2 Chronicles 1:1
Solomon son of David took firm control of his kingdom, for the Lord his God was with him and made him very powerful.
Thus saith the Lord:
Do you not see? Solomon was powerful because I was with him. Yes, I gave him certain abilities, gifts. I placed him where he was – he was the son of the king of the Israelites. He was wise. He was attractive. He was smart. He was gifted in many ways. But none of that really gave him the ability to rule and run his nation in and of itself. His strength and ability came from the fact that I was with him. I am with you, Child. No more, no less than I was with Solomon. No more, no less than I was with Abraham, Moses, Joseph or any other those mighty men of faith you have studied in Scripture. I am with you. Always. I have promised, and so it is. You allow yourself to be intimidated, to be overwhelmed, to be stopped in your tracks because you feel unequipped, you feel weak, you feel incapable of surmounting the obstacles in your way. Some of those obstacles were placed there by your enemy. Some were placed there by Me. And many were placed there as a result of your own behavior. But regardless of where they originated, they are in the way. You pray that I would remove them. You pray that I would make a way through or around them. You pray for help. And in all that praying you acknowledge that I am stronger, more powerful, more knowledgeable and able in every way to surmount and demolish those obstacles. You demonstrate faith in My ability to deliver you. And so, if in fact I am with you – as I was with all the great heroes of faith who have overcome overwhelming circumstances and events – if I am in fact with you every second of every day, then what is the problem? Do you not have access to Me? Do you not have the abilities to overcome all of this by virtue of the My power dwelling within you? When will you stop separating us out? When will you absorb – to the depths of your heart, soul and mind – and act upon the reality that I have given you My power? I have given you My power to overcome your enemy. I have given you My power to overcome obstacles. I have given you access to My wisdom. I have given you everything you need to succeed in your life. Choose to trust and believe that reality and then act upon that trust and belief. And watch the obstacles fall away as you leave them and this place in your life behind.
Amanuensis 