Anywhere the Bible talks of us as partakers of the glory of Christ, it talks of suffering with Him. Romans 8:17 says “if we suffer with Him, we shall also be glorified together.” The suffering the Bible is talking about here is not the affliction of the devil that you must resist, it is the affliction of the gospel. It is the training that God allows so that the wealth of maturity can come out of you. If you go through that training beautifully without complaint, it matures you. If you go through it murmuring, you will repeat the class. God will not pamper you in a way that weakens you. What you are going through now is doing something to your heart if you allow it. The question is, will it build in you the heart of an overcomer or the heart of a quitter?
When Goliath showed up, everybody in Israel had size and training, but only one boy had heart. Saul was taller than everybody, yet he did not have the heart for the fight. David had not attended any military school, but the lion and the bear he fought in the bush had done something to his inside. The private battles you are facing now are not a waste. Overcomers are not people who never meet tough situations, they are people who refuse to give up inside those situations.
Many times when Christians lose, it is not because the devil is stronger, it is because they gave up too quickly.
Many parents have accepted what they should have resisted. If the devil comes to attack your child with sickness, stand your ground and tell him to take his hands off. If it will take you twenty one days of fasting and prayer, give it. As a couple, labour together and build. You do not have time to start another marriage, another destiny, another calling. Let this year be the year you tell yourself, I will not negotiate away my future. I will not bow to fear. I will stay with God in the training until my heart becomes strong. As you allow the Holy Spirit to work like this on your inside, you will discover that you are not just a churchgoer, you are truly an overcomer, and your life will bear fruits that remain.
THOUGHT TO PONDER: What does the way I handle pressure say about my heart today, and what changes must I embrace so that God can trust me with bigger battles and bigger fruits?
PRAYER: Lord, work on my heart and deliver me from fear and quitting. Give me the heart of an overcomer that stands with You for my life, family and assignment until Your will is done. In Jesus name. Amen.
BIBLE IN A YEAR:
Genesis 48:1-49:33; Matthew 15:29-16:12; Psalm 20:1-9; Proverbs 4:20-27
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