so dear friend whatever you are going
through it shall pass maybe you're in a
dry season
a season where life seems meaningless
and you feel as though you're simply
drifting
perhaps you're at a place where God
seems as distant as the Stars
maybe you're in an impossible situation
where no matter what you choose you just
can't win
for some of us that tough place has
become a stronghold of sin and you can't
seem to let it go
no matter what your problem may be
it will pass and God will do a new thing
in your life
furthermore all of us despite what we
Face we must keep moving forward in
believing
Philippians 3 verse 13 to 14 says
brothers and sisters I do not consider
myself yet to have taken hold of it but
one thing I do forgetting what is behind
and straining towards what is ahead
I press on toward the goal to win the
prize for which God has called me
heavenward in Christ Jesus in other
words Saints Press On
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God is faithful to empower you to stand
strong and Victorious and not to be
defeated
remember that Jesus is Victorious over
Satan he's Victorious over death hell in
the grave and this is good news this is
good news for you and I because if we
have accepted Jesus Christ into our
hearts
then we too can walk in Victory
it is not God's will for us to be slain
by evil
it is not God's will for us to be
defeated
it's not the will of the Lord for us to
be victims of the devil no it's quite
the opposite
God wants us to be the victors
God doesn't sit in heaven looking down
at you saying figure it out my child
you've got this battle I'll take care of
the next one
the Lord doesn't leave us to fend for
ourselves
he will not abandon us
but hear me
what God really wants us to do is to
suit up he wants us to put on his armor
he wants us to be in the battlefield
fighting on his side
there is no middle ground in this
Warfare
if we don't fight for the Lord then we
are fighting for evil
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now the question is
who will you stand for in this battle
many Believers fall on this trap of
kindest sort of living for God
but all that does is leave you lukewarm
but the good news is that God's judgment
has already been passed to the devil the
devil has been judged to suffer Eternal
damnation but
us as children of God
Believers in Christ
we are destined for victory
we are destined for victory when we make
the choice to fight on God's side
and the Lord is not a dictator he will
never Force us to stand with him
he granted us the free will to let us
choose between right or wrong
Good and Evil
Warrior of God or
a warrior of the enemy
will you choose to be a prayer Warrior
will you choose to fight the battle on
your knees
what will you choose
as Soldiers of Christ we go into every
battle knowing that we are more than
conquerors
we have already won
we are the ones that will testify that
we are not Fallen Soldiers but we are
the Victorious ones
so make the decision today
the decision to keep your hands raised
even in the middle of your battle
make the decision to pray often to pray
first and to pray with boldness
make the decision to pray at times in
the spirit
persevere in prayer
Press On
don't give up
keep praying and keep pushing and
remember
Mark 11 verse 24 says therefore I tell
you
whatever you ask in prayer
believe that you have received it
and it will be yours
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now as people of God we need to keep
standing firm through the many seasons
of life
Ephesians 6 verse 11 says put on the
whole armor of God that you may be able
to stand against The Wiles of the devil
now in order to stand firm you need the
belt of Truth to stand firm you need the
breastplate of righteousness you need
shoes prepared by the gospel of peace
you need the shield of Faith the helmet
of salvation and the sword of the spirit
we can't always change our circumstances
but we can change our attitude and our
Outlook we can choose to feed our spirit
with God's word and reject the spirit of
fear so wherever you're at right now you
are not there by accident
God has placed you where you are
the fight you face the battle you're in
it all has a purpose in the fullness of
his timing the Lord will make a way for
you
let us pray
King Jesus the almighty one
each has to be more trusting
help us to build our faith May the Holy
Ghost teach us and remind us that the
troubles we Face serve a purpose
the pain that we feel the people who
reject us can all be a blessing in
disguise
the tough situations and trials we go
through can be the Lord ordering our
steps positioning us for increase for
healing for breakthrough
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now as we continue to place Our Hope and
Faith In Jesus we need to know that one
day the storm will be over
you will make it through to the other
side
God will make rivers flow in the desert
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if I had never faced a problem in my
life
I would have never known that God could
solve it
if I'd never been Up Against All Odds
I would have never known the victory
ultimately belongs to Jesus
if my last relationship never broke me
then how would I have known that God
could heal me and make me whole again
and so I understand now
I understand what the Bible meant in
Psalms 119 verse 71.
it is good for me
that I have been Afflicted that I may
learn your statutes
while I was going through the trial it
was painful yes
it was hard and sometimes I didn't see a
way out
but when I did pass
I found that I didn't take God's
goodness for granted anymore
I began to see just how good God was and
is to me
but it was only through the lens of
affliction
that I saw things clearly
Jesus Christ spoke these words in John
14 verse 1. he said do not let your
hearts be troubled
you believe in God
believe also in me
many people in this world are walking
around and battling countless troubles
and if this is you
I would like to give you this word of
encouragement
let not your heart be troubled
in other words do not let your heart be
in distress
don't allow your heart to surrender to
fear
if you have accepted Jesus Christ as
your lord and savior then you have every
reason not to be troubled you have every
reason not to be anxious or worried
within your heart
I believe that the reason we should not
let our hearts be troubled can be found
in John 14 verse 6 which reads Jesus
said to him I am the way and the truth
and the life
no one comes to the father except
through me
and if you move on further to read John
14 verse 16 the Bible says
and I will ask the father and he will
give you another helper to be with you
forever
and so from these two verses we know
that if you have accepted Jesus Christ
into your heart
then you have accepted the way the truth
and the life
there is nothing that he doesn't
regulate there is nothing that he is
unaware of
he is the answer the only way and the
best solution for all things
and the fact that he has given us a
helper
the wonderful holy spirit means that we
have help in times of trouble we have
strength in times of weakness
we have guidance in times of uncertainty
so do not let your heart be troubled
because if you have accepted Jesus
Christ as your lord and savior and if
you submit to his ruling and Authority
in your heart
then you and I become like sheep to the
Good Shepherd and in John 10 verse 11
the Bible says I am the Good Shepherd
the Good Shepherd lays down his life for
the Sheep
what a privilege it is to have the Son
of God Jesus Christ the firstborn from
the dead say that he will give his life
for his sheep
now to the person who is listening right
now I want to encourage you and tell you
that you need not be worried let your
heart not be troubled because Jesus
Christ is with you and if Jesus Christ
is in your heart then you have accepted
the way the truth and the life
you have accepted the Good Shepherd
the writer of the Hebrews tell us don't
throw away your confidence it will be
richly rewarded that's what David found
he tells us there was a time when he was
struggling in Psalm 55 he writes fear
and trembling overwhelm me and I can't
stop shaking morning noon and night I
cry out in my distress and the Lord
hears my voice
then David says this can be our
experience also at the end of the psalm
he writes give your burdens to the Lord
and He will take care of you he will not
permit The Godly to slip and fall
and we need to hold on to this God will
never let you slip so I urge you
brothers and sisters the Lord Jesus is
King and he invites you to come to him
for rest the Bible says let us lay aside
every weight and the sin which so easily
ensnares us and let us run with
endurance the race that is set before us
looking on to Jesus the author and
finisher of our faith who for the joy
that was set before him endured the
cross
despising the shame and has sat down at
the right hand of the Throne of God
troubles can be a blessing for believers
you see God uses our troubles to remind
us that he is a deliverer he is a savior
he is our hope and rescue God is
faithful to empower you to stand strong
and Victorious and not to be defeated
understand that we are Overcomers
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thank you
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