the spiritual laws relevant to your challenge (get wisdom), and to diligently apply them through to complete victory.

Nothing just happens or changes by itself. The Word of God shows how to make things happen.

God wants you to be successful even more than you want to be successful, but if you do not believe and act according to His Word, there is nothing He can do about it! However, when you do your part, He will always do His part.

Confession: I decide to win today. I make an unwavering commitment to do what it takes to get wisdom and apply it until victory is achieved.

So many times people like to fall back on the "God is Sovereign" excuse for why things don't work out! As though the God of the Bible, who cares about every aspect of our lives and loves us so very much that He even gave His own Son to die for us, suddenly decides NOT to confirm His Word this time! NOT SO! Yes, He IS Sovereign! And the Sovereign God CHOSE to give us His Word to stand on for every test, trial, situation and circumstance, and then promised to confirm His Word WHEN we stand on it (1 John 5:14-15)! SO, check out just what you are basing your prayer request on! Find what the Word says about your particular situation, and then refuse to be turned from your expectation of the promised result! YOU are destined, by God, to WIN, every time! But it must be HIS way! AMEN! Here is Hillsong Live with "God Who Saves" (lyrics follow)  from the new Glorious Ruins album:

VERSE
The light of the world
Shining in love
Taking the fall upon Your shoulders
You shattered the dark
As You rose to life again

You search all the earth
For those who are lost
And leaving the rescued for the fallen
You're leading us home
As we call upon Your Name

CHORUS
You're the God who saves
You're the hope of all
Reaching out Your hand
As Your people call

VERSE
Our Saviour has come
Let Your will be done
Your kingdom on earth as in the heavens
Our freedom is found
Lord in no other name

You are the Way
The Truth and the Life
Your mercy has overcome our failings
The battle is won
Jesus in love You reign

BRIDGE
Here in Your light ever brighter
We lift Your Name higher and higher

Shalom in Him!