Devotional by Jasmin Day
“Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 NLT
Many of us are facing different challenges in our lives, some different than others. But God is in the midst of every situation we face. If we lean on Him & fight, He will hold you up! Be encouraged because our God has dominion over ALL things no matter what you're facing. Do not accept and give in to what you are facing today. It could be anxiety, depression, finances, family issues, etc. God is bigger, His Word is louder, and we can stand firm in it. When we lean on God, He will strengthen us and help us through whatever we are facing in our lives now, and in the future.
How to Win in the Face of Challenges:
Don't let your situation dictate your reality! Even if we feel down, and defeated we aren't. God has gone before us and we have victory! Get up and fight, allow Him to strengthen and help you through it. Shake off the feelings of defeat and be joyful in what God says about you and your situation.
Pray! When we pray we war against whatever we may be facing, and allow the Lord to speak into your situation. As we pray, we also have the opportunity to give God our worry and stress which allows Him to fill us with strength and peace. Pray even when you don’t feel like it!
Sometimes we can give in to our situation and what we are facing, especially if we have been fighting it for a long time. But we have to learn to fight and not allow ourselves to be content in our mess! Let’s fight against the things that we face in our lives, because we know that we are never fighting alone. We have a big God who loves us, fights for us and fights with us. Never stop fighting.
I believe that no matter what life throws at us, we can walk in confidence knowing that God is fighting with us and for us. We can stand on His Word and shake off whatever is going on, pray and war in the spirit, and lastly keep on fighting. If we do what we can, God will do what we can’t!
