Positive Quote for the Week-Be strong and courageous

January 22, 2023

Positive Quote for the Week-Be strong and courageous

“A Warrior is strong, courageous, and never gives up! Be the type of person that uses their adversity to push even harder towards your victory!” Erica Willis

It is inevitable; we are all going to go through adversity in life. The Word of God tells us that the rain is going to fall on the just and the unjust, Matthew 5:45. How you deal with your hardships is what is going to make all of the difference. You can allow it to break you, tear you apart, hinder your walk with Jesus Christ, and diminish your destiny; or you can be the warrior that the Lord created you to be.

The fact of the matter is as Christians we are drafted into the Army of Jesus Christ fighting against a real enemy. It is not called spiritual warfare for nothing, you will have to go to battle. You can be a casualty of war or you can pick up your Sword and learn how to fight! The Word of God is living and powerful and can help you overcome the strongest battles that you will ever face, Hebrews 4:12.

One of the things that you always want to remember is 1 Corinthians 10:13 “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.”

In other words it doesn’t matter what you are going through, God has already made a way for you to evade every adversity. A lot of us are going through things that we got ourselves into and we try to blame the Lord for it. The problem is that we fail to get into the Lord’s Word so that we can learn how to prevent the hardships from happening in the first place.

It is a necessity that we pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17), allow ourselves to be led by the Holy Spirit (John 16:13), and praise and worship even through our trials and tribulations (Psalm 34). There is no better way to confuse the enemy than to praise through your struggle. He that is in you is always greater that he that is in the world, 1 John 4:4.

I am going to list some Scriptures pertaining to dealing with adversity that you can meditate on:

2 Corinthians 4:8-9 “We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed—”
Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
Deuteronomy 31:6 “Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”
1 Chronicles 16:11 “Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore!”
Romans 8:28 “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”
James 1:2-3 “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.”
2 Chronicles 15:7 “But you, be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded!”
Isaiah 40:31 “But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.”
Isaiah 40:29 “He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.”