
Everybody faces something they thought they had conquered. It could be a feeling, a thought, an attitude, a person or a situation. When this happens we must quickly deal with the negative circumstance quickly and cast it down. We can’t let it shut us down or make us act out of the character of Christ.
As Christians we deal with trials from a biblical perspective with the goal of doing the will of our Heavenly Father foremost in our minds. Christians are not allowed to hold grudges or unforgiveness. We must learn to fully trust God. The closer we get to God, the more enemies we will have. But the LORD is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.
- Romans 8:31 – What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
But friends who have faith in God can strengthen us when we are weak. Consider the friends who made sure their friend who was weak got to see Jesus.
- Mark 2:1-5 – And again He entered Capernaum after some days, and it was heard that He was in the house. 2 Immediately many gathered together, so that there was no longer room to receive them, not even near the door. And He preached the word to them. 3 Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men. 4 And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”
If you want a breakthrough…
- ONE: BELIEVE YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. Don’t worry about other people or your failures.
- TWO: HAVE FAITH IN GOD. Focus on God. He has a perfect record. Have radical faith.
- THREE: BE PERSISTENT. Don’t let failure be an option. Be constant. Don’t compromise your faith in God or the promise He gave you. Only what we do for Christ will last.
- FOUR: ACT IN EXPECTATION. Act like you expect something to happen. That is walking by faith.