God-confidence

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“God-confidence places reliance on God’s grace, and grace is God’s doing. His grace is all the qualifications you will ever need to fulfil your God-given opportunities.”

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2 Chronicles 15:7
But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.

Joe stepped into the open-plan office space of his new company. It was only his second day on the job. Though he was very grateful for the opportunity and knew he was qualified, he lacked confidence. His desk was situated three-quarters of the way across the large room. He had to pass at least four other workstations to get to his chair. Though one person gave him a fleeting welcome wave, every head was down, already engrossed in the activities of the new day. Even so, Joe felt as though every eye was fixed on him. Quickly, he crossed the floor to his desk and sat down.

Confidence is an elusive virtue. Sometimes it flows with unabated gush, yet sometimes it lurks in the recesses of one’s soul like a shy mouse afraid of the light of morning. One thing I have learnt over the years is that self-confidence is fleeting, because self-confidence puts confidence in self – the ego. To be securely confident, I need to not be self-confident but God-confident. God-confidence places reliance on God’s grace, and grace is God’s doing. His grace is all the qualifications you will ever need to fulfil your God-given opportunities.

So, don’t throw away your confidence, it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere at every new opportunity so that when you have done what God has called you to do you will receive the fulfilment of all he has promised you. As Corrie Ten Boom said, “I believe that God delights to use his children in the fulfilment of his plans for the world. I am sure he loves to use small people to do great things.”

God-tracking is revelling in his rich grace for your confidence.

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Hebrews 10:34-36
Proverbs 10:22

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“I choose not throw away my confidence but persevere in the promises of your word to me.”

“My Lord, I realise now that I can only be confident in your purposes and your grace for my life. Therefore, I want to surrender every aspect of my life to you today: my work, my relationships, my church life, my sports, my recreation and my most private life. I put my confidence in God and not self, believing that you have promised to make me a success in all that I do. I choose not throw away my confidence but to persevere in the promises of your word to me. For your glory, Lord. Amen.”

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GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

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The Prototype of You

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“If you would simply seek God by acknowledging him in all your ways and trusting him to direct your future, then there will be nothing that will inhibit his purposes from unfolding in your life.”

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Isaiah 54:2
“Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.”

Lee de Forest, inventor of the cathode ray tube, was once heard to say, “Theoretically, television may be feasible, but I consider it an impossibility - a development which we should waste little time dreaming about.” Then there was Thomas Watson, Chairman of the Board of IBM in 1943, who said, “I think there is a world market for about five computers.” Famous last words, indeed!

Perhaps you’re contemplating your future today. It could be that from where you’re standing, prospects of a bright new tomorrow seem a little bleak. If so, then let me encourage you to look beyond the worn-out tools that clutter your workbench and gaze at that beautiful prototype in the mirror; that masterpiece of you that God has been building since the day you were born. Forest was a great inventor, and Watson a great entrepreneur, but neither looked further than their noses. Their futures were indeed bright, but they missed the point. Need I point out the success of both television and the computer?

Your Lord Creator has great plans for your life, and his plans are for your hope and future. God is the greatest inventor of all, and he has the ways and means of marketing his strategies beyond all your expectations. You are a unique prototype of God’s purposes at home, in business, at school, at church and in your community. If you would simply seek God by acknowledging him in all your ways and trusting him to direct your future, then there will be nothing that will inhibit his purposes from unfolding in your life.

Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet his unfailing love for you will not be shaken, nor his covenant of peace be removed. And no weapon forged against you will prevail; you will refute every tongue that accuses you!

So, never doubt the Creator’s prowess when it comes to inventing the masterpiece of you. Take your eyes off the obstacles of doubt and fear and look up into the eyes of your great Designer who knows the plans he has for you. Resist the devil’s lies and then get out there and chase the dream that God has stored up for your tomorrow! As the author, Frank Peretti said, “God has created us in his image and put each of us here on earth for specific purposes. That means every human being has intrinsic value, preciousness, meaning and dignity.”

