Don’t Complain…Act On The Word
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication
with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God (Philippians 4:6).
Oftentimes, you’ll find certain people
whose everyday life is filled with pain,
discouragement and defeat. You’d expect such folks
to be quick to accept help at the slightest opportunity;
but they’d rather gripe and whine about the difficulties
they’re going through. We find a typical example with a
certain man Jesus encountered at the pool of Bethesda.
He had suffered a paralytic condition for thirty-eight long years.
Though Jesus knew the man had been sick for so
long, He still asked him, “Do you want to get well?”
The man didn’t answer the question, but got defensive
and started complaining about how he had been
abandoned by everyone, with no one to help him
into the pool every time the angel stirred the water.
He didn’t ask Jesus for help either; he ignored the
important question and griped about the situation.
That’s the way some people are; they complain to
God about their problems, blaming others and society
for the challenges they’re going through, instead of
acting on the Word. The Bible says, “…count it all joy
when ye fall into divers temptations” (James 1:2).
Romans 8:35-37 says, “Who shall separate us from
the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or
persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or
sword?...Nay, in all these things we are more than
conquerors through him that loved us.”
When you face challenges, don’t cry. Stand your
ground in faith. Keep affirming the Word, knowing
that greater is He that’s in you, than he that’s in the
world. Refuse to be discouraged by the enormity of
the problem. The greater the trouble, the greater the
glory that’ll be manifested. This is the reality. You’re
greater than the challenges you face. Hallelujah.
Prayer
Dear Father, I’m confident and grateful for the life of victory
you’ve called me into. All things work together for my good,
including the challenges and troubles that I face; they work
for me a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. Therefore,
now and always, my heart is filled with joy unspeakable, and full of
glory, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study:
romans 8:28; James 1:22-25; 2 Corinthians 4:17-18
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Jeremiah 23-25
2 timothy 3:1-17
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James 1:1-27
ezekiel 27