"In First Peter God says it's time to be on alert. The devil prowls around, looking for our weakness. Do you know when we are at our weekest? We are such easy prey when we're broken down like an old truck on the side of the road. When life has knocked you t your knees, and you have no idea how you're going to fix it. When your brain is consumed with hurt...and all the solutions you've come up with are filling up your head. God tells us to get humble. To run to him and just say, 'Take care of me. Take the decision-making out of my hands.' He promises to lift us up in due time. He says, 'After you've suffered for a while, I'm gonna pull you right out, and you're going to be stronger than ever.' Guys, we gotta stay tough. We have to stay in the Word and on our knees in prayer. Are you going through something? Now is not the time to shrink back. Satan wants you to quit and run away. but the
Lord tells us to face our problems bravely, because just like a young David facing his Goliath,we've got God on our side. He is our defense and refuge. Does life seem unfair right now? Well, just hang on. Because your breakthrough is coming--for those who are courageous enough to wait it out. What is it that's defeating you today? That keeps you up at night and makes you want to give up? Are you ready to let God be your champion? Give him all your confusion, your worry, your past. And just let it go. Do not go one more day living in fear of defeat. We are more than conquerors."
-Sermon during church in a Christian fiction novel
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