God-tracking is acknowledging the Designer’s prototype of you.

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Jeremiah 29:11
Proverbs 3:5-6
Isaiah 54:10-17

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“I trust you to direct the outcome of my life for the good no matter what opposition or doubt sweeps my way.”

“O Lord, I’m sorry for taking my eyes off the beauty of what you’re doing in my life. Today I choose to fix my eyes on Jesus and his design for my life by acknowledging God in all my ways: my relationships, my education, my business, my recreation and especially my plans for the future. You are my Lord and my guide; my Inventor and my Designer. I trust you to direct the outcome of my life for the good no matter what opposition or doubt sweeps my way. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Never Give Up

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“Be encouraged to never give up. Get up and try again. Demolish that wall of failure with the hammer of perseverance.”

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2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

A story is told about one of the world's most renowned photographers, Edward Steichen, who almost gave up on the day he took his first pictures. At the tender age of 16, young Edward bought a camera and took 50 photos, but only one turned out – a portrait of his sister sitting at the piano. Edward's father thought that he was wasting his time, but his mother said that the photograph of his sister was very beautiful. She insisted that one picture more than made up for his 49 failures. Her encouragement convinced the youngster to stick with his new hobby. He stayed with it for the rest of his life. What tipped the balance for Edward Steichen? A word of encouragement to persevere in the midst of much failure.

Failure has a bad habit of being the most discouraging force in one’s life. For a person who has not succeeded at something, failure can be viewed as an impenetrable high wall, impossible to scale or demolish. But failure is only failure if one fails to try again. Failure has one crack in its formidable structure – the inability to persevere! 

It could be that as you’re reading this today, you’re grappling with the prospect of failure. It might be that you have put much effort into a dream or a project only to feel that you’ve wasted your time. Perhaps you’ve been serving the Lord all your life, but you’re still contending with that proverbial thorn in the flesh, thinking, “I keep doing what I don’t want to do and not doing what I should do.” But listen: “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness,” and, “So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.”

God has wonderful, rich prospects for you today. His promises are all yes and amen in Christ. Are you in Christ? If you have put your faith in God and accepted Christ as saviour, then you are in Christ. And if you are in Christ, then you’re in the same place as the promises of God. Never fear failure! The Holy Spirit is your source and your resource; your confidence and your courage. Be encouraged to never give up. Get up and try again. Demolish that wall of failure with the hammer of perseverance.

God-tracking is never, never, never giving up!

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Romans 7:15-20
Hebrews 10:30-39
2 Corinthians 12:7-10
2 Corinthians 1:19-22

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

By your grace, I will persevere!

“Dear Lord, I feel like a failure! Forgive me for quitting. I’m sorry for doubting your grace. I believe that grace is God’s doing; your grace saved me at Calvary nearly 2,000 years ago, and your grace empowers me to keep going today. So, I repent of allowing failure to get the better of me, and I choose now to put my faith in your grace for the strength to try and try again. I acknowledge you as my Lord, and I acknowledge your hand upon all I set my hand to do. By your grace, I will persevere! Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Sabbath Rest

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“It is not only a sin to not take a Sabbath, but it’s also foolish!”

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Matthew 11:28
Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest

It was early morning as he sat on the edge of his bed, head in hands and heart heavy. His workload had increased tenfold, at least, over the past 6 months. Pressure to deliver was mounting. People were placing undue expectations upon him like never before. It was a good thing that business had improved, but along with increased production came increased workload. Joe was at the end of his tether. He’d been working 7 days a week for months and had run out of fuel. Hot tears well up in his tired eyes, and he began to sob uncontrollably. Never before had he felt this way. Joe was on the verge of crashing.

