Episode 408 - Show Notes
- Have you ever reached a point where you thought, “I just can’t take it anymore?” Maybe you felt like you couldn’t deal with the problems, the conflict, the stress, or the anxiety. You had reached your limit. Most of us listening today can identify with that feeling. Life has a way of overwhelming us.
- As I read scripture this morning, I’m reminded that God doesn’t want us to be overwhelmed, he wants us to overcome.
- Listen to the words of Jesus in John 16:33 - “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
- We might wonder why we go through difficulties, and trials, and suffering, but in this verse Jesus tells us that in this world we will have trouble. It’s a certainty. It’s a part of the human condition and no one is immune from it. We all face trouble.
- But I love the last part of this verse, Jesus says, “Take heart, in other words, be encourage because I have overcome the world.
- Where did Jesus say we find peace? In Him! If we are not daily cultivating a close relationship with Him, there is no wonder we feel overwhelmed by our struggles.
- We do not overcome in our own power, but in his power. And as we stand strong and give testimony of the power of God in our lives – we overcome!
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