Knocked down but not out

mAYBE YOU TOO HAVE BEEN THERE… OR ARE THERE… oR FOR SURE WILL BE THERE…

yOU HAVE BEEN STANDING ON A PROMISE, FOLLOWING A DREAM, AND YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF IT ALL, BUT YOU KNOW IN YOUR HEART YOU ARE ON THE BRINK OF BREAKTHROUGH, BUT ARE YOU? yOU THINK SO SINCE YOU HAVE WALKED THIS ROAD BEFORE AND gOD HAS BEEN FAITHFUL

BUT tHEN IT HAPPENS, YOU ARE HIT FROM NO WHERE AND IT KNOCKS YOU DOWN, BUT ARE YOU OUT?

sO WHAT DO YOU DO? wHAT SHOULD YOU DO? 1. gIVE up- iT’S BEEN TOO HARD FOR TOO LONG TO STAND WITHOUT RESULTS. yOU JUST DON’T KNOW ANYMORE IF IT REALLY WILL HAPPEN.

2 gIVE iN- gET NEGATIVE AND GIVE IN TO WHAT IS HAPPENING, WHAT YOU FEEL, AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN THE NATURAL.

3. gIVE oVER- TO gOD. yOU CAN’T DO IT, BUT gOD CAN. lAY IT AT hIS FEET AND SEEK THE GIVER, NOT THE GIFT. lET HIM BE YOUR SOURCE FOR EVERYTHING.

4. gIVE iT- A LOUD “hECK NO SATAN.” STAND YOUR GROUND AND HOLD ON TO THE PROMISES gOD HAS GIVEN YOU! iN FAITH, MOVE FORWARD! tHERE IS NO TESTIMONY WITHOUT A TEST.

i WOULD PROPOSE SOME TIME WITH JESUS AS YOU gIVE IT OVER TO HIM. tHEN gIVE IT A louD “hECK NO sATAN” NOT THIS TIME, NOT EVER! dON’T GIVE UP. dON’T GIVE IN…

“tHE LORD IS MY LIGHT AND MY SALVATION-WHOM SHALL i FEAR? THE LORD IS THE STRONGHOLD OF MY LIFE-OF WHOM SHALL I BE AFRAID? wHEN THE WICKED ADVANCE AGAINST ME TO DEVOUR ME, IT IS MY ENEMIES AND MY FOES WHO WILL STUMBLE AND FALL. tHOUGH AN ARMY BESIEGE ME, MY HEART WILL NOT FEAR,tHOUGH WAR BREAK OUT AGAINST ME, EVEN THEN i WILL BE CONFIDENT. oNE THING i ASK FROM THE LORD, THIS ONLY DO i SEEK: THAT I MAY DWELL IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE, TO GAZE ON THE BEAUTY OF THE LORD AND TO SEEK HIM IN HIS TEMPLE. fOR IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE HE WILL KEEP ME SAFE IN HIS DWELLING; HE WILL HIDE ME IN THE SHELTER OF HIS SACRED TENT AND SET ME HIGH UPON A ROCK. tHEN MY HEAD WILL BE EXALTED ABOVE THE ENEMIES WHO SURROUND ME; AT HIS SACRED TENT I WILL SACRIFICE WITH SHOUTS OF JOY; I WILL SING AND MAKE MUSIC TO THE LORD. HEAR MY VOICE WHEN I CALL, LORD; BE MERCIFUL TO ME AND ANSWER ME. MY HEART SAYS OF YOU, “sEEK HIS FACE!’ yOUR FACE, LORD, i WILL SEEK. dO NOT HIDE YOUR SERVANT AWAY IN ANGER; YOU HAVE BEEN MY HELPER. DO NOT REJECT ME OR FORSAKE ME, GOD MY SAVIOR. THOUGH MY FATHER AND MOTHER FORSAKE ME, THE LORD WILL RECEIVE ME. TEACH ME YOUR WAY, LORD; LEAD ME IN A STRAIGHT PATH BECAUSE OF MY OPPRESSORS. DO NOT TURN ME OVER TO THE DESIRE OF MY FOES, FOR FALSE WITNESSES RISE UP AGAINST ME, SPOUTING MALICIOUS ACCUSATIONS. i REMAIN CONFIDENT OF THIS: i WILL SEE THE GOODNESS OF THE LORD IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING. WAIT FOR THE LORD; BE STRONG AND TAKE HEART AND WAIT FOR THE LORD.” pSALM 27

bLESSINGS AND BREAKTHROUGH, tIFFANY JO BAKER