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LaNora Means Ministries
We encounter many obstacles in this life that really try our faith beyond
what we may feel we can manage; but, God gives us the strength to endure
by His mighty love and care He bestows to us. It is especially in these times
when our trust in God needs to be more developed. For some, it may be
health problems. It could even be situations involving so many factors that
the solutions feel nearly impossible. Taking into consideration what we may
face within the seasons of our lives, we may even be prone to allowing our
thoughts to get the best of us instead of yielding our full attention to the
Holy Spirit’s work in our lives. We can certainly “…count it all joy…” (James
1:3 KJV) whenever these trials bombard our very existence. These various trials
we face can actually be taken fully in view to that development of our faith
that builds our endurance that we may remain steadfast in every circumstance
no matter what we are facing at any particular time. All of this development
is extremely important that we may be fully grown and completely sound and
never lacking in the wisdom God extends to us in order that we stay true
under the pressures of this life. As Christians, we must stay true to the
name of Jesus, and always keep in mind that suffering for the cause of
the gospel is worth it in the final outcome, and the total assurance of
eternity with Him is secure. There is authority in the name of Jesus, and
it is vital for us to understand the power invested in His name for deliverance
and healing that He extends to us. So, even though the pressures of this
life feels as though it squeezes us to the very limit of capacity, we can
surely know that when we call out to Him in desperation, pleading that
the cares of this life not overtake us, He will remind us of His favor and
that His strength with all the power He has is made perfect “…(fulfilled and
completed…)” (2 Cor. 12:9 AMP) and of course, is “most effective in” [our]
weakness. Given such careful attention to the fact of how well the Lord
hears our pleas, we need not to be alarmed under pressure; but instead,
take notice to the fact that he comforts us through the strainful areas of
time. When suffering occurs in our lives for His name’s sake, we must
remember 1 Peter 4:14! Watch and listen to “Will You Be Counted Worthy?”
LaNora G. Means
