Positive Daily Inspiration – March 22, 2023 – When You Go through Deep Waters

“When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. For I am the Lord, your God.” Isaiah 43:2

I heard on a radio broadcast on XM someone refer to Old Man Trouble. They blamed everything on Old Man Trouble. They said they could not move ahead and do great things because Old Man Trouble was standing in their way. All of us encounter occasional setbacks, but we must not blame these on a mythical adversary that is working against us 24 hours a day.

There’s only one that is working 24 hours a day – and it is for us, not against us – and that is God. We must not make mythical imaginings in our minds based on fear, to stand behind, and blame our fate upon.

When we encounter adversity, what is important is the way we choose to deal with it, and with whose help we call upon.

When tough times arrive, we need to get tougher. The closer we are in an awareness of God, the more confidence we will have in God when we are under fire.

We go to God to learn how to tackle our problems, not to run, and hide, and cower in the corner. When we summon up the courage to look Old Man Trouble squarely in the eye, we will find he blinks and retreats. God, on the other hand, never leaves us – NOT even for a moment. God NEVER falters and God NEVER fails because God is steadfastly on our side, in front of us, and behind us.

There is a Native American saying that if you give a person a fish, you feed that person one meal; but if you teach a person how to fish, you feed him, or her, for an entire lifetime.

Some of the greatest transforming experiences come from the depths of challenge. Although the challenges you have experienced are not necessarily what you thought you needed to experience, you’re wiser and your life is richer for having come through them. You receive the challenge’s blessing if you receive its lesson and were taught by it.

Proverbs 19:8 states, “To keep understanding is to prosper.”

I have learned that I can neither give, nor receive anything of value, that does not have God as its original source. So many times, I have tried to spin my wheels on my own, to get through difficulties, and in the end, looking back, it has been fruitless.

But instead of cowering in some corner, when I pressed on in complete faith in God, I arrived fully intact, with a smile on my face, at the destination of victory.

Years ago, I met Robert Schuller. He spoke at the ministry that I served. Robert Schuller said, “Press on. Obstacles are seldom the same size tomorrow as they are today.”

I love books on history; last year I read the book John Adams. John Adams said, “Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear, and obstacles vanish into the air.”

When we attack our problems with God-given courage – and keep attacking them – the result of our endurance will bring success.

Look to God and ask God to give you strength to keep working even when you’d rather quit. People that are God fortified are not quitters. Find the God-given courage to stand in the face of adversity. In the end, only faith, courage, and perseverance are proven effective at making problems evaporate into nothing.

POSITIVE DAILY PRAYER:

Dear God, I pray for the spiritual experience that will melt in my mind the fear-based imagery and show me Your truth.
I pray that daily I become more because of my ever increasing awareness of You.

In Jesus Christ’s name … Amen

POSITIVE DAILY AFFIRMATION:
Because I am connected with God, no difficulty can stop me; no fear can slow me. I was made by my Creator for success.

POSITIVE DAILY QUOTE:
“Continuous effort is the key to unlocking our potential.”
Black Elk, Native American

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