Throughout this journey, the Lord consistently reminds me that
circumstances are not reality. Circumstances cannot and do not govern my
behavior, my thoughts, or my response to life. My circumstances do not control
me or have power over me.
Thank God.
There is so much freedom when we realize that we do not have
to be governed by our circumstances! I know that this reality is more difficult
to live out than to say, but it is true.
The Bible talks about how, “we are receiving a kingdom that
cannot be shaken…” (Heb. 12:28) A book I’m reading says, “When we walk in our
royal call (as saints, sons and daughters of God), our behavior is not
determined by our temporal environment but by the eternal environment that lies
inside us.”
It’s time for the sons and daughters of God to rise up and
push though their circumstances. It’s time to show the world that, “we are hard
pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed…” (2 Cor. 4:8-9)
It doesn’t matter what life throws at me, what hell throws at
me, what people do to me, how ministry is going, or where I’m at in life. So
much freedom comes from knowing that I get to CHOOSE how I RESPOND to these
things.
So instead of defeat, I choose the victory Jesus already
accomplished for me. Instead of being overwhelmed, I choose the peace that
Christ gives. Instead of being conquered, I choose to be more than a conqueror.
Instead of believing lies and letting them creep in, I take the authority I
have been given and believe truth.
Choosing requires action. It requires assuming the authority I
have been given and taking action. We are not helpless, we have been given (or
can be given) the fullness of God to fight from a place of victory.
So today and everyday, I function out of the Kingdom within
me- from a Kingdom-mindset and perspective that is eternal, unaffected by
circumstances. I serve a steadfast God who has given me His Spirit who empowers
me to live this out. And oh, the freedom this brings! How glorious it is to
live every day this free, no matter what. No matter what.
