Facing an unknown situation or circumstance can bring unnecessary anxiety and stress into our already stressful and anxiety filled lives. Wouldn’t it be great to know how to face any and every situation you may ever face?
The Apostle Paul, through all his vast experiences and education, concludes that the secret behind his success and endurance comes from knowing one simple thing: everything can be accomplished through faith in Jesus.
I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:12-13 ESV
Notice that the Apostle never says that doing all things, or rather, doing anything worthwhile, would be easy. Rest assured, the trials and difficulties you face in life will test your wits and all of your physical abilities leaving you raw and weak. There will be hunger, exhaustion, and even possibly death. However, when you sit in the middle of that rawness and weakness you will find your way through if you keep one thing in mind: Jesus gives you and me a strength that cannot be understood or fathomed.
The secret to every situation is to know Jesus in our lives is a constant and unchanging variable sanctifying our lives through the experiences and situations we face. There is nothing that will keep us from becoming the pleasing glory of God in our lifetimes except our own unwillingness to receive the power of Jesus to give us strength.
If you are filled with the anxiety and stress of life and feeling down in the pits, won’t you tap into an unlimited source of strength? What are you facing today that you need Jesus to strengthen you for? Won’t you join me in asking Jesus for His strength today?
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