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Standing Firm In The Storm

There is strength in standing on the promises of God because it is a firm and unmovable foundation, unlike the shifting sands of our turbulent emotions and desperate self efforts. God’s promises are always true and history (His Story) is filled with examples of the extraordinary measures He takes to rescue His people, and to bring His light to overcome the darkness in our lives.

Mighty armies are decimated by smaller numbers because He makes it so, “against all odds.” A sea parts to reveal a dry path to escape. Unlikely and quite ordinary people become amazing leaders and victors when He calls them. He brings peace in the middle of a storm and boundless hope in the face of certain adversity. The sick are healed, the blind see, the hurt are restored, the lost are found, and freedom is brought to those in slavery. New life is given to the dead.

Yes, we sometimes stumble when we take our eyes off the goal and focus instead on the distractions of our circumstance. Yes, sometimes everything seems hopeless. If I were to look only at the numbers of and statistics of this cancer, I could be (and have at times been) easily distracted. But such anxiety does not lead to peace. (Does yours?) And even nights of such uncertainty and quiet desperation find hope in the new morning light.

The key is knowing and believing Jesus and asking Him to live in you. Only when we surrender do we find victory. Only in our own weakness do we find His strength. Only in dying to self do we find a new life filled with a dependable promise.

Only when His character is reflected in us do we find who we were meant to be.

“What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ.”
Philippians 3:8