Trusting God for the courage to Stand Firm
I Corinthians 16:13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
I. Stand firm with a purposeful heart
A. Daniel had purposed in his heart (Daniel 1:8)
B. Daniel had an excellent spirit (Daniel 6:3)
Then this Daniel became distinguished above all the other high officials and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him. And the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.
Excellent Spirit: Faithfulness, dedication, loyalty, discipline, and trust.
II. Stand Firm even if you stand alone
An un-Christlike culture will try to sweep you down stream
Devotion, blessing and peace may evoke the jealousy of others. Daniel 6:4-5
4 Then the high officials and the satraps sought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel with regard to the kingdom, but they could find no ground for complaint or any fault, because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him. 5 Then these men said, “We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God.”
III. Stand Firm even if the enemy strikes back
Daniel 6
20 As he came near to the den where Daniel was, he cried out in a tone of anguish. The king declared to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?” 21 Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! 22 My God sent his angel and shut the lions' mouths, and they have not harmed me, because I was found blameless before him; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.” 23 Then the king was exceedingly glad, and commanded that Daniel be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no kind of harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.24 And the king commanded, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and cast into the den of lions—they, their children, and their wives. And before they reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces.
Trust God that He will remain faithful to His word and His promises.
Stand in His strength against the enemy not yours.
Robert Kennedy
Trusting God for provision.
Matthew 6 ESV
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?[g] 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
Matthew 6 ESV
31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself.
Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
1 Trust that your Heavenly Father is on the job.
2 Trust that you are valued by your Heavenly Father.
3 Trust that your Heavenly Father knows your needs.
4 Trust that your Heavenly Father will do what He promised.
Judy Kennedy
I trust God with my Healing.
Matthew 4:23 (ESV)
And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.
Physical Healing
Emotional Healing
Mental Healing
Raise your level of expectation!
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