You Are Equipped to Handle the Pressure

 

Hebrews 13:5; Don't love money; be satisfied with what you have.  For God has said, "I will never fail you. I will never abandon you."

A young Christian believer told me about that she had counseled a fellow college student that was having issues with his family at home. With the pressures of going to school, working and trying to provide for his young son, he started to feel overwhelmed. The load of responsibilities were weighing on him, and he was tempted to do things that would not be good for him or his son. I was surprised at how blunt the young believer addressed the situation with him. 

She told him,  “You’re a man of God, and He has equipped you to handle much more pressure than this. Put your trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, and let him lead you every day, so that we won't do ruin your life by making poor choices. You’ve got to gut-up, be strong and pray so that the Lord can help you figure things out!”

I thought to myself, Wow, I don’t think I was that bold and gutsy when I was her age.  But I was even more impressed with the boldness and confidence of the Word of God that she exuded in her conversation. This is the kind of brazen confidence we have to instill not only in our young Christian folks but also the veteran believers out here today, can be a lot more persuasive with winning more lost souls for God’s Kingdom.

Galatians 6:1-3; Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path.  And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.  2; Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.  3; If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself.  You are not that important.

God wants His children to know how power-packed they already are and that He has equipped us with the tenacity, strength and courage to go out in the world with confidence ready to face whatever challenges or obstacles that we may come up against.

How comforting it is to know that when you call out, God will comfort and protect us.  He is our defender, comforter and shield from the evils of this world, and He’s not like human beings that will fail us every time – God can’t fail us. He watches over us through people in our lives, or any means necessary. And we don’t ever have to worry that help will not come, for He is always with us. Just like we can never take our eyes off of Him, He doesn’t take His eyes off of us. 

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“You Are Equipped to Handle the Pressure”, written by Kim for https://rescuefromdomesticviolence.blogspot.com© 2021. All rights reserved. All praise and honor to God through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.