On January 25, 1990, Avianca Flight 52 from Colombia crashed just 15 miles short of New York's Kennedy International Airport, killing 73 passengers. Reason: the plane just ran out of fuel. International regulations require an airliner to carry enough fuel to reach its destination as well as its assigned alternate, plus enough extra fuel to handle at least 45 minutes of delays. The Avianca pilots had requested a "priority landing” but should have used the phrase "emergency landing". Due to heavy traffic and bad weather conditions, the ill-fated plane was placed on a holding pattern until it simply ran out of fuel.

Have you ever reached the point that Joe reached on that formidable morning, overworked, fatigued and burnt out? God has not created us to work 7 days a week at the expense of family and health. Apart from the obvious effects of stress on the heart and digestive system, research reveals that stress can cause, among other diseases, asthma, obesity and Alzheimer's disease. Avianca Flight 52 crashed because it ran out of fuel. In other words, the plane worked so hard for so long that it had nothing left in reserve to safely deliver its precious cargo to its destination.

God has given you a precious cargo, too. You have a life that he created to honour him and a family who need you to be strong and secure. Jesus once said, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” The Lord God created the universe in six days and then rested on the seventh. God is not a man that he should require rest (he neither slumbers nor sleeps), but he set us the example of the Sabbath for us so that we might rest. He commanded, “Six days you shall labour and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates.” It is not only a sin to not take a Sabbath, but it’s also foolish! Jesus also told us to come to him when we’re weary, and then he would give us rest. You see, if we yoke up with Christ, then we will be both productive and rested.

God-tracking is taking a God-given Sabbath rest. Beware of burnout!

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Mark 2:27-28
Psalm 121
Genesis 2:2
Exodus 20:9-10
Matthew 11:28-30

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“I am burdened and weary, and I hand over all my duties and responsibilities to him.”

“O Lord, I am tired. I admit that I have been working far too much and far too long without taking a rest. I’m beginning to see the effects it’s having on my health and my family’s well-being. I’m sorry for not taking a Sabbath rest. Forgive me for this sin and help me to rearrange my daily routines so that I can take a Sabbath. Lord, I commit my work to you and acknowledge you in all I do. May I begin to see your hand of blessing and peace in my life. I come to Jesus, because I am burdened and weary, and I hand over all my duties and responsibilities to him. Amen.”

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GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Humble Truth

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“In every skirmish you face, be sure to humble your heart before God and subscribe to the truth.”

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1 Peter 5:6
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.

A story is told of a terrible conflict that arose between two men in a small village. Unable to resolve their disagreement, the men decided to visit the wise elder who lived in the hills. The first man carefully recounted his story to the sage, to which the old man replied, “You are absolutely right.” The next day, the second man made his way up the hills to sit at the elder’s feet. He told his side of the story with much passion, to which the old man replied, “You are absolutely right.” After he left, the elder’s wife scolded her husband, “Those two men told you two conflicting stories, yet you told them both that they were absolutely right. That's impossible. How can they both be absolutely right?" The sage turned to his dear old wife and said, "You're absolutely right."

You may smile, yet in every conflict, there are always two sides of the story. For each person, his side of the story is always absolutely right. Yet this is indeed impossible. For the most part, conflict is so often based on two central criteria: pride and perception. So often in a disagreement, one man may perceive the situation to be true while the other may perceive it to be false. Then pride settles in and claims, “I’m absolutely right and you’re absolutely wrong!” resulting in conflict and confrontation. However, in every conflict, there can always be only one absolutely right scenario—the truth!

Jesus said, “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." He also said that he is the Truth. In the book of Ephesians, we are told to put on the whole armour of God, part of which is the belt of truth, which is buckled around our waists. Only the truth will resolve a conflict, because the truth is always absolutely right and the truth will out! The truth never needs to be defended. The truth only needs to be born testimony of. The truth will set the heart of conflict free, but only if that heart is not being strangled by arrogant pride. The proud will fall while God will exalt the humble.

