Daily challenges unfold throughout the day unexpectedly, and that’s a fact of life.
We can either fight, flee or be paralyzed when faced with Satan’s attacks. I typically either fight or abandon my post! Yet God wants us to trust Him and learn from these unmanageable times. Cunnington encouraged her readers to search or discover life lessons or even hidden treasures during these times. Otherwise, we will be exhausted or burned out by the intensity of our challenge or even defeated by Satan’s lies or attacks.
From past experiences, I’ve learned more about the detrimental impact of fear and anticipatory anxiety. Every time I give myself the opportunity to explore or discover or grow in the midst of a challenge, I typically find at least one effective strategy to implement in the future and have yet to be burned out.
Praise the Lord!
In the book of James 1: 2-4, James reminded all of us, “Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.”
God didn’t promise us a trouble-free life yet He will be there in the mix of it all; the ugly, the bad and the worst!
His Word is not only comforting but will strengthen our inner beings, nourish our souls, renew our minds and encourages us to take the next step in love and hope.
Cunnington noted, ‘success is a filter through which we see life… we live this way by actively and intelligently living in a way that pleases God.’
We have to stand firm on His Truth and declare His promises over our lives so Satan will flee and leave us alone. When our minds are renewed with His Truth, we are empowered to overcome the enemy’s lies in all circumstances. Satan’s intentions to kill and destroy God’s plans will be forever restrained or chained when we declare God’s promises over our lives.
Cunnington noted, “the devil comes to shake you but God comes to steady you.” It’s comforting to know He is our Refuge and Rock indeed.
Satan’s purpose is to steal, kill and destroy god’s plan for our future. God’s plan is to give us a rich and satisfying life.” (John 10:10)
Let us stand on His promises one day at a time and fight the best ‘fight of faith’ ever…
I’m all ‘in’, a sister in Christ, who is ready for the battlefield of the mind one day at a time.
“Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son.””
“I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,”
“And the LORD said to Moses, “I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.””
“Then you will remember to obey all my commands and will be consecrated to your God. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD your God.’ ””
“But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul. For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your ancestors, which he confirmed to them by oath.”
And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,”
“But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.”
“So he sent for him and had him brought in. He was glowing with health and had a fine appearance and handsome features. Then the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him; this is the one.” So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David. Samuel then went to Ramah.”
“Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.”
“Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.”
“if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
“Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.”
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.”
“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.”
“Show me your ways, LORD, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.”
“He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.””
“I know every bird in the mountains, and the insects in the fields are mine. If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.”
“In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me; turn your ear to me and save me.”
“He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.”
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.”
“Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,”
“Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in obedience to him.”
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
“a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,”
“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”
“Awake, awake, arm of the LORD, clothe yourself with strength! Awake, as in days gone by, as in generations of old. Was it not you who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced that monster through?”
“Yet you, LORD, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.”
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
“Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.””
“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”
“After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.””
“Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.””
“When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.””
“For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin— because anyone who has died has been set free from sin.”
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.”
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
“Speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord,”
“The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.”
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”
“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,”
“He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
Journaling a Bible verse or two! 