Day 2089 of the 7 day Bible verse challenge.


Romans 8:37 NIV

Overcome. Defeat. Take control. Climb. Win. God made us to be champions in this life. Sadly we've accepted this defeatist mindset because we've lost some battles along the way. Truth is that it doesn't matter how many battles you may lose. You can always win the war. You can always claim the ultimate victory over whatever you may face in your life. So stop running scared and stand and fight!

It's a weird thing how life's hard days work differently for some than others. For some they beat them down and get the better of them. They manage to convince some people that they're not good enough, strong enough, or tough enough to make it. They cause some to quit and never realize their full potential. They lead some to a life of shame a regret over what could have been.

But for others, those same hard days forge them. They harden them. They turn them into some true warriors who will fight to the end because they know that it's worth it. Even if the end result isn't exactly what they imagined, it's worth the fight because it's better knowing you tried. Even if they fail at least they know they laid everything they had on the line and can be satisfied in knowing they have nothing to regret.

Friends, I don't know what's on your plate. Don't know what you're going through. But I wanted to remind you of the truth of this verse in Romans. You are more than good enough to make it. You are more resilient than you know. It may not make it easier, probably won't. But something about knowing that God didn't create us to simply watch us fall apart is pretty powerful!

So face whatever is ahead knowing that you can make it. God did not bring you this far to leave you stranded and relying on your own strength. He doesn't work like that. He is with us. He is always working to make a way and guide us through the challenges we face in life. He loves us and really does want the best for us. That right there is all we need to keep fighting. Knowing that He's behind us and will keep fighting for us is more than enough encouragement to keep going!

Comments

  1. marcieNovember 11, 2020 at 11:57 PM

    We have no idea of our abilities, our strength and how much we have. But God does and we can trust that he will never take us past what we are able to do. Very good post.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. KyleNovember 12, 2020 at 8:48 AM

      Thank you! He is the only one that knows how to get the very best out of us, and thankfully, He always will if we just let Him.

      Delete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Day 1996 of the 7 day Bible verse challenge.

Image
Isaiah 44:22 NIV Redemption: To compensate for the faults or bad aspects of something; to gain or regain possession of something in exchange for payment; or to fulfill or carry out a pledge or promise. Our God is so big that He fits every definition of the word! We've been talking about how we don't have to be lost in doing things our own way forever and how He will welcome us back whenever we finally realize we need Him more than anything else. Redemption is why. All of our mistakes, all our weaknesses, all our excuses have been washed away. There is literally nothing left between us and God except for us. We are all that remains in the way of the healing and forgiveness that we need. Seriously, all that stands in our way of the peaceful and joyous freedom we're looking for is our choice to turn back to Him. That's it! I think that one of the biggest hurdles we face in making that choice is that it truly seems impossible. Whether we openly admit them or not, we all kno
Read more

Day 2317 of the 7 day Bible verse challenge.

Image
Proverbs 16:18 NIV Most, if not all of us have this innate problem that we've developed. Maybe it's a result of living in a world that has nearly no concept of wrong. Maybe it's just a product of our deceitful minds wanting to do whatever we want without having to weigh the consequences. Whatever the reason, we've somehow gotten it in our minds that we're incapable of making mistakes. We've become conceited to the point that we actually believe that we never get anything wrong. And while that may make us feel good, there's no avoiding the truth that tells us otherwise! Each of us make the wrong choices. We jump to conclusions. We take things out of context. We rush through things. We assume that we know what someone else is talking about without making sure. We answer before we hear the full question. We hear things that someone else doesn't necessarily say. We let things slip out of our mouths that we may not really mean. We give in to selfishness witho
Read more

Welcome to The Forge!

Image
Welcome to The Forge! This page is all about God, our faith in Him, and finding our way back to the truths and principles found in His Word. As I'm sure many of you have noticed, the world is losing its mind. Sin is celebrated. Wrongs are viewed as right. What's right is out the window and seldom considered. Popularity is the driving force behind many actions. Being politically correct is the norm and anything else is just not acceptable.  Well, none of that nonsense flies in The Forge. We are stronger t han the pressures of the world around us. We are tougher than the pull of sin. We are called to rise above the fog of this hate-fueled judgment that the world is covered in. God didn't create us as timid little beings that need to be led around by our noses. He designed us to do better than simply go with the flow. No, He made us much different than that. He made us to be leaders, He created us to go against the grain, live outside the lines, and stand tall and hold firm to
Read more