"We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed." 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 NLT
One of the biggest lies we can tell new Christians and folk new to
recovery
is, "Now that your saved and recovering or delivered, life will be
perfect and you will never go through anything." The reality is that
going through is just a part of life and being in recovery and a
relationship with God doesn't exempt us. Sometimes it makes us more of a
target because the enemy doesn't usually mess with anybody he's already
got.
We still have to deal with death, illness, financial issues, tragedy, personal conflicts, etc. Sometimes our situations can seem overwhelming, but if we hold on to God's unchanging hand we will get through. Living life on life's terms means facing our situations not running from them. We just need to remember that we're not going through by ourselves. God is right there and He won't let us go. He didn't bring us this far to drop us off. Life will show up, and sometimes we will get knocked down, but God will never allow us to be knocked out!
We still have to deal with death, illness, financial issues, tragedy, personal conflicts, etc. Sometimes our situations can seem overwhelming, but if we hold on to God's unchanging hand we will get through. Living life on life's terms means facing our situations not running from them. We just need to remember that we're not going through by ourselves. God is right there and He won't let us go. He didn't bring us this far to drop us off. Life will show up, and sometimes we will get knocked down, but God will never allow us to be knocked out!
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