Victory in Every Circumstance

July 23

Faith does not mean trusting God to stop the storm, but trusting Him to strengthen us as we walk through the storm!

What do you do when the storms of life seem to be raging against you? Once when Jesus was with His disciples in a boat out on the water a great storm came up suddenly. The disciples were very afraid and they accused Jesus of being indifferent to their plight.

When they had awakened Him in the midst of their fear, Jesus simply arose and spoke to the storm, “Peace! Be still,” and the sea was calm again. Then He said to them, “How is it that you were so afraid? Have you no faith?”

Among themselves they marveled, “Who is this that the wind and the sea obey Him!” (See Mark 4:38-42.)

When difficult times come, our frail human nature tends to fold under the pressure. Our first inclination is to be overwhelmed by our own frailty and frustrated by our lack of ability to quell the storm of our own resolve.

But we don’t have to allow ourselves to be overwhelmed by the deluge of waves of worry or fear. Just as Jesus spoke to the storm, we have power to take authority over our winds and waves. Our words have power; in fact, Proverbs 18:21 tells us, “There is life and death in the power of the tongue.”

To believers in Christ, Paul says in Romans 8:11, “the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead dwells in you.” That means God’s miracle-working power is within you.. He has given you His authority to declare peace, health, prosperity of spirit, abounding blessings for time and eternity over your home, over your family over your future.

He has told you that nothing you ask of Him in accordance with God’s will shall be denied. I John 5:14, 15 takes it a step further and states that we may ask anything that is His stated will for us with absolute confidence that it shall be done!

The Lord’s brother says in James 1:6 that we must, “Ask in faith, nothing wavering, for he that asks must not be driven and tossed as a wave of the sea, but must believe God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”

Remember, no matter what storms may come against you, the One lives within you is greater than all your storms, and through Him you have the power to live in victory in every circumstance of your life—even the storms!