Hello everyone! I would like to share with everyone that we have a gracious God.
You may be in a very challenging situation today, but I would like to encourage my readers today that we have a gracious God. I have come to a point in my life where I realize that many humans fail us, but God would not and cannot fail us.
Romans chap 8: 28 (NIV); And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him who have been called according to his purpose.
I would like to encourage my readers that no matter how complex your situation is, you are in God’s perfect purpose. This verse reminds us that we have been called according to his purpose. You may not see a logical solution out of your current situation, and you may have tried approaching and trying many ways to free yourself from your case, but you realize it is to no avail. You try so hard, yet you still don’t see a result.
The Holy Spirit reminded me today to reach out to my readers who are going through a very challenging life. Whatever your situation is, God is a gracious God. In this new year, God wants you to experience His love like never before. If you are living a life of struggle and tears today, I would like to remind my readers this is not a life from God.
Everything that has happened in your life is God’s perfect plan for your future. Your life today may not be what you expected it to be, but rest assured that God’s plan will prevail, and His plan is always good, to give you a future and hope. Be rest assured that your life belongs to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Many Christians are in a difficult situation today and may be trying their best to get a miracle. Many are hoping for God to do something for them. But instead of the problem getting solved, the challenges get more extensive and beyond human comprehension. They try to attend church, maximize their time in ministry, and do all they can to get God’s attention. We want God to do something for us. We try all sorts of ways. From prophet to prophet, from church to church, we are trying to get God to answer our prayers. We are trying to fight the devil who caused this challenging situation. We get tired, demotivated, and wonder what God’s plan is. If you are here today and have tried all ways to get God’s attention to solve your matter, I think it is high time you take a break. Take a break from trying to get God’s attention. You don’t need to get God’s attention. You already have God’s attention the moment you are born.
He knows your situation. He knows your challenges. The good news is, whatever mess you are in today, it will turn into a message. Do you know why? Because God is a gracious God. Do not live a life of struggle. Do not live a life dependent on ministers. Instead, look to God.
God knows the solution to your situation today. Therefore to solve the situation, let’s seek God. Not trying to get God to solve the problem, but let’s shift our focus to knowing who this God is first. How do we do this? Let me share with you all a simple story of David and Goliath.
David and Goliath is a famous bible story with deep meaning for each of us. This story reminds us how we see and perceive the current situation will change the course of direction of a specific challenge in life.
One day, the nation of Israel was called to fight the Philistine army that had gathered for war. A great Philistine giant named Goliath, standing over nine feet tall came to the front of the Philistine battle line for forty days and mocked the Israelites and their God. Goliath called them to fight, but King Saul and the Israelites were scared and did nothing. Instead, a small shepherd boy name David offered to defeat Goliath. Goliath laughed at David, but David responded that even though Goliath had a sword and spear, he came in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel.
When I was reading this bible story, the Holy Spirit reminded me that everyone else saw Goliath as a giant, and they tried all humanly logical ways to defeat the giant. They got the armies ready to defeat Goliath. But nothing worked. Instead, David asked God, and a straightforward solution was needed. Just rocks and slings to defeat Goliath. David didn’t even ask for counsel from any army or any human. David didn’t even need to ask for any weapon from outside. He had it in him. Being a small boy at that time, this sling and rock would have been something he had that he played casually with it.
I realize David saw Goliath differently. David didn’t see Goliath the way others in the nation saw Goliath. Others saw Goliath as a huge big Giant. A big problem. But to David, it was a small matter as he sought the Lord for a solution to defeat Goliath. The answer was within him. He didn’t see himself as a small boy, although the Bible records that he is a small shepherd boy. He saw something beyond the ordinary.
What does this bible story teach us? Whatever Goliath you are facing today, it is important how you see your Goliath. Is it a challenging project you are working on? Does it sound so impossible to complete within a short time frame? Is it a health condition where doctors are unable to give a solution? Is it a huge financial crisis? Is it a marriage/relationship issue? Whatever your Giant is, stop looking to men for help. Start shifting your focus to God.
Whatever your Giant is today, trust me, from today onwards, see this Giant differently. For our Lord Almighty, who is so big and magnificent, this Giant you are facing is very small. Start looking at it as a small matter. Take this Giant as an opportunity for God to do the miraculous. This is the first step you take. The good news is this. This current challenging problem has an expiry date.
Whatever Goliath you are facing today, do not be overwhelmed. God knows the solution. You need to seek God and ask God for wisdom. He will give you the rocks and sling to defeat your Goliath. He will give you the right strategy. In your quiet time, don’t get God to solve the situation.
Instead, this year, let our prayer life change. Let our prayer life be shifted and be focused on wanting to know who this God is. As we read and soak ourselves more in the presence of God, let this God we know defeat Goliath. If you are someone here who tried every logical way to defeat a current Goliath in your life, high time to take a step back. Focus more on developing your own self. Read the Bible more. Listen to more worship songs.
Humans cannot do it. But my Lord Jesus Christ is able to.
Say this today: My God is gracious. The Giant in my life is defeated in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.-R.J.JOHN
Prayer for today: ”Abba Father, I thank you, Lord, for giving my readers and me the eye to see to defeat the giants in our life. Thank you, Lord; you have given us the rocks and slings needed to defeat this Giant completely in 2023.I thank you, Lord, this journey will give you glory. Amen
Application :
- Start doing one thing you are good at. Invest time in it.
- Minimum 1-hour prayer in tongues in a day.
- See your current challenge small. Let God do it.
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