God can handle our questions. He can handle our emotions – in a way that others cannot. He can handle our anger. But, let’s be clear, God is not our opponent. The devil is, and he is busy.
GOD is our greatest Advocate, our Protector.
Don’t waste your time fighting God on what He is revealing and directing you towards in your life. Though the realities can be uncomfortable, His clarity – shining truth in darkness – is His protection on our lives for now and for eternity.
God is your ally. Pay attention. Listen in. Lean in. He knows the way forward to victory.
The devil is our opponent here. Fight the enemy and the spiritual warfare he is trying to throw your way.
The enemy tries to crush us. He tries to throw us into utter despair. He is trying to destroy us. He is a thief, doing anything he can to rob us of our peace and confidence, to attempt to bully us out of our calling, out of hope itself.
But, here comes JESUS…
Jesus said, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full” (John 10:10).
Jesus is the LIFE-bringer. The enemy wants to take life out! (The good news is: JESUS WINS!)
The Bible acknowledges the reality of darkness in this world, where the enemy is wreaking havoc. The Bible describes the enemy as a lion, attempting to feast on our minds in a war for our souls. After all, he has already lost eternity because Jesus conquered death and made a way back to the Father for us!! So he is doing all he can to dim our light.
But never forget this:
“When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him” (Isaiah 59:19)!
GOD IS STRONGER! He WINS!
We are given the very Spirit of God to dwell within us when we invite Jesus to be the Lord of our life, and this gives us POWER! Never forget this!
Yet, as we operate in this life, we must have COURAGE to stand up in the face of opposition and SPEAK TRUTH – the truth of the Word of God – even if it starts in the voice of a quiver. Speaking the name of Jesus is the power itself!
In 2 Corinthians 4:8-10, it says,
“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.”
You might be pressed.
You may be perplexed.
You might be persecuted.
You may even be struck down.
But, you are NOT crushed.
You are not in despair.
You are abandoned.
And you certainly are NOT destroyed!
Father God is POWERFUL, and He is with you, in you, and for you! He has created you in HIS powerful image! So you ARE strong!
The situations and circumstances that the enemy has been throwing your way will be redeemed by God. I am believing and speaking that. Speak it too!
“It is written: ‘I believed; therefore I have spoken.’ Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak, because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you to himself.
“All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God. Therefore we do not lose heart!” (2 Corinthians 4:13-16).
Have COURAGE, speak the WORD, and do not lose heart!
The enemy has worked on overtime lately trying to distract and bully me to shut me up. I have been learning that I need to put a better guard on my heart and what I allow in my head, but I will not muzzle my mouth from sharing the message God has given me to share — the Word of God.
NOPE! Not giving in. This is a spiritual battle, and I am not losing, because I have JESUS and the the TRUTH of God’s Word!
We must remember, in battle, you don’t dance or “respond.” You charge ahead!
We, as Christians, put on the armor of God with a spirit of true righteousness that comes from total submission to the Kingship of Jesus! [Learn about the Armor of God in Ephesians 6:10-18.]
Submit your situation to Jesus! God will redeem your situation and use it for your advancement and growth. I receive that too!
He is the good in our life. He, in fact, is synonymous with Good. He is unable to act outside His character, and His very nature is GOODness. He is synonymous with Love.
So, get mad at the devil. Do not let him win. Do not roll over. Do not shut up. Speak Jesus. And receive His power. Clothe yourself in the courage we have in Him, and KEEP GOING!
Sarah Guldalian 