"For we walk by faith, not by sight." 2 Corinthians 5:7 CSB
We have all had a few battles and struggles this past year, haven't we? The thing is, we are still here to talk about it. God has pulled us through. Holding onto our faith at such times, takes all we have got. Many times we want to give up and call it a day but, once you've met Jesus, it's not that easy because, deep down we want to do our best for Him.
Bob Gass said, 'Faith under attack, is just faith under construction. It's in the battles of life that you discover whether you have nurtured faith or, neglected faith.' In other words, whenever we stand on faith in any situation, we will get attacked but it is a learning process. We're not yet fully developed in faith but, we are better at living this way than we were when we first became a Christian. Whenever we make a faith decision, we know deep down that we are heading for a fight. The devil doesn't like us anyway, but he literally hates every inch of us when we come up against him in battle. Think of it, when we approach situations dressed in God's armour, Satan knows we mean business and as we take the authority of Jesus Christ, he flees because we are resisting his attacks (James 4:7).
You may not feel that you have done very well this past year. You may feel you have let Jesus down quite a lot. You may have, in fact we all have. But, you are still standing as a believer in Jesus. You still belong to His army. You are still more than a conqueror and you haven't given up the fight. Walking by faith and not by sight, means you can't see Jesus but, you know He is there and if you could see Him, you would notice Him give you a wave of encouragement. There have been times when you have been a wounded soldier, but instead of laying down, you have remained standing. Why? Because you will not leave the fight. you will not give up on Jesus. You are faithful and steadfast because, Jesus has faith in you. He chose you, He knows He can rely on you.
So, remember when the devil fires lies at you; when he taunts you and says you are a failure. Just ignore him; you know he is a liar so why waste time on a loser, Back the winner - Jesus!
If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:
'Lord Jesus, I have sinned and I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.
In Jesus' Name. Amen'
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