Therefore, in every skirmish you face, be sure to humble your heart before God (since God knows the truth) and subscribe to the truth. If you are in the wrong, then humbly apologise and correct your opinion. If you are walking in truth, then humbly receive an apology. The Lord watches over the truth because he is the Truth. So, be still and don’t fret when evil seems to prevail. God will vindicate the truth, always!

God-tracking is resolving conflict in humble truth.

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John 8:31-36
John 14:6
Ephesians 6:10-18
Proverbs 16:18
James 4:10
Psalm 37:7

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“Above all, help me to not be prejudiced toward my opponent and to walk in love.”

“Sovereign Lord, I admit that I am facing conflict today. Sometimes it’s difficult to see the wood for the trees when I’m in a fray, but I pray that you will reveal the truth to me. Please forgive me for my pride. I humbly submit to you and to the truth. If I’m wrong, then help me change my opinion. But if I’m right, dear Lord, then help me to simply witness to the truth in all humility. Above all, help me to walk in love. Whatever happens, O Lord, I pray that you will resolve this conflict. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Exclusive Purpose

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“In the Lord your God you live and move and have your being! His word is the sovereign current running deep beneath the surface of your life.”

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Jeremiah 1:12
The LORD said to me, "You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled."

“In him we live and move and have our being!” shouted the apostle above the din of dispute at the
Areopagus in Athens. The Athenians were renowned for loving a good philosophical debate. Paul had been wandering around the city while waiting for his friends to arrive from Berea. As he walked, he noticed that people were very religious in Athens. He even came across an altar dedicated to the unknown god. The Areopagus was a place where men would gather to discuss the latest philosophical fads. “This is the God Almighty who created the whole universe,” said Paul. “From one man he made every nation of men that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.”

I believe Paul was pointing out that there is only one true God. He is the supreme Creator, autonomous, self-determining and possesses an exclusive purpose. This reminds me of an analogy I once heard of how, up in the seas around the frozen peninsulas of Greenland, great swathes of ice can be seen floating in the water. Here you could find huge icebergs as well as smaller blocks bobbing in the icy sea. On closer examination, you would notice how the ice seemed to flow in different directions; for some reason, the larger bergs flow one way while smaller blocks, another. The reason for this is, the smaller blocks, because they’re shallow, are tossed about by the great winds on the surface of the Arctic sea while the larger icebergs, because they proceed deeper down into the waters, are drawn along by the ocean currents beneath the surface.

Our lives are subject to similar forces. On the surface, we’re affected by the whimsical winds of every flimsy fancy. The superficial influences of the world about us often nudge us and push us to compromise our standards or to follow their often hidden agendas. It’s here, as we feel the breeze of opinions or the winds of change in the circumstances of life, that we begin to doubt God’s plans and his purposes. But if the Lord has spoken his word to you, then nothing can ever change his purposes for your life. The Bible tells us that as the rain falls to the earth and produces a crop for food before returning to the clouds, just so, when God speaks, his word will not return to him without producing the purposes that he intended for it to produce. God is sovereign. His purposes are exclusive.

In the Lord your God you live and move and have your being! His word is the sovereign current running deep beneath the surface of your life. If he has given you a word today then he will fulfil his plans for you tomorrow. Don’t allow yourself to be swayed by the flimsy fluctuations of winds of change above the surface.

Our God is high and exalted. He is our Sovereign Majesty, his will is paramount, his character is supreme and his power, unlimited.

God-tracking is living and moving and having your being in his exclusive purpose.

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Acts 17:16-31

Isaiah 55:8-13

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“O Lord, come and do what you choses to do in my life.”

“Dear sovereign Lord, thank you for giving me your word. Thank you for the plans you have for my life. Please forgive me for being swayed by the winds around me and help me to flow with the deeper current of your exclusive purposes for my life, no matter what opposition I may face. I praise you that you are holy and sovereign and confess that in you I live and move and have my being. O Lord, come and do what you choose to do in my life. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

He is Acquainted with All Your Ways

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“You are one of a kind. God has a unique purpose for you. So, pray with the psalmist, “Search me, O God, and know my heart. And lead me in the way everlasting.”

