‘…Don’t let the world around you
squeeze you into its own mould…’
Romans 12:2 PHPS
Romans 12:2 PHPS
You determine the outcomes in your life, because God has
given no one but you power over your options. When things aren’t working out
for us, we often look elsewhere for the reason. Like Eve, we say, ‘The devil
made me do it.’ No, Jesus said, ‘…I give unto you power…over all the power of
the enemy…’ (Luke 10:19 KJV). Like Adam, we say, ‘Eve made me do it.’ But the
Psalmist says, ‘…I trust God, so I am not afraid.
What can human beings do to me?’ (Psalms 56:4 NCV). Sometimes we believe
circumstances beyond our control are responsible, but with God ‘…all things
[including people and circumstances] work together for [our] good…’ (Romans
8:28)—not for our defeat! Your misbeliefs victimise you and predispose you to a
lifestyle of trying to change people and circumstances. That’s like attempting
to unscramble an egg. You become a blame-fixer instead of a problem-solver.
Accept the truth that no matter what satan, others or circumstances do, God
gives you the right to the last word in your life. ‘…greater is He that is in
you, than he that is in the world’ (1 John 4:4 KJV). The outcome is not
determined by what goes on around you, but by what goes on within you. ‘…as he
thinks in his heart, so is he…’ (Proverbs 23:7 NKJV). The devil can only
determine the outcome with your permission and co-operation—and you don’t have
to give them! So believe in God’s ability to bring you triumphantly through
this difficulty.
Source : The UCB word for Today
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