This short (15-min) episode wraps up part one and is pulled from Pastor Joe's MP3 series, Strong in the Lord.
The devil will have you believing that things are harder for you because you don’t have a certain gift or giftings. You'll think to yourself, “If I was like so-and-so, I would be able to be a good Christian.” But even pastors don't have any intrinsic gifting that makes them better able to stand in the face of trial compared to others.
This is actually GOOD news, because if the battle is the same for everybody, then victory is the same for everybody. Victory isn't easier personally for anybody -- and there's nothing intrinsically wrong with you that will prevent you from becoming strong in God and walking in victory and fulfilling your destiny. Let it get a hold of you that you cannot be stopped.
To be unstoppable, the Apostle Paul commands you to continually receive strength through your union with the Lord. That means, then, that strength is available, and perhaps we've been passive in our job to simply receive it. How do we receive it?
Additionally, the power to stand is closely related to the knowledge of love and our intimacy with God, knowing he loves us. Sometimes we kind of think of power in humanistic terms, just wanting to know where we can plug in the plug so we can get the electricity to flow.
Tune in to Episode 19 for answers! The full transcript and show notes are available at www.empoweringgrace.org/podcast19.
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