Are You Facing Giants in Your Life?

A friend I knew in high school is facing a Philistine of a giant in his life right now. I just found out that he is suffering from stage IV colon cancer. His name is "Mike" and I would really appreciate it if you would commit to praying for him. I want to see God do a magnificent work in him through this illness, no matter what the outcome. 

I'm facing giants in my marriage, my finances, my entire family and in my health. I keep going through days that seem like nothing good will come of it, but that is because I tend to remain too "self focused." And let's face it, it's not about ME, it's about others. It is amazing just how humble we can become when we see people losing their homes to wildfires, which are ravaging my state right now, or how humbling it is to find out that a friend from high school is suffering through something much worse than what you're going through in your measly little ole life. That's exactly what this did to me, the minute I found out today. Pure, on your face before God, "Oh God forgive me for being so selfish," time!

The moment I start to lift other's up in prayer, or do something nice for them that other's might not want to do, I release the power of the Holy Spirit and that ends up helping me to feel better. It's the truest thing in the world: If you feel lousy about your own circumstances, get out of God's way and go help someone else who has it worse than you do. It's the most amazing thing, but it's the kind of stuff that will cure any bad mood. When I wake up "self-focused," or feeling a bit blue and can't put my finger on what's wrong, I recognize the devil is twisting my thoughts into a knot, and I immediately begin to pray. He is the vine, and I'm just a lowly branch, and apart from Him? I can do nothing. (John 15:5).

If you match every thought in your head, up against Philippians 4:8, you'll see exactly what I'm talking about. Our thought life is where we lose most of our battles. "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and if there be anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell upon these things."  

We are supposed to do what Paul instructed us to do: "We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking all thoughts captive to the obedience of Jesus Christ." (2 Corinthians 10:5).

No matter what kind of giant you are facing today, please, let God take that giant out of your way, by getting out of His? He wants to work in us, not lead us around by the nose. Faith in Him is a choice. He gave us all free will, and the place the devil attacks us the most is in our minds! If we think a certain thing long enough about ourselves, it will most certainly happen! Norman Vincent Peale definitely had one thing right, there is power in positive thinking! "As a man thinketh, so is he." (Proverbs 23:7).

Learn how to take God's hand, and face your giants! Give God all the glory, whether you win, or lose, and He will set you up for the eventual win, no matter what happens!

God bless you all! Please, pray for my friend "Mike" who is going through this terrible illness. God can heal him if he wants to, because there is nothing, that is impossible with God!   

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There is nothing, that is impossible with God!
Luke 1:37