It's Not As Bad As It Looks

It’s probably human nature to feel that your situation is much worse than it actually is. We allow negative thoughts and criticisms from others to hinder us from doing what God has placed in our spirit to implement. I speak from personal experience about this, because I am constantly allowing the enemy to discourage me from moving in faith. It’s not something that I’m proud of, but I fight everyday to overcome it. I don’t know if God will deliver me from it, because it humbles me and propels me to seek God in everything that I do. Remember Paul’s thorn? (See 2 Corinthians 12:7-8) What gives the motivation to endure is verse 9: “And He (Jesus) said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My Strength is made perfect in weakness.” (NKJV)

What inspires me to do God’s will is viewing my circumstances through His eyes. God is a faithful God, and He always keeps His promises. He’s already revealed to me the end, I just have to get through the middle. When I look at the end, the middle doesn’t appear as impossible as it did at first glance. The enemy wants me to believe that it’s impossible, and that I won’t ever accomplish anything. However, with God all things are possible! (See Luke 18:27) As long as I seek God, and stay close to Him, it changes my viewpoint and I know that it’s not as bad as it looks. If you look at your situation through God’s point of view, you will come to the same conclusion.