can shelter them in a beautiful way.
When you are battling and the devil
starts telling you that you must have
failed God, ignore him and your feelings
and take God’s thoughts for you.
He said, Fear thou not; for I am
with thee: be not dismayed; for I
am thy God: I will strengthen
thee; yea, I will help thee;
yea, I will uphold thee
with the right hand
of my righteousness
(Isaiah 41:10). God
will always be there
for you in your time
of need.
Take Your Stand
Instead of listening
to the devil when he tells
you that you’re failing, resist
him; and the Bible says you
can do that. Be sober, be vigilant;
because your adversary the
devil, as a roaring lion, walketh
about, seeking whom he may
devour: Whom resist stedfast in
the faith (I Peter 5:8,9). Unfortunately,
some of you are not putting
forth the effort to do that, and you
are not using all the power God has
given you. You can’t just carry God’s
power around like extra baggage;
you have to use it.
It is time for you to put on the
whole armor of God every day and
stand for Him. Wherefore take
unto you the whole armour of
God, that ye may be able to withstand
in the evil day, and having
done all, to stand. Stand therefore
(Ephesians 6:13,14). Don’t
think about failing but about winning.
Forasmuch then as Christ
hath suffered for us in the flesh,
arm yourselves likewise with the
same mind: for he that hath suffered
in the flesh hath ceased
from sin (I Peter 4:1).
When you are being tried, you must
hang on to every thought of God and
keep your eyes on Jesus knowing that
He will always be with you. When
thou passest through the waters,
I will be with thee; and through
the rivers, they shall not overflow
thee: when thou
walkest through the
fire, thou shalt not be
burned; neither shall
the flame kindle upon
thee. For I am the
LORD thy God, the
Holy One of Israel,
thy Saviour (Isaiah
43:2,3).
God's Children Have Suffered Much
Jesus suffered many trials and persecutions,
but that didn’t mean He was
failing His heavenly Father. Jesus never
failed; He always did His Father’s will.
Even when He was suffering great
agony in the Garden of Gethsemane,
He still prayed, Not my will, but
thine, be done (Luke 22:42).
Jesus is our example, and we are
to follow in His steps every day. For
even hereunto were ye called:
because Christ also suffered for
us, leaving us an example, that ye
should follow his steps: Who did
no sin, neither was guile found in
his mouth (I Peter 2:21,22). When
you can’t see Jesus’ steps in front of
you, stop and talk to Heaven. Then
wait until the blood footprints of Jesus
show up plainly for you. Don’t just
keep walking without knowing if you
are walking God’s way.
Paul suffered much, but he wasn’t
failing God. For the which cause I
also suffer these things: nevertheless
I am not ashamed: for I
know if whom I have believed,
and am persuaded that he is able
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