Read: John 15:1-5
I can do
all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Philippians 4:13
Most of the
inspiring sports stories we hear today go something like this: “Against
seemingly insurmountable odds, the athlete persevered and won an astounding
victory.” Whether it was their poor upbringing, a nagging sickness or injury
they were forced to endure, or just a lack of natural skills they had to
compensate for, many amazing athletes have shown that when a person sets his
mind to a goal, he can accomplish it. Pretty much everything in those stories
hinges on one word, “seemingly.” To the sports writer it “seems” as if the
athlete should never have been able to win. Yet, if the odds really were
insurmountable, then the task never would have been accomplished and the
victory never would have been won.
So many people look at “seemingly”
insurmountable odds and say to themselves that it is not possible to persevere
and win. Are you struggling with your grades in school with “seemingly” no way
to bring them up? Are you struggling with sin in your life with “seemingly” no
way to gain the victory? Are you facing “seemingly” insurmountable difficulties
with a sickness, family relationships, or bitterness? Though the hill certainly
is a tough one to climb, and winning the battle may seem out of reach, the
difficulties are just “seemingly” insurmountable because there is a way to
overcome them.
God never gives us a battle or a
difficulty that He does not give us a way out of. He will not give us more than
we can handle. However, much of our success does hinge upon the fact that we be
right with Him in order to get God’s help through the difficulty. God often
uses those difficulties to bring us back to Himself. But if we are His
children, and we are right with Him, then there is no difficulty too
burdensome, no challenge too demanding, that He cannot help us through.
There have been many people who fell just
short of an amazing feat because the adversity became too arduous for them. Had
they “stuck it out” another day, they may have been able to prove to themselves
and to the world that what they were attempting was actually possible. Don’t
quit on yourself. The odds may seem to be stacked against you, and the goal may
seem unattainable. However, in the end, what is seemingly insurmountable is
just another step toward making you strong enough to accomplish something
great, physically or spiritually.
Quote of
the day: “God gives the greatest battles to His strongest soldiers.”
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