2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NKJV “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.  For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.”

We face situations on a daily basis that fall into the category of “battles”. Health issues, marital issues, financial issues, children’s issues, career and business issues, just to mention a few. They could be daunting. But our winning or losing the battle (s) is very much dependent on our focus: the external forces or our internal armory.  As a child of God, you have residing inside of your spirit-being, He that is greater than the devil and all his cohorts (1 John 4:4). You have to renew your mind (Romans 12:2) to the truth that in Christ Jesus, you are more than conqueror (Romans 8:37). In Christ Jesus, you are an overcomer. In Christ Jesus you triumph always (2 Corinthians 2:14). You will never be defeated as long as you keep your focus on Jesus Christ, the author and finisher of your faith (Hebrews 12:2). God, who is in you, is greater than anything you will ever face. The Greater One is in you! You must resist and cast down any contrary thought the enemy might try to place in your mind (2 Corinthians 10:5). The battle ground is in the mind. That is where the battle is won or lost! David understood this principle as he confronted and defeated Goliath (1 Samuel 17:45-46).

Galatians 2:20 “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless, I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”

For a believer in Christ Jesus, living a life of sacrifice is to live your life totally for Christ. You live as commanded by God in His word and as led by the Holy Spirit. You die to your old life and on a daily basis you resist temptation and crucify (put to death) sinful desires that keep you from following Christ (Luke 9:23). God wants us to offer ourselves as living sacrifices, daily laying aside our desires to follow him; putting all our resources at His disposal and trusting Him to guide us; doing this out of gratitude that our sins have been forgiven (Romans 12:1).  Jesus Christ is our perfect example of living a life of sacrifice. While He was here on earth, He did nothing of Himself, but acted in total surrender to the instructions of God, the Father, seeking only the will of His Father who sent Him (John 5:30). Remember, as a believing Christian, you have been crucified with Christ, and the life you now live should be by faith in Christ, who loved you and gave Himself for you (Galatians 2:20). Whenever God asks us to do something it will entail a sacrifice, and when we make that sacrifice in obedience, the door of the miraculous is opened unto us!

Luke 1:37 ‘For with God nothing shall be impossible.”

What a statement! If we just believed this, how different our lives would be! From birth we are trained to know our limitations. There are limits to everything, in the natural. It is a fact of life. But God has no limits. When we enter into the realm of the supernatural, we have to take off all the limits. We have to renew our minds with the truth that God is not like us. He can do anything.  We have an awesome God whose power is so great that we cannot even comprehend it. He created the universe effortlessly by the spoken word. Yet many times we find ourselves wondering if our situation is too hard for the Lord. We cannot see how even God can pull us through. Jeremiah says of the Lord “Ah Lord God! Behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:” Jeremiah 32:17. The Lord said to Jeremiah, ‘Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?’ (Jeremiah 32:27). The answer is a resounding NO! The only thing that limits God is our unbelief (Deuteronomy 7:17-19, Psalm 78:41). As a believer, redeemed by the finished work of redemption in Jesus Christ, you are commanded and commissioned to live by faith which is a life that trusts in God’s word (Romans 1:17). Craig Groeschel says “You don’t have to know every answer to every question to trust Jesus. It will always take faith.” Today, let us honor God by believing that nothing is too difficult for Him.