Who can be against us? What can overtake us with the Almighty on our side? The answer is this simple: Nothing!!! Isn't it such an awesome feeling, knowing that God is the maker and Christ is the conqueror of the world, and they are with us step for step? Yes people can pierce us with words and actions, they can persecute and beat us, they can poke fun, but who is really at a loss in that situation? I can assure you that those losing are not those who are standing with the army of God at their side. Sometimes that is hard to remember, the fact that we will never be defeated if we fight with God and not against Him.
Lately, I have felt defeated. I have been exhausted physically and mentally which usually leads to me being exhausted spiritually... and that makes it hard to keep walking, to keep moving with God every day. My heart is cloudy and I am having a difficult time seeing through the smoke of hurtful words and actions from others, anger and irritation on my part, as well as frustration from me. It is difficult to focus on God. Two words for you: Spiritual Warfare. Satan has clouded my heart and my mind with filthy smoke.
Have you ever been in a fire or have you ever driven through ridiculously thick fog? You probably felt alone, lost, and blinded. I personally cannot stand it. That is what Satan tries to do to our hearts though. It is a weapon Satan uses against us. But even if we can barely make out the outline or shadow of God through the smoke, we can still hear Him. We can still follow the voice of the one who is for us, even if we cannot see him. He will never leave us. Sometimes we must walk blindly towards his voice and trust the one who loves us so much he gave His son for us. With Him, we are safe. With Him, we have already won. If God is for us, then who can stop us?
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"What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won't he also give us everything else? Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one -- for God himself has given us right standing with himself. Who then will condemn us? No one -- for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God's right hand, pleading for us.
Can anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? As the Scriptures say, "For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep." No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow -- not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below -- indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord."
~*Romans 8:31-39 (NLT)*~
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