Get Back Up!

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. ~ Psalm 19:14

Today is a brand new day! God has blessed each of us with another opportunity to serve Him and to be a light for Him. What a joy to wake up each morning knowing that each of us have a purpose! We are on assignment! Who can we reach out to today? Who needs an encouraging word? Who is waiting on us to notice them and assure them that someone cares?

Oh how proud our Father becomes when He sees us excited about the work He has called us to do! We can be so effective when we get our minds on our purpose and off of our problems. Every single person is going through something. We all have problems. That is just part of life. Some people are going through some very serious things right now. No matter what we are facing, we can't get stuck there. That is what the enemy wishes to do. If he can afflict us with all kinds of junk and get us to stop dead in our tracks, he is being successful in keeping us from fulfilling the work God has called us to do. He will do whatever he can to stop us from advancing. He doesn't want us to conquer new territory. He has watched us a long time and he knows our area of weakness. He will continue to attack us in our area of weakness as long as he can get us to stop.

We have to make up our minds that we will NOT be stopped no matter how much the enemy attacks us. When he sees that he can no longer control us, he will stop attacking in this area and start looking for new ways to slow us down. We have to have determination and passion for the work God has called us to do! We must constantly keep our mind on the things of God. We must meditate on His Word and speak according to the Word. If not, we will become negative in our minds and then negative words will follow. It is very important that we think on the right things.

God has given us everything we need to defeat the enemy. We have His Word. We have prayer. We have praise and worship. We have the Holy Spirit. We are lacking nothing! The only way we can be defeated is when we don't use the weapons that He has given us. If we lay down and keep letting the enemy kick us around, we will continue to walk in defeat. But greater is He that is in us!

I encourage you today to rise above that situation. Get back on your feet and remember who you are in Christ! Pull out your weapons and refuse to listen to the lies of the enemy! You are more than a conqueror through Jesus Christ! Stand in His strength and know that He will never allow the crashing waves to take you under. This thing will make you stronger if you work with God through it. What the enemy means to destroy you with is only building your character and accomplishing such a mighty work in your life that everyone who sees you will know that you are different...you have been set apart...you are HIS! You are a priceless treasure and He is so proud of the beautiful person that you are!