Life's
hard and unfair-people cheat, lie, steal and bad things happen to
good people. We can't escape these realities, but we can choose to walk
with Jesus...to deal with these realities. He's already faced our
giants. Jesus tells us in Him we can have perfect peace and
confidence. That in the world we'll have tribulations and trials,
distress and frustrations-but to take courage, be confident, certain and undaunted. He's overcome the world and deprived it of power to harm us-conquering it for us (Jn 17:33)!
This is God's promise-hold on to it every day; write it down...the world has been deprived of the power to harm you! If you choose not to believe this promise...it will not help you. A promise is only powerful to the one who chooses to believe it. Jesus didn't say we would live a perfect life without trials or tribulations. He spells it out clearly-so don't panic when tribulation comes on you because it will-all of your life.
Many evils confront the righteous, but the Lord delivers them out of every one (Ps 34:19). We're not to deny the reality we're up against-we're to believe the promises of...Who handles what we're up against. We're not to figure out how God will be with us; we're to believe He will be with us-always. Most of what we face is too much for us-job losses, rebellious teens, death, difficult job market, betrayal, abuse, single parenting, managing family, work and believing in what we can't see (2 Cor 5:7)!
God never asks us to figure things out-He wants to know if we will be a vessel for Him to work through. Choose to believe God-no one can believe for you...that's why it's called a personal relationship. When you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, His Spirit came to live in you. Face this reality...He lives in you. Life is hard, but Jesus is Lord and He's overcome the world! Go out and face your giants tomorrow-Jesus has deprived them of the power to harm you! Believe Him-a promise is only powerful to the one who chooses to believe it! (Isa 41:10). 8/2/13CIFL-LMM #trials #believe #hope #lifeishardbutjesusislord #christianinsightforlife www.facebook.com/christianinsightforlife
This is God's promise-hold on to it every day; write it down...the world has been deprived of the power to harm you! If you choose not to believe this promise...it will not help you. A promise is only powerful to the one who chooses to believe it. Jesus didn't say we would live a perfect life without trials or tribulations. He spells it out clearly-so don't panic when tribulation comes on you because it will-all of your life.
Many evils confront the righteous, but the Lord delivers them out of every one (Ps 34:19). We're not to deny the reality we're up against-we're to believe the promises of...Who handles what we're up against. We're not to figure out how God will be with us; we're to believe He will be with us-always. Most of what we face is too much for us-job losses, rebellious teens, death, difficult job market, betrayal, abuse, single parenting, managing family, work and believing in what we can't see (2 Cor 5:7)!
God never asks us to figure things out-He wants to know if we will be a vessel for Him to work through. Choose to believe God-no one can believe for you...that's why it's called a personal relationship. When you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, His Spirit came to live in you. Face this reality...He lives in you. Life is hard, but Jesus is Lord and He's overcome the world! Go out and face your giants tomorrow-Jesus has deprived them of the power to harm you! Believe Him-a promise is only powerful to the one who chooses to believe it! (Isa 41:10). 8/2/13CIFL-LMM #trials #believe #hope #lifeishardbutjesusislord #christianinsightforlife www.facebook.com/christianinsightforlife
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