Wednesday, February 19, 2014
You Can't Conquer what You won't Confront
Stand
up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that
they haven't half the strength you think they have. ~ Norman
Vincent Peale
Scripture:
What,
then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who
can be against us?
He
who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will
he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Romans
8:30-32 New International Version (NIV)
As
we journey through life, we are often confronted with people or
situations that cause us to halt right in our tracks. We become
frozen in place and unable to move forward or make a decision for
fear of making the wrong one. We try to pretend that what’s
happening isn’t real or will quickly dissipate and just go away.
Far too often we would just rather ignore our situation than deal
with it.
Men
and women who may feel that their significant other may be cheating
on them would rather close their eyes to the truth than confront it.
Parents choose to ignore the obvious signs of drug abuse in their
offspring than address the signs of addiction. We will often accept
less than substandard conditions as apposed to trying to change them.
We would accept wrong in our lives rather than try and make it
right.
The
word of God tells us time and time again that we don’t have to
accept something just because. If we truly believe in His word, that
word lets us know we can change our circumstances and that He can do
anything that we ask with His help. We are reminded time and time
again that if we believe in Him that He can and will change our
circumstances. Saints of God, the word of God tells us if we have
faith in Him and His word we can positively conquer our problems and
situations if we are willing to confront them.
Yet
in all
these things we are
more
than
conquerors
through Him who loved us.
Be
Blessed
Prayer:
Father
God, we come before the throne of grace with praise and thanksgiving
on our tongues and in our hearts. Lord, we thank you for fresh grace
and mercy and for the love that You so freely give to us. Father,
just like a wayward child, I know that I often disappoint You. I
realize that when I choose to do things on my own and don’t put You
at the forefront of my decisions, I become paralyzed with fear. When
I fail to feed my faith I am unable to confront the obstacles in my
way. When I do not partake from the bread of life, I become weak and
scared. I become frozen in place and unable to move forward or make
decisions because of fear. Help me to remember to always hide Your
word in my heart and to call upon Him who strengthens me in my
weakness. I thank You Father God for Your Son, Jesus. Jesus, the
sweet, comforting empowering name that helps me to confront my fears
and helps me to conquer my demons. It is in His name that we pray.
Amen.
