HOLDING ONTO GOD IN TOUGH TIMES

THE POWER OF GOD IN SMALLER AND WEAKER THINGS OF LIFE

March 13, 2023

THE POWER OF SILENCE (PART 1 OF 2)

March 15, 2023

13th MARCH 2023

“But they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint”- Isaiah 40:31

Sometime in 1987, a friend introduced to me, a book titled, “Tough Times Never Last, but Tough People Do! by Robert H. Schuller. The title of this book summarizes my sermon to you today.

Tough time never lasts, because God is faithful and we are called to trust in God no matter how bad the situation might seem. Therefore, no matter what is happening in our lives and indeed how we feel about what is happening to us, we are called to claim the promises of God and to hold onto them. God promises that nothing will ever befall us that cannot be cured by Him. To wait on God, therefore, is to believe that God will act in His time and to trust and be patient.

One very potent weapon to fight the devil during the period of waiting for God is to bless God, praise God and be grateful to Him, even when we are afflicted, disappointed, or suffering. Also, we must have faith that God is able to change our situation for good.

Are you currently feeling defeated by the devil; or disappointed, sick, deluded, and confused? The word of God is telling you today to wait on God; never give up. God will arise to strengthen you and to fix every of your broken piece. How do we wait for God?

1.     We wait for God in gratitude by praising Him continuously for His love – notwithstanding the pain we feel in our hearts. God will heal each of our pains and restore us, even double.

2.     Hold onto the promises of God in the scriptures. Confess God’s word and let faith rule your heart. God is able to work and walk through time and space to change all things for good.

3.      Look beyond the devil and your failing situation. Instead, focus on God and success. On each passing day, focus on God through prayers, while believing that God has commenced His work of restoration in your life. Feel strengthened by His Spirit and Grace.

PRAYER

Father in the name of Jesus Christ, today, I take authority in your word and I declare I am strengthened by your spirit. Those who wait on you will reap bountifully in the land of the living. Therefore, I rebuke and silence every form of infirmity and weakness in my life. Thank you, father, in Jesus name. AMEN.

FURTHER READING: James 1:12

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi was born in Nigeria to Patrick Abuda Obeakemhe and Juliana Fatimatu Obeakemhe, both from Ogbona Town. With a master’s degree in law, she was called to the bar at the age of twenty-two, and she is currently the principle partner of the law firm Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi & Associates. She is also the founder of two philanthropic organizations: the Living Waters Mission and the Rose Croix Foundation. In addition to law, Lawrence-Dokpesi was drawn to spiritual pursuits at an early age, having begun studying philosophy, theology, chaplaincy, and spirit therapy by the age of eighteen. Inspired by her spiritual calling, she has produced ten intensively researched manuscripts on spiritual matters. Although Understanding the Spiritual was the last to be written, it is the first to be published. Lawrence-Dokpesi is a mother and a wife living in the city of Abuja, Nigeria.