“Storms”
It’s easy to behave and be strong in faith when we have no troubles and everything in our lives is calm, cool, and collective! It’s a different story when trials and tribulations come. These are the tests of life and these are times when it’s extremely important for us to stand firm and be careful about what we say. These difficult times tempt us to say and do all kinds of things that we would not do or say in “good times'“. We all know when Jesus was tempted by satan and He used The Words of God to defeat him (Matthew 4:3-11). If you’re like me, your’re probably thinking to yourself… well I’m not Jesus… and you’re absolutely right.. YOU’RE NOT! But you too can defeat the enemy with The Words of God. Don’t give place to the enemy by speaking words that enable him and his minions to have victory over your life! You cant defeat the enemy when you complain and feel sorry for yourself… you also can’t defeat them when you’re afraid and worry all the time! It’s time to lift up your shield of faith, wear the helmet of Salvation, and use the Sword (The Word of God) to swing at the enemy when they are trying to attack!
We have no idea how many storms we will face in life, how long they may last,or how difficult they may be… we just know they are inevitable! While some are easier than others and some just feel like they will never pass God always helps us get through them, we just gotta have faith. God has a plan in place for our deliverance from whatever we are facing. We just have to keep trusting in Him! God uses the storms of our life to stretch our faith and help us grow! I pray that God continues to grant you the wisdom, knowledge and understanding to pass through whatever it is you may be facing!
To keep this blog from being too long.. I’ll post another blog next week titled “How to Act during the storm”… now these are not set in stone guidelines or anything like that, these are just some of the things I’ve learned and use during my storms. I’ll give you one today… When things get unbearable and hard too handle, don’t throw away your values, don’t stop reading your Bible, don’t stop praying! That’s what the enemy wants you to do… he wants you to give up on God and make you think that God is not listening to you! This is the time your praise and prayers need to be the loudest! God is ALWAYS listening!
