![]() Scriptures on Overcoming: Obstacles are part of the Christian Journey In the process of working through and around them, we grow up in the faith and our testimony encourages others to press forward in the Lord. He uniquely prepares and chooses us for the journey of dealing with our obstacles. The Lord is never caught off guard by our problems or situations. Obstacles not only remind us of our weakness in and of ourselves, but they also are a reminder that God is in control. “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives” ( Genesis 50:20). Biblical Truth #5) Recognize that God uses obstacles for His purposes. Nothing is too difficult for our God to help us overcome. We must stand firm in the faith that God is who He says He is-the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. Yet we know that’s not true in our hearts however, our actions of unbelief and doubt reveal otherwise. When faced with an enormous obstacle, it’s easy to fall into the error of believing that the obstacle may be bigger than God. Is anything too hard for me?” ( Jeremiah 32:27). Biblical Truth #4) Know that nothing is too hard for God. Meditation, memorization, and reflection of God’s word on a daily basis will demolish every wrong thought. Many times the key to overcoming a major obstacle is to first deal with what we allow our minds to focus on and realign our thinking to be on par with the Word of God. Some obstacles that we deal with aren’t even real because we have let our fears, worries, or lies from others keep us paralyzed from dealing with obstacles. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” ( 2 Corinthians 10:4-6). On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. We must depend on God for the strength and wisdom to overcome.īiblical Truth #3) Deal with the strongholds in our minds. Yet for certain obstacles-our futile attempts to deal with them in our own strength-renders us powerless. Perhaps they are blessed with high intelligence or wealth that can open many doors. Many people will spend a lot of time trying to think and maneuver their way around obstacles in their own strength. ![]() The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense he has become my salvation” ( Isaiah 12:2). “Surely God is my salvation I will trust and not be afraid. Biblical Truth #2) Trust in God for strength and wisdom to deal with the obstacles. ![]() It’s our choice to remain in sins because we find short-lived pleasure in them however, we can’t expect obstacles to dissipate until we confess and repent of our sinfulness. Because of the cross-believers are no longer chained to living in sin-we are free to walk away from sin by the power of God. Sometimes obstacles are in our way because of sinful or carnal choices that we are making. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us ( Hebrews 12:1). “Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. What to do with these obstacles? Reflect and meditate on the following 5 Biblical truths to help overcome obstacles in life: Biblical Truth #1) Put aside all sinful behaviors. Every mature believer has at one time or many times dealt with unimaginable obstacles in the way of God’s direction for their lives. Yet there’s no spiritual growth without obstacles.
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