Psalm 139:15
My frame was not hidden from you, when I was made in secret

In his book on near-death experiences, Imagine Heaven, John Burke writes, “He alone knows who he created you to be. He alone knows what a successful life uniquely means for you, not compared to others but compared to what he had in his mind before he created anything! I believe the reason people having NDEs say, ‘I feel like I’d been here before,’ or ‘I feel like I already existed,’ is because they did exist in the mind of God, eternally.” ¹

The scripture makes it clear that you and I were already in the mind of God before we were conceived. God is omniscient, that is, he knows everything about everything. God is also eternal, which means that he encompasses space and time. Therefore, there is nothing about anything that God does not know, past, present or future. He knew your name before the creation of the world. What’s more is, God knows every nuance of your life, past, present and future. This is great news because it means that you and I can rest assured that the circumstances of our lives are wrapped up in his knowing. And if he knows all about you, then you can be sure that your life will work out according to the plans he knows he has for you.

The only thing that could distort God’s plan for your life is your own choices. The one auspicious privilege that God has given mankind is free will. So today, make it your choice to follow God’s plans for your life by acknowledging him in all your ways. Scripture assures us that if we acknowledge God in our walk of life then our life’s track will line up with his eternal knowledge of us. Acknowledge God by receiving Christ as Lord, and acknowledge God by renewing your mind daily through his holy word. Do this, and you will track his will for your life.

You are one of a kind. God has a unique purpose for you. He is acquainted with all your ways. So, pray with the psalmist, “Search me, O God, and know my heart. And lead me in the way everlasting.”

God-tracking is knowing he is acquainted with all your ways.

¹ Imagine Heaven, John Buke, page 74. Published by Baker Books.

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Psalm 139:13-16
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
Proverbs 3:5-6
Romans 12:2

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“Thank you, O Lord, that you search me and known me. You are acquainted with all my ways.”

“Dear eternal God, I acknowledge Jesus as my Lord and saviour, and I acknowledge that you have knowledge of my whole life. I believe, because you encompass space and time, you already knew me before I was conceived. So, dear Lord, I commit all my life to you. I choose to acknowledge you in all my ways and trust that you will direct my life according to the plans you know you have for me. Thank you, O Lord, that you search me and know me. You are acquainted with all my ways. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

Listen to GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, https://www.surereality.net/podcasts/

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

His Blueprint for Your Life

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“To know and walk according to the plans of God; to live by his righteousness and kingdom principles, you and I need to learn to live out the new inner nature.”

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Galatians 5:16
So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.

Jesus is the blueprint of God for your life. The Bible says that we have all sinned and corrupted his perfect, righteous image in which we were originally created. Indeed, God sent us the Law of Moses, but it was rendered powerless in that it was weakened by our sinful nature. Therefore, he sent Jesus, his only begotten Son, to reconcile us to himself. Because Jesus is God in the flesh, he was and is perfectly sinless. Even so, God’s plan was to allow Jesus to take the curse of sin upon himself when he died for us on the cross. You see, God imputed Jesus with your sin at Calvary so that you could be imputed with his righteousness through repentance and by faith. Only in Christ can you become the righteousness of God. Jesus in you is God’s original plan for your life.

Many people think that they need to work really hard to earn God’s favour, but this is impossible. God is so holy and so righteous that we would need to become as righteous as he is in order to earn his favour. But Jesus is already as righteous as God, because Jesus is God. Therefore, to be holy as God is holy, you and I need to intentionally repent of sin and then live our lives by faith. The moment you truly admit to your failings, you die to the old nature of sin. Then, the moment you truly exercise faith in Jesus, you begin to live by God’s righteousness.

