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You can live in Victory, Not in Defeat!
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If you are facing trying situations, don't
allow them to rob you of your victory! The Bible tells us that "God is your refuge
and strength, a very present help in trouble" (Psalms 46:1). You are not alone. Jesus
has promised to never leave you nor forsake you (Heb. 12:13). Turn your attention to Him
and His Word. Wait upon Him and He will strengthen you with His peace. "Thou wilt
keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee"
(Isaiah 26:3).
By faith, release your cares, your concerns
and worries to Him. Trust Him to work out the end result. He will either change your
circumstance or will change you to deal with them! Take His rest and peace upon you,
believing that He has taken the burden from you. "Cast all your cares upon him
because he cares for you" (1 Peter 5:7).
Remember and follow the Apostle Paul's example. He knew adversity at its worst, but also knew that circumstances need never threaten the joy and victory of the believer. He wrote, "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? ...Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us" (Romans 8:35,37).
The scriptures teach that every Christian will
face many trials and disappointments in this life and He promises to deliver us from them
all. "Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of
them all" (Psalms 34:19). However, we must understand, our deliverance and victory
may not always mean the immediate alteration of our circumstances. God may not always
choose, or be at liberty, to change some external circumstances immediately. Instead, He
will change YOU internally so that you can "endure" the circumstances. This is
what Paul meant when he said he could be "content" regardless of what state he
found himself (Phil. 4:11). Despite our circumstances, we can have victory and peace in
our heart, with the patience to endure until He alters our situation.
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If you accepted Jesus Christ as your own personal Saviour,
then you will want to do the following:
Read your Bible every day to get to know Christ better.
Talk to God in prayer every day.
Be baptized, worship, fellowship, and serve with other Christians in a church,
where Christ is preached and the Bible is the final authority.
