Gods Bucket List 4b “Promises”

Ronald Reagan’s assassination attempt occurred just 69 days into his presidency . On Monday, March 30, 1981, while leaving a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., President Reagan and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinckley, Jr. Reagan suffered a punctured lung and heavy internal bleeding, but prompt medical attention allowed him to recover quickly.

Satan also has a few bullets of Destruction aimed at you and me. These bullets are not usually made of metal and gun powder, but are rather Spiritual forces directed against your dreams and hopes in life. Satan has a “Bullet of Doubt” that will attempt in every way possible to stop and destroy Gods dream for your life. There’s no better way to attack God Himself than to attack of His kids dreams.

Joseph faced one of those “Bullets of Doubt”. His eleven brothers sold him for 20 pieces of silver; he then landed up in Egypt, was placed on the auction block and sold to one of Pharaoh’s leaders, a man named Potiphar.  Can you imagine the doubts that were swirling in Joseph’s head? Destruction first starts in the mind. Our thoughts can be a deadly and destructive force.

I believe doubt is the number one reason people are hindered in their hopes and dreams. Doubt caused Adam and Eve to fall in the Garden; doubt hindered Abraham and Sarah from believing for their son Isaac. It all starts with a thought of hopelessness. Satan says; “Your marriage can’t work; your kid will never get off drugs and be saved. Cancer is going to kill and destroy your future.”

Doubt is deadly. And if you don’t fight back with the weapons of God, Satan will sabotage your hope and future dreams. What would Joseph do? Would he overcome these deadly bullets of discouragement and doubt? Would he really see his dreams come into reality?

Timothy J. McCarthy is the current police chief of Orland Park, Illinois and a former member of the United States Secret Service.^[1] During the Reagan assassination attempt, he turned into the line of fire, shielding Ronald Reagan from one of John Hinckley, Jr.'s .22 caliber bullets. Surgeons at George Washington University Hospital successfully removed the round from McCarthy's abdomen and he fully recovered.

Friend, God sends His Holy Spirit to protect and to encourage each of us when deadly bullets come our way. Never give up in your dilemma! God is more than faithful to give you grace and protection in your nightmares of life. Read on as we see what then happened to Joseph’s Dream.

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