A
reminder for today
We are
pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed,
but not driven to despair. We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God.
We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed. Through suffering, our
bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may
also be seen in our bodies. (2 Corinthians 4:8-10)
We go through many challenges and obstacles each day. We face
storms and we walk into danger. The enemy does not want us to flourish, he
wants us to fail. I realised last week that the enemy is definitely working
harder to bring me down and push me to failure. I got a terrible flu last week
that peaked on Friday and over the weekend I faced a number of interesting challenges
as the enemy uses people to attack me and try and force doubt in my mind. It ended
on a high note when a bus basically drove over the front part of my car while
it was parked in from of the gym. For a moment I was down and I was fighting to
make sense of all of this. There was total chaos in my mind as I tried to put
all of this in perspective. The worst thing we can do in a storm like this is
to think we deserve it. This thought came up to me, because of the mistakes I have
made the past few years, but God does not work like that. God is a God of love
and He is not a God of hurt and pain. God will take any bad situation and turn
it around for the glory of His name. So He can take our worst days and turn it
into a day where the enemy will turn tail and run.
We get knocked down but we are never abandoned. We walk
through dark valleys yet we do not fear. When God is with us we can overcome
anything. He will lift us up and He will never allow us to be tested above our
abilities. So this storm that I am facing is one that will bring glory to God
for the enemy did not win nor did he make me fall. Instead I am stronger for He
that lives in me is limitless.
That is
why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being
renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won't last very
long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last
forever. (Verse 16-17)
Lord we thank you for all your love and blessings over our
lives and we give glory to you for you are so good to us. Let your name be
glorified through every situation we face and through every challenge. Let us
live for you. In Jesus name.
Have an awesome day dear friend of Jesus.
Cheers
