Stronger than the Struggle: Uncomplicating Your Spiritual Battle

God will always see past our lack, past our pain, and speak to the person we are becoming. He is calling us to develop our spiritual lives. You may have lost in the world, but you’re not a loser to God. You may have failed, but you’re not a failure. God doesn’t talk down to you. He isn’t grading you. You are not disqualified. He will always speak t

true trust is believing my intentions toward you are always good.”

“Satan has already experienced heaven and knows he’ll never be able to go back. So like a child, if he can’t go, he doesn’t want you to go.”

Our lives should not be labeled as failing, lacking, humiliating, purposeless, or powerless in any way. Our lives should be overflowing with purpose and hope. We should be walking every day with a zest for life—with a constant vigor and gusto.

If any of you lacks wisdom [to guide him through a decision or circumstance], he is to ask of [our benevolent] God, who gives to everyone generously and without rebuke or blame, and it will be given to him. But he must ask [for wisdom] in faith, without doubting [God’s willingness to help], for the one who doubts is like a billowing surge of the se

The enemy will always try to change God’s periods into question marks. He turns God’s loving boundaries and instruction into a question of intention. I wonder how many of us start out taking God at his word but begin questioning him when the enemy comes inquiring.

real success is living out our best, believing we are God’s best version of ourselves.

“That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, ‘No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him’” (1 Cor. 2:9 NLT).

“Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.”1 In other words, winning means living as you were created to live: with confidence in knowing you did your best.