Jesus told us to seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness. When you asked Jesus into your life, God’s righteousness was imputed into your spirit-man; that is, you were implanted with God’s goodness. When you seek God’s righteousness, you are actually seeking to live by the newly created spirit-man within you and not the flesh-man on the outside.

Therefore, to know and walk according to the plans of God; to live by his righteousness and kingdom principles, you and I need to learn to live out the newly created inner nature. God does have a great and perfect blueprint for your life, but you will only discover his plans by living by the Spirit, in faith.

God-tracking is faithfully living by God’s righteous blueprint.

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Romans 8:1-4
Galatians 3:12-14
2 Corinthians 5:21
Colossians 1:15
1 Peter 1:15
Galatians 2:20

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“I claim your plans for my life as I choose to live by your blueprint and not by my own selfish ambitions.”

“Dear God, thank you so much that Jesus took my sin upon himself at Calvary so that I can be forgiven and cleansed. Thank you that you have given me new life in Christ, and renewed a right spirit within me. I praise you that it is no longer I who live but Christ who lives in me. Therefore, the life I live in the flesh I live by faith in your righteousness. Jesus is the blueprint of your goodness by which I stand. So, I claim your plans for my life as I choose to live by your blueprint and not by my own selfish ambitions. For your glory. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

Listen to GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, https://www.surereality.net/podcasts/

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Dwell In the House of the Lord

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“If you know Christ as Lord and Saviour, then your body has become the very temple of the Lord God Almighty! So, rest in him today wherever you are, and he will hide you in the shadow of his wings on the day of trouble.”

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Psalm 27:1(a)
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?

The king sat alone in the Tabernacle's outer courts, praying. Whenever his enemies rose up against him and the responsibilities of governing his people with wisdom and grace took their toll, David would come down from Jerusalem and just sit quietly in the Tabernacle to meditate upon the goodness of God. That day, the king had commanded his guards to remain outside the tabernacle boundary and had requested that the priests leave him alone for a while, as he always did when he visited God’s dwelling. King David was not a priest, so he was not permitted into the holy place, but he sat down on the ground beside the altar at the edge of the tent where he could smell the fragrances of myrrh, cinnamon, cane and cassia coming from within. David loved these moments. There, in the dust of the earth, he began tracing out the words, “One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life…”

King David was a great man. He was the only king of Israel who had truly obeyed the decrees of the Lord until his dying day. David was no angel, mind you. As a great warrior, he had much blood on his hands, and he’d committed murder and adultery. Yet David’s heart was pure, and he was quick to repent of his sins. In fact, it is written of King David that he was the apple of God’s eye. Here we see David pursuing his greatest pleasure – to reside in the dwelling of God. In the midst of turmoil and violence; in the thick of conflict and war King David knew that the Lord’s presence was his source and resource. The presence of God – in prayer – was always the place of his security, hope and rejuvenation.

Perhaps you find yourself in the thick of conflict or confusion today. Perhaps, when you look back over the past few months or years, all you can see is disappointment and failure. Well, if that’s you, then don’t give up, look up! Make a conscious effort to rise and seek the dwelling of the Lord in prayer. David spent many a day in the Tabernacle, still before his God when his soul was downcast. The dwelling of the Lord is a place of fragrant peace. Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” And the dwelling place of God is in your heart. If you know Christ as Lord and Saviour, then your body has become the very temple of the Lord God Almighty! So, rest in him today wherever you are, and he will hide you in the shadow of his wings on the day of trouble.

God-tracking is dwelling in the presence of God, always.

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Psalm 27
John 14:25-27
1 Corinthians 16:19-20

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“Help me to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life.”

