THE RACE FOR THE CROWN (PART 6 OF 6)

THE RACE FOR THE CROWN (PART 5 OF 6)

January 31, 2023

HOW TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES IN LIFE

February 2, 2023

1st FEBRUARY 2023

“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing” – 2 Timothy 4:7-8

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4.   Pray for your enemies and forgive them (Matthew 5:44). There is no doubt that some people have made your life miserable in the past and may even have caused your present suffering. Still, Jesus says, forgive them and pray for them. Forgiveness heals and sets you free from a multitude of bondage! When you forgive and pray for those who caused harm to you, you have successfully reflected the heart of God and the reward is great! The scripture says, “Be not overcome of evil but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:21)

When we respond by faith and grace during the periods of our trials and suffering, we receive from God the power to overcome. We gain the strength of Godly character and can counsel others in similar situations. In fact, we become good workmen in the vineyard of God, helping to raise the present-day overcomers and soldiers of Christ! Only those who have tested the waters are capable of leading the rest across the seas!

Congratulations beloved.  Go ahead right now to read parts 1 – 5 of this devotional if you have not done so previously. As you hold onto this knowledge, it is my fervent prayer that you will be completely regenerated and transformed by His Divine Spirit. Congratulations!

PRAYER

Father in the name of Jesus Christ, I thank you for this infirmity and travails; I ask for thy grace to overcome the vicissitudes confronting me. Father, I know that you have permitted this trial to occur. Therefore, I purge myself of all moral weaknesses, and I declare that the power of the Holy Spirit sanctifies me. I bear no grudge against anyone. I freely forgive all those who wronged me. Therefore, I am free from every bondage of ill health, emotional trauma and psychological prison. From this moment onward, I overcome every inner and outer void standing between me and fulfil your plan and purpose. I am victorious, and I remain a conqueror. Thank you, father, for giving me a new life. AMEN.

FURTHER READING:  Romans 5:3–5; Hebrews 5:8; Matthew 19:21.

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.