TRUSTING IN THE LORD IS TRUSTING IN HIS WORD !

TRUSTING IN THE LORD IS TRUSTING IN HIS WORD: Resorting to human methods instead of trusting the Lord brings confusion to the human spirit ! It brings weakness and failure to our lives. There is just one thing to do: Turn to God's Word and act upon it. Our worst enemy is the flesh. The flesh and natural human reasoning limits us to our on abilities. We look to circumstances, problem, tests, and storms, and say we can't. The language of doubt, the flesh, and the senses is, "I can't. I haven't the ability. The opportunity, or the strength. I am limited." But the language of faith says, "I can do all things through Christ which strengthen me" (Philippians 4:13). Paul didn't say he could do all things because he was an apostle and had special power are grace. He said, "I can do all things through Christ . . ." We have the same access to Christ. (2 Corinthians 4:13). "We, having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak," Paul said, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new" (2 Corinthians 5:17). You are a new creature in Christ, too. Christ doesn't belong to Paul anymore than He belongs to you. The language of faith says, "I can do all things through Christ. Our Father strengthens me. I cannot be conquered, and I cannot be defeated." If natural forces come against you, they cannot defeat you, because there and enough natural forces in all the world to conquer the Holy Spirit dwelling in you. ". . . Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world" (1 John 4:4). You are fortified from within ! And it is supposed to manifest itself on the outside ! I have learned how to put the greater want to work for me. Not only am I born of God and a partaker of His love, but I have dwelling in me the Spirit of the One who raised Jesus from the dead. I have God's wisdom, strength, and ability in me. For this body is His Church ! I am learning how to let His wisdom governed my intellect. I am allowing Him to govern my mind and speak through my lips. I am daring to think God's thoughts after Him. I am daring to say in the presence of my enemies, "God is my ability." "Thou prepares a table before me in the presence of my enemies. . ." (Psalms 23:5). ". . . The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid ?" (Psalms 27:1). God has made me greater than my enemies. God has made me put my heel on the neck of weakness, fear, and inability. The strength of God is mine. I am not trusting in my own strength, because the Bible doesn't say a word about my being strong. It says that God is my strength. Many people are struggling and are trying to do something themselves. They get up to testify, and they asked everyone to pray that they will "hold out to the end." But God doesn't want you to hold out like that. That's something that you have learned from your religious circles. He wants you to let Him do it. Wrap yourself in the promises of God ! Many people on the right track -- but they are to be writing instead of walking. Also, they should check their baggage, because the Bible says they don't have to carry it: "Casting all your care upon him; for he cares for you" (1 Peter 5:7).