“Father God, I admit that I am feeling a bit spiritually destitute at the moment. I confess that I have not spent enough time in your presence, in prayer. I know that I can never leave your omnipresence, but today I choose to seek your presence afresh! I want to rest in the shadow of your tent, in the fragrance of your company. I choose to cease my struggle with daily issues and rather be still before you. I shut off the clatter of noise that the world thrusts at me and rest in the peace that only Jesus gives. Help me to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

Listen to GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, https://www.surereality.net/podcasts/

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Faith is a Telescope

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“Perhaps from where you’re standing, all hope seems a million miles away. If so, then gaze through the scope of faith and, in prayer, lay hold of the promises of God by fixing your eyes on Jesus and not on your dilemma.”

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2 Corinthians 5:7
We live by faith, not by sight.

It was a cold, dark winter’s night when I set up my humble telescope in the back garden to gaze at the stars. I love stargazing. I think the Lord gives us a taste of his glory and extravagance in the enormity of the Milky Way. This night I trained my telescope on Saturn. Apart from Earth, I think Saturn is the most beautiful planet in our solar system. As I twisted the focus knob, the image began to take shape in my lens. I was completely awestruck by the tiny spectacle I saw of the second-largest planet in our solar system with its magnificent rings. At its closest, Saturn is 746 million miles away from my telescope, yet I saw it as clearly as though I were almost upon it.

Faith is telescopic! In Habakkuk 3, we read, “Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Saviour.” From where the prophet was standing, the future looked pretty bleak. In his flesh, he may have wondered how in the world the Lord would restore his people. But even as he gazed into the future, Habakkuk knew that the Lord was already on the other side of tomorrow, meeting their every need. He was able to gaze into the distance through the telescope of faith, and as he did so, he declared, “The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights.”

Perhaps you’re facing imminent difficulties today and feel that there is no way you’ll get through tomorrow. Maybe you’re wondering how you will ever overcome the astronomical financial mess you’re in. It could be that you’re praying for a loved one far off, who is sick in body or afflicted in soul. Well, if that’s you, then allow me to encourage you to pick up your humble telescope of faith and look through those clouds and on to the stars beyond.

The prayer of faith will make the sick person well. Jesus said that with God, all things are possible. The Lord Almighty, who spoke the universe into being, is the One who calls things that are not as though they are. Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of a life we cannot see, from here. All the great heroes of faith in Hebrews 11 saw what they hoped for from a distance and welcomed the promises of God from afar.

Perhaps from where you’re standing, all hope seems a million miles away. If so, then gaze through the scope of faith and, in prayer, lay hold of the promises of God by fixing your eyes on Jesus and not on your dilemma.

God-tracking is gazing at tomorrow through the telescope of faith

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Habakkuk 3
James 5:15
Romans 4:16-17
Hebrews 11

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“I make a conscious effort to hold up the telescope of faith and focus on the answers to my prayers.”

“Dear Lord, I admit that I’m in a mess at the moment. Somehow, from where I’m standing, I can’t see a way out of my dilemma. But I know that you are already beyond my future and that you have already worked out this problem. So, I choose to let go of my human reasoning and understanding and put my faith in your promises to meet all my needs according to your glorious riches in Jesus. I make a conscious effort to hold up the telescope of faith and focus on the answers to my prayers. Lord, you are my all in all. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

Listen to GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, https://www.surereality.net/podcasts/

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

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“Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in his wonderful face, and the things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light of his glory and grace.”

Psalm 116:2
Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live

In 1922 Helen Lemmel wrote a wonderful song, still sung extensively in churches today. In the chorus,
she wrote:

Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.

The scriptures put it this way: “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God,” and, “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

I know of a woman who, together with her family, deeply loved and served the Lord. We’ll call her Sandra. Sadly, Sandra had a slow degenerative disease that was to take her life eventually. However, as a young woman, she married a loving man and had two wonderful children. Her children grew up to know and love Jesus. One day, her 21-year-old son, an avid motorcycle enthusiast, was coming home late one night and had a motor accident that took his life. The family was devastated, but Sandra held them together with the hope that only Jesus can offer. Shortly after her daughter married and left home, her husband had an extramarital affair and left Sandra to marry another woman. Sadly, after her granddaughter was born, Jan’s daughter died of meningitis. Sandra was left alone and dejected with a debilitating disease. As the years rolled by, she became increasingly ill until, in her mid-60s, Sandra passed away.

