Today I was reminded of the frailty of the human spirit, not to mention reminded of the brevity of the human condition.have you ever felt so guilty and unworthy because of something that happened years ago? (more…)
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Something's About To Break!
Today I want to talk to talk about walls and horizons some of us meet up on our walls well before the horizon is visible. some meet the wall just as the horizon is yet visible to us in what seems like a breath away. But one thing seems to be consistent with the wall is that it will show up FOR SURE without question and will cripple without prejudice.
The Adversity
The Wall, that giant that prison, that inevitable evil, that issue, that car payment, that home being repossessed, that child addicted to meth, that group of young men that cant get out of their destructive mindset, that group of people struggling in the ghettos, that group of people shaken by an earthquake….the wall…that giant that presents itself just as your blessing is around the corner. I am certain by the time you’ve read the first line of this paragraph you will have identified your own giant, your own wall that represents the bane of your existence.
I am convinced that as someone once said hope begins in the dark, that small light that burns steadily and strong in the midst of your darkest hour. Hope & Faith still exists within your pain though troubles may stir about you, there is true relief beyond the horizon. Even though this great adversity, this great giant wants you to cower in the corner and fold your tents don’t you do it.
Time & Merit
If there’s anything I’ve learned its that each time a great adversity presents itself this is when God shows up and shows out. Remember, he is made perfect in our weakness but wants to see what we will do. Will we begin to give in? cower? curse him? or even completely give up? Essentially this adverse issues is simply a test and each test/adversity comes with one great question…who are you? Within this question lies multiple sub questions you have to answer about yourself. What is your name? What are you made of? Are you afraid? Are you ready to admit defeat? These are the types of questions that each type of adversity brings with it, but this is where people of great strength and character are birth. People of this stature are not simply born into it they are birth via the tests and adverse situations they have endured and mastered over the years. There are some of us who would look at someone we would consider strong and want what they have, but you can’t get what they have until you have been through what they have endured!
I submit to you that from the depths of adversity, one discovers ones merit. both spiritual and physical strength, its no secret that some things in life just don’t come without a price. So ask yourself what are you willing to do to reach a certain goal in your life or to overcome this great adversity that has presented itself.
PREPARATION
We have all heard of or have read the story of David. Here comes this child that stands in from of this giant, as others laugh and jeer but they did not know that God had prepared David for victory long before he faced the giant(Don’t be lazy Go read it to find out what he was tested with before he faced the giant..lol – - This story David and Goliath can be found in the Bible in First Samuel 17). Essentially God tested David with everything from a Lion to a Bear so by the time Goliath came around then there was no fear in David’s heart! This is what preparation does for you and it CANNOT be forfeited, no matter how many shortcuts you take there is nothing like true preparation to overcome adversity.
The Break!
Make no bones about it it wont be easy to over come this giant but by faith and persistence & preparation you will certainly get it done! If there’s one thing I hope you Grab from this week’s featured article is to all of us who have come up against the Giant know that Once you defeat your giant a kingdom awaits you just beyond the horizon. And I’m not just talking about your kingdom in heaven, but rather the blessings and the favor overflowing that God promises you is there behind every adverse situation, that light at the end of the tunnel does not ONLY signify some sort of divine end but rather the blessings “pressed down, shaken together flowing over”(Luke 6:38). Remember…
Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; he will come and save you.(Isaiah 35:3,4)
don’t ever think that you are on your own, that’s what the enemy wants, the enemy is a master of systems and is waiting for you to start feeling sorry for yourself and start the “poor me” hating and crying session. Don’t you let the enemy win! You are made strong by the hand of God!
– Walt Walker
“I know that flowers fade and the grass withers, but the word of the Lord shall stand for ever”(T.D. Jakes)
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