This is a year of open doors, opportunities for great things. However, we must take the steps to walk through the doors that open before us, "walking by faith, not by sight."
Galatians 3:13, 14 tells us that "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us; for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree. That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith." Further down in verse 26 Paul also says, "For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus." This is the first step of faith, the first open door (opportunity) to us. To receive the promises of God, we must be heirs to those promises, children of God. We do this by faith through grace.... "if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. " Rom 10:9. 
We resist the devil by developing our faith. How does faith grow? It grows by hearing and hearing the Word of God. (Rom 10:10) As we hear His Word, and hear His Word, and HEAR HIS WORD, and Hear His Word.... we begin to have faith that can take giant steps.
You come to know His voice through His Word,
you come to know who you are in His Word,
you come to know what you are entitled to in His Word,
and you come to know that the devil is liar!
You do not believe these lies because you know the truth, God's Word, God's will for your life. You know what Christ did when He died on the Cross and rose again. You know the covenant between you and God. You know that you are a prince of the King of Kings, royalty. Not to be stepped on by pawn, the devil, who only has deception as a weapon. As we grown in faith, we are no longer deceived, but living in the reality of the abundant, eternal life Christ came and provided for us! We are the children of promise! Christ made us free! (Galatians 5:28-5:1).
After a while, we can also say, "not my will, but yours be done." and mean it, because our faith has matured and is healthy from being fed, watered, and tended to over time. Our faith now shows that we trust God 100%.
"...not my will, but yours be done" is not for us to sit and pray sheepishly when things do not go our way... for example: when someone is not healed immediately and we say, "God, your will be done.". We already know that we were healed on the day that Jesus died for us .... "by His stripes we are healed." This is His will, from His Word.
"...not my will, but yours be done" is an attitude, a conscious decision that we make when the enemy, through circumstances and situations in our lives, tries to distract us from God's truth, our reality. We choose His Will. With attitude we resist the devil and make the decision to believe His Word, His Will, rather than the lies the enemy has put before us. By doing this, we see victory and allow His Glory to shine.
If we are in a situation we do not understand, we can turn to His Word and His Will to be done. "I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go: I will guide you with my eye." PS 32:8 Find scriptures that speak His will, and then meditate on them, pray them, speak them, and make them a reality in the situation bringing victory to us, and Glory to God.
By growing and building faith, you have the ability to walk through any open door (any opportunity) presented to you, and take the steps needed to fulfill your walk in Christ.
Todays passage is short, yet powerful. I pray for God to give you a "spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him" regarding these verses today.
Galatians 3:13, 14, 26 "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us; for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree. That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith." ,,,,,verse 26"For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus."
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