Down But Never Out!

Down but Never out!!


We are now sixteen days into this new year. A year in which many believe will hold great breakthrough, revelation & new opportunities. Yet with all of the greatness expected the reality seems to be the opposite. Instead of great breakthrough there is great bondage, instead of great revelation there is great confusion & instead of new opportunities we see the same closed doors. Many are facing trial after trial, test after test and it feels like the reality of life is overshadowing the hope of your faith. It seems as if the more you believe for change the worse things get. It seems like the more you pray for relief the more adversity you face, and your emotions begin to overwhelm as doubt & defeat try to creep in.

But as believers we must Never give in to how things seem.

When you hit this season of storms or rough patches, when the weight of your emotions try to over power you and bully you into giving up, when you can't see a way out of your circumstances; remember God's word found in II Corinthians 4:8-9 (NKJV) We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.

The reality is that a will face many trials in our lives, as we are reminded in James 1:2 to count it all joy when we fall in various trials. Now we don't actually "fall" into trials, but God in His divine wisdom allows us to go through different trials for a purpose. However you must first must be assured that what you are experiencing is not meant to destroy you but make you stronger & to show the power & might of God in you life. While James admonishes us to count it all joy in these rough season we will never do so if we have the improper perspective.

No matter what you face always remember that: No matter bad it seems, God is still in control and because He is in control it doesn't matter how low you my get; you'll never be out!