at one point or another we will all come
against something or someone enemies
Giants strongholds you name it sooner or
later you will face opposition something
that comes against you and the important
thing is how will you react how will you
react when you find yourself facing what
seems to be a giant inconvenience an
enemy that seems to be too big for you
to match up to how will you react when
you face giant opposition because you
see opposition enemies challenges they
all come in many forms they can come in
the form of people even family members
they can come in the form of an attack
on your health the supervisor
at your job that dream business that you
just can't seem to start opposition and
enemies come in many forms but they also
come to reveal many things like what's
inside you or how God really does fight
for you and how he stands beside you
when we have people when we have things
go against us when we have people making
negative comments trying to discredit us
to belittle us when the Giants of
frustration try and fight us how will
you react and I like what one preacher
said if you're constantly trying to
defend yourself
you'll get distracted fighting battles
that you were never supposed to fight
and that is true it's so easy to get
drawn into conflict with all these
different battles it's so easy to go
around and respond to negative people
did you hear what they said about me did
you see how they were looking at me did
you see what they said on social media
about me you will get distracted from
your calling from your purpose from your
dreams if you're constantly trying to
defend yourself do you know how much
emotional and even physical energy it
takes just to try and pay someone back
just to try and prove a point or to
prove them wrong
when you do that you are spending so
much emotional energy physical energy
energy that you need to be using in
prayer energy that you need to build a
future energy that you could be using to
do things in the kingdom of God so what
if the opposition I face is not a person
what if it's my circumstances or my
health what if it's something that's
left me feeling outmatched or
overwhelmed what do i do then
Paul said in second Corinthians we are
hard pressed on every side but not
crushed perplexed but not in despair
persecuted but not abandoned struck down
but not destroyed and I want you to
really grab this hard pressed on every
side meaning no matter where I go or
what I do there's pressure there's
opposition something is constricting you
trying to immobilize you and stop you
but despite the pressure regardless of
the opposition
you are not crushed we are not crushed
as children of God and Paul continued
perplexed but not in despair meaning
life has me puzzled and confused it's
got me asking questions like what should
I do now why me but here's the thing
perplexed I may be but I still have hope
I still have faith that it'll work out
for my good persecuted but not abandoned
people may be looking at you sideways
people may be walking away from you
people may be thinking you're doing the
most you're doing too much when it comes
to things of God but only you know how
far you've come with God only you
understand why you praise the way that
you do and finally Paul sends struck
down but not destroyed sometimes life
hurts but there's always healing in
Christ I may have been knocked down but
I can still move I may have been knocked
down but I am NOT defeated friends Jesus
offers hope in the midst of our pain the
Lord is never too busy for you but how
can he help you unless you go to him
whether it's a physical enemy or an
unseen enemy here's what I'd like to
tell you
God is your defender God is your shield
and fortress some battles are meant to
help you realize that if you keep
fighting battles on your own you will
start thinking you can resolve things
your own way but some battles are so big
that you have to say God defend me
please fight for me we need to learn to
leave our fights in the hands of God
because when you leave it in God's hands
he creates a table in the presence of
your enemies when you stop worrying
about what they think when you stop
listening to what they're saying about
you that's when God makes your enemies
your footstool when you stop getting
worked up thinking about how you can
show them how you can pay them back when
you stop doing that that's when God will
show himself to be your defender I am
saying stop defending yourself with
matters that can take up your emotional
energy jesus said in the Bible but I say
to you who here love your enemies do
good to those who hate you bless those
who curse you pray for those who abuse
you to one who strikes you on the cheek
offer the other one also he is telling
us to stop defending ourselves the
battle is the Lord's it's not ours as
long as you're defending yourself then
how will God defend you adversity
exposes your attitude towards God
sometimes you need to come up against
opposition just to find out if the word
of God really lives in your life or if
your belief is easily shaken by the
slightest bit of wind
there's a saying that goes life is like
a wheelbarrow you get nowhere until you
start pushing so press on keep pushing
endure keep running the race get up and
get off your back get on your feet and
press on you have the victory through
the Lord you are triumphant with the
blood of Jesus you are destined to stand
in the winner's circle
quit feeling sorry for yourself and live
like God intended for you to live as a
man thinks so is he stop saying I can't
and start saying I can do all things
through Christ who strengthens me stop
saying if all the time start speaking
and saying I will by the grace of God if
you feel like you're under pressure if
you feel like you're under fire
know that God can and will order your
steps in such a way that he will bring
things into your life that will bless
you protect you and guide you through
that storm which may intimidate you
so start believing that whatever it is
that's been holding you back is about to
break that wall which is block you is
about to break that fool's door of
opportunity is about to open that very
thing you've been seeking in prayer
concerning your family is about to
become a reality have faith in God
press on so take a step back and try
handling things God's Way God's Way says
I am turning this over to you Lord I
will not spend my life worried about
someone's opinion of me I will not waste
by energy trying to change another
person's mind I will not get upset or
frustrated because they don't like me
the sort of mentality and approach that
we need to have is saying god I know
you're my defender I know you're
fighting my battles that's when God
Almighty the creator of the universe
will go to work that's when the God who
said I am that I am
will become all that you need him to be
when your enemies try to push you down
God will lift you up when your enemies
try and discredit you and discourage you
when they try to make you look bad God
will turn things around
he will change it and make you look good
when they plot against you that's when
God will cause things to work out for
your good so I am speaking to someone
today telling you that there is a giant
with your name on it and it will fall
when you let God fight that battle for
you God said he will fight your battles
and you should hold your peace he will
take care of every opposition it's not
every battle that you should be involved
in and remember that some opposition is
just a distraction so don't get
distracted learn to let God fight your
battles
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