I Did Not Drown


There were times this week when I thought I would drown. I thought the depth of my office work would drown me, and I thought the depth of my personal life would drown me. The enemy really knows how to whip the waves up in my life. But, this week, I did not drown. Sure, I swallowed some water, but I did not drown. Wanna know why?

Let me tell you anyway. (smile). I did not drown because of my Anchor. There is a song that says “my soul has been anchored in the Lord.” So, while it has indeed been a rough week, I’ve been able to cling to Jesus. Every time the trouble in my life would swell into a wall of a wave, Jesus covered me and let the waves splash down on Him so that I would be protected. Now, I know what it’s like to say that I’ve been in the safety of the Lord. He has watched over me and protected me all week long (and of course every day of my life but you get me right? – this week, I’ve really had to notice because I know that I was not sufficient in my own strength to keep myself sane to get through everything that has happened.) I’ve seen the hand of the enemy this week as he has attempted to kill my spirit but I’m still here. I’m still here to the glory of God!!!

I don’t know what your week has been like, but I hope that you will take some time to give God the praise. Good week? Praise Him! Bad week? Praise Him! I know I’m praising Him – I DID NOT DROWN! He kept me! Hallelujah!!!

Have a blessed weekend,
Sanya

Fear Does Not Exist Near God

Let’s talk about fear – briefly. We could write and discuss this at length, but for the purposes I have this morning, let’s just give it a light dusting of a talk. Agreed?

The Bible is littered with scriptures that discuss fear. We are to fear the Lord but not to fear each other or our enemy. That says to me, that we are to worship God and have a humble reverence for Him and yet we are to turn to that same God with confidence knowing that He alone is able to protect us.

I thank God that He loves us like that. He’s better than a great parent, but He’s showing us the proper order of things. We are not to live our lives fearful of the situations that seek to rob us of our peace – no matter what they are – but instead, we are to cling to Him (like a dryer sheet does to your clothes). When we are that close to Him, we don’t fear anything. Why, because we are in the safety of our loving God and He does not fear anything. So, if you fear, it is a good indication that you are not close enough to God today. Draw nigh to Him and He’ll do the same.

Insurmountable Problems

The enemy loves for difficult issue to become roadblocks in your life. I can see him in my imagination with his construction hat on building up that issue in your life to make it seem insurmountable. Yet, as long as we have the Lord with us, as long as we can call on our Father, no issue in our lives is insurmountable. Not a single one. I don’t care what it is. We can have the victory over the issues in our lives when we yield them up to God. Yet, some personal and difficult work must be done on our part in order to achieve the victory.

I liken it to training for an Olympic event. This training is more intense and rigorous because it will be played out on a world stage. Folks from everywhere will be watching. So, you have to be more intentional about your training to increase your chances of winning. For the Christian, that means being more intentional about prayer, Bible study, worship, fasting etc.

It breaks my heart when Christians do not fight for peace in their lives. I know that sounds strange but since your adversary loves to try to rob you of your peace with every chance he gets, you’ve got to step in to try to stop him. Fight for your peace. You do this with prayer and constant communication and communion with God. He’ll keep you in perfect peace when you have your mind stayed on him. Which brings me back to my topic. Nothing is insurmountable with God. Yes, at times, God will tell you “no” to something but you can have the victory by accepting that answer and praising God for responding. He knows what is best for you.

Don’t let the enemy keep you from moving forward in your life. Establish that intentional relationship with God and work at it like training for an Olympic event. And, when the enemy tries to block your path, know that you can leap over his roadblock and keep on moving to the glory of God!