I'm a
logical person and I know if I try to navigate
through life on my own, I won't make it. I'm so thankful that Jesus lives inside of me
because life is hard and unfair; people cheat, lie, steal, and bad
things happen to good people. I can't escape these realities but I can
choose to walk with Jesus...and I do! He's already faced my giants. In John 16:33 Jesus said, "I
have told you these things so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace
and confidence. In the world you have tribulations and trials and
distress and frustrations; but be of good cheer [take courage, be
confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have
deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.]
That's a promise from Jesus and I hold onto to it every day! Write
this down somewhere friend...the world has been deprived of the power to
harm us...you must choose to believe it or the promise will not help
you. A promise is only as powerful to the one who chooses to believe
it...His words do not mean we will live a perfect life without trials or
tribulations. Jesus spells this out clearly-so don't panic when
tribulation comes on you...because it will continually. You will
overcome...if you believe in and rely on the One Who has overcome-He
lives in you! Remember when Joshua, Caleb and 10 other spies went into
the Promise Land to assess the condition in order to bring a report
back? Joshua and Caleb said they could take the giants...the other 10
said no way-the giants would overtake them. Joshua and Caleb didn't
deny the reality of what they were up against...they believed the
reality of God's Word-God said He would be with them. They didn't try to
figure out "how God would be with them" they choose to believe "He
would be with them." Caleb said in Numbers 13:30, "Let us go at once and
possess it, we are well able to conquer it!" The other ten spies, began
to reason the dilemma, "here's the land God said to go into and that He
would be with us, we'll have everything we need...but there are giants
that could crush our heads...hmmm...so what do we do?" They reasoned
whether God's instructions could be carried out based on their human
ability to do so. The situation Joshua, Caleb and the spies faced is
no different than what we face today. Most of what we face is too much
for us...job losses, rebellious teens, broken relationships, single
parenting, managing family and work, and carrying out impossible
dreams...God never asks us to figure out things that He asks of us...He
just wants to know if we will be the 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, Jesus came to live in you...Face reality...He lives in
you...life is hard...but Jesus is Lord and He's overcome the world! Go
out and face your giant tomorrow...because Jesus has deprived it of the
power to harm you and has conquered it for you! Blessings friend. 10/22/12-LMM
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