Tag: battles

The Fiery Process of Growing Our Faith

1 Peter 4:12
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.

Jesus makes it completely clear in His teaching that we should expect trials if we follow Him. We should not be surprised by any painful trial that we may be going through. Trials are part of the necessary process of growing our faith and our intimacy with Our Lord.

Our faith must be tested. Without trials, we would soon believe that all of our good fortune was of our own making. Through the trials, we build our confidence in Our Savior who faithfully delivers us from each and every challenging period in our lives. His grace is always sufficient if we trust in Him.

Lifelong friendships and close personal relationships are usually the hallmarks of men who have gone to war together. The time that the soldiers spend together in battle relying on one another results in bonds that are unbreakable. So it will be with us in our relationship with Jesus Christ. When we learn to rely on Him to take us through our battles in life, He will become our anchor during the mightiest of storms. He will become our inseparable partner in victory.

Let us face every battle with the confidence that the victory will be ours. Let us learn to trust everything to the One who is always at our side. Let us build intimate relationships with Our Savior King who goes into each of our battles with us.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, we thank You for being our rock and our foundation. We thank You for Your faithfulness in delivering us from the fiery trials in our lives. We pray that we will come to a place where we trust in Our Savior, Jesus Christ, for all things. May our trust become so complete that we actually learn to rejoice in the face of our trials, knowing the victory is ours in all matters even unto death. We ask all these things in the name of Our Refuge from the Storm, Jesus Christ.

Whom Shall I Fear?

Psalm 27:1
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Many of the Psalms were written by David. David was proclaimed by God to be “a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do”. Because David proved himself to be obedient to the Lord’s calling on his life, sought God in all things and trusted God in all things, God made him king of Israel.

The first we read about David, we see him as a young man who believed God would give him victory over the giant, Goliath, when everyone else cowered in the face of the giant. The men of the day tried to provide David with their armor to fight the giant. David refused. He knew he only needed God on his side.

The same God that helped David slay Goliath is the God that helps us to slay the giants in our lives. The giants in our lives are not named Goliath. They are named such things as addiction, fear, worry, depression, confusion, manipulation, control, bitterness and anger. We do not need to turn to the world to defeat our giants. We only need to go to Our Heavenly Father in the name of His Son, Jesus.

Let us not be fearful in any battle that we are fighting. Just as David did, we can go to the Father to be perfectly prepared for the battle. Let us confidently proclaim victory against whatever giant or giants we are facing. Our ultimate victory has already been set aside for us.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, we thank You for giving us Your Son, whose death on the Cross gave us victory over all things. We exalt the name of Our Savior King who opened the gateway to heaven for us. We are so grateful that Jesus stands beside us as we face our giants. We pray that the Holy Spirit will teach us to trust in You, Lord, just as David trusted in You. We ask all these things in the name of Our Lord Mighty in Battle, Jesus Christ.