A Prescription for Overcoming
Let me begin this blog with a prophecy. You have a trial or tribulation headed your way! How do I know that?
The Bible declares it in (1 Peter 4:12), “Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you.” (Special Note: Some face trials because they work for the Kingdom, others cause they need to get to work.)
The big question is not IF a trial is coming but WHEN. It is part of life. So we should get ready for this test.
Do you ever feel like you need more strength to face these inevitable trials? I do. Where do we get the strength for the difficult supervisor? Where do we get the strength for that negative diagnosis? Where do we get the strength to overcome the temptation to sin? The Bible tells us where.
There was a woman named Sarah struggling with infertility. (Hebrews 11) declares that she received enough strength to have a baby at an advanced age. Her strength came from faith in God.
So, how do you receive faith? Remember Jesus (Matthew 8:26) admonished the disciples by saying, “Oh ye of little faith!” We obviously don’t always have surplus amounts of faith stored away like fat cells. How do we get more faith?
If we want more faith (Romans 10:17) declares: Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God!
The same question that the Ethiopian Eunuch asked in (Acts 8:31), must be asked by us, “How can I understand except someone guides me.” (Paraphrase) The Apostle Paul asked and answered a similar question in (Romans 10:14), “How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?”
Many people want to approach God independently however,our God wants us to love one another and work together! (John 17) We don’t learn immediately from a heavenly download independent of people. We learn from a preacher…..who learned from a preacher. (Disclaimer: When I say preacher, I don’t necessarily mean someone with a seminary degree, collar, and funny hat. I mean someone with enough Word in them that they can shepherd a baby sheep.) Jeremiah 3:15 declares, “I shall give you pastors after my own heart to feed you with knowledge and understanding.”
I hope you can see the correlation. Thru preachers and pastors, we hear the Word. Thru hearing the Word we receive more faith!
When we receive more faith, we have more strength to fight the good fight and overcome our daily battles.
When we consistently overcome our battles, we become a champion.
For this reason we should congregate with other disciples of Christ! Don’t be surprised if you find yourself losing these daily battles when you are not willing to partake in the process. God designed us to rely on one another. Faith is a team sport.
Do you want to win? Then take the prescription!
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