‎Recovery Christian Center Daily Meditation - 9/17/12 - I'm Still Standing

"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


One of the common misconceptions about getting clean and having a relationship with God is that life is going a bed of roses just because we are finally living right. Unfortunately that's just not true. In fact we will probably be under attack from the gate simply because our former master, whether you call him the disease, the enemy, the devil, etc., is rather jealous, and will do whatever he can to make you miserable if you let him just to spite God. 


Our hope is that no matter how hard he tries, God is much more powerful and loves us so much that He will never let the enemy win. No matter what comes down the pike we can say with confidence, "I'm still standing!" As long as we don't give in we might get messed with but not messed up. Dealing with challenges is a part of life, but now we know that with God with us so we are never alone. No matter how many mistakes we make or how many times we get knocked down, He is there to pick us up, heal our hurts and set us back on the right path, even when we created what has knocked us down.