Declare Those Promises!

In Acts 18 God tells Paul not to worry and to keep on preaching his word because no one will be able to attack or harm him.

Previously Paul has had to leave juat about every place because the people have plotted against him.

As the story goes a group of Jews end up planning an attack on him. He is taken in to the court room and the trial begins. At this point how many of you are thinking 'wait a minute this isn't supposed to happen'? I was! I wonder what Paul was thinking, was he thinking 'Oh great, here we go again... So much for no one will attack or harm me...' Or were his thoughts more along the line of 'Seriously guys? You're wasting my time here. I've got the promise of God, the favor of the Lord!'?

Back to the story. The Jews do all of their talking and right before Paul was about to defend his case the judge tells the Jews that they're wasting his time. He tells them to work it out amongst themselves! Whoa!! Really?! Yes!! Paul didn't even have to say a word!

I think so many times in our lives we get a promise from God, even of we don't understand itat the time. Then here comes Satan, doing all he can do to make it seem like that very promise was nothing but a lie. At that point we give up. We doubt that we ever even heard from God. Then Satan wins. But I'm telling you right now, don't give up! Hold tight to that promise of God! When you're faced with that obstacle declare that promise over your life!!

I can't even count the number of times I've been in tears or angry or udderly confused and having to declare the promises anyway. It's not always easy, most of the time you're ever having to declare those promises it's because a mountain is blocking you from seeing them. Just don't give up! On the other side of that mountain is the victory God has for you!!

~Awaken Us~
Brenna Stanford