A tragic life story, indeed. Or was it? Up to her last breath, Sandra never denied her Lord. She remained true to worship and love God with all her heart, soul and body. She always had faith and cheer, and despite her dire circumstances, she continued to acknowledge the Lord every day, walking in his tender care. During her times of deepest darkest despair, Sandra would sing, “I turn my eyes upon Jesus, and the things of the earth grow strangely dim in the light of his glory and grace.”

~It could be that you’re facing a Sandra scenario today. Perhaps you’ve been deserted or rejected. Maybe you’ve suffered loss, bereavement or illness; you’ve lost your security, and tomorrow looks a little less than rosy from where you’re standing today. If that’s you, then turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in his wonderful face, and the things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light of his glory and grace.

God-tracking is turning your eyes upon Jesus.

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Hebrews 12:1-3
Matthew 6:33
Proverbs 3:6
Psalm 116:1-9

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“Help me face tomorrow, Lord, in your glory and grace.”

“So here I am again, Lord, desperate for your help. I admit that I can’t face these difficulties in my own strength; I need your help. I choose to give up on my own efforts to get through my difficulties and put my confidence in your power to save, deliver and heal me. I fix my eyes on Jesus and look full in his wonderful face. I acknowledge you in all my needs and believe that you will meet them according to your riches in Jesus. Help me face tomorrow, Lord, in your glory and grace. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

Listen to GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, https://www.surereality.net/podcasts/

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

He'll Take Care of You

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“He will certainly not abandon you but will surely take care of you. He knows how you got into this mess and he knows how you’ll get out of it.”

Exodus 13:19 (NASB)
“…God will certainly take care of you…”

Pete and Jan were doing well. He was running a successful small business while she looked after the three kids at home. Pete’s business was growing as new opportunities opened to him. Both are Bible-believing Christians, acknowledging God in all they do. Then one day, all hell broke loose. Pete lost a large contract in which he had invested all their savings. Jan fell ill and found it increasingly difficult to care for the children. “Why, O Lord?” cried Pete. “What’s going on? I need help!” Pete and Jan’s story is common. A young couple finding their feet in life only to have the rug pulled out from beneath them. I’ve been there. Have you?

The Bible makes it clear that God knows the plans he has for you. He is eternal, omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent. He knows your situation right now and he will come to your rescue. We read that the enemy of our souls, Satan, prowls around like a lion seeking to devour us. Our battle is not against human forces but against demonic forces in the spiritual realm. Satan is intent on derailing you from the purposes of God.

Be strong and courageous, the Lord is with you. He is your helper. He will meet all your needs according to his magnificent riches in Jesus. He will certainly not abandon you but will surely take care of you. He knows how you got into this mess and he knows how you’ll get out of it. Your Lord is already on the other side of your tomorrow. So, stand together in the power of prayer and set your eyes on Jesus, trusting him as the author and perfector of your faith.

God-tracking is getting through tough times with the care of the Lord.

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Jeremiah 29:11
1 Peter 5:8
Ephesians 6:12
Joshua 1:9
Psalm 121:1-2
Philippians 4:19
Hebrews 12:2

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“I stand strong now in prayer, rebuking the attack of Satan on my family and claiming your blessing, provision and protection.”

“Dear Lord, help! I find myself in a right pickle. It seems all hell has broken loose against my family and me. And yet, O Lord, I know that you have triumphed over the forces of hell and made me more than a conqueror in Jesus. So, I stand strong now in prayer, rebuking the attack of Satan on my family and claiming your blessing, provision and protection. Amen!”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

Listen to GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, https://www.surereality.net/podcasts/

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.