Deuteronomy 31:6 (NKJV) 6 Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”
Here’s something very important for each and every one of us to understand; We can never have victory, in anything, if we don’t first face a battle.
Without a battle there is no need for victory.
So, for all of the talk we hear in the body of Christ about victory, we had better recognize that if we want victory in anything, we have to fight for it. It’s not a very soothing thought, but it is reality.
Until we understand this, we will flounder and wallow in our battles, struggling to move forward against the attacks we face.
Now, here’s where the best part of all this comes in.
We don’t have to fight any of our battles alone. We have an ally; God Himself!
In the scripture above we are told plainly that God will go with us into our battles. And we are assured that He will never leave us nor forsake us.
This doesn’t necessarily mean that He is going to swoop down from the skies and bail us out every time we face a battle. But He will walk us through it.
He will guide us by the Holy Spirit, who dwells within us. He will give us wisdom and understanding of things we need to understand.
He will tell us when to move and when to stick. He will show us whether to move to the left or to the right. He will even show us the smallest details to help us. We need to be sure to watch and listen, so we don’t miss these things.
So, instead of praying and desperately asking God to take this battle away, we need to be praying, instead, and asking Him to show us how to win it by His spirit!
As we do this, we will slowly gain understanding, moving us further and further forward, toward victory in this battle.
Stick with it. Draw strength from God.
It’s not easy, but He will walk us through it.
More on this topic tomorrow.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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