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Do not faint in the Day of Adversity

    “If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small” proverbs 24:10.

   Christianity is a bed of roses, with tests, trials and challenging times are what the bible refers to as “the evil day” Ephesian 6:13, or “the day of adversity” as read in our opening verse. Some believers dread such periods and specifically pray to   God never to allow them go through trials and challenges. To avoid situations that challenge your faith is to checkmate your chances of promotion.

  James 1:2 says, “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations.” Why would God admonish you to rejoice when tests and challenges come at you on all sides? It’s because He knows that victory is your spirit. Having been born again, you’ve become an overcomer and more than a conqueror. Consequently, no situation that you face should overwhelm you.

  God knows what stuff you’re made of, that’s why He said, “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it” 1 Corinthians 10:13. You have what it takes to overcome any trial, temptation or any pressure whatsoever. Be tough. Jesus was tough. He withstood and triumphed over all the contrary winds that came His way Hebrew 12:2.

  There’re things that make you tough as a Christian, and if you don’t welcome them, you’d remain at the same level of faith and maturity.  Therefore, your adversaries are important in the toughening process, so never pray against them, no matter what troubles, problems and difficulties they bring your way. Welcome them as necessary challenges to strength your faith- muscles and you’ll discover they’re the agents for your promotion.

  Do you remember Joseph, and how he managed the adversities that came his way? He overcame all the troubles he faced after his brothers sold him into slavery, and rose to become the Prime Minister of Egypt. He would later tell his brothers in Genesis 45:5: “…be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.”

  I have known only one journey in life: upward and forward. I don’t have ups and downs. That doesn’t mean challenges; don’t come, but  I always win. So welcome challenges; welcome trouble, because they’re the contrary winds that help to drive your roots deeper. And the more the wind blows against you the higher you’ll fly.

 

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