I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me…

What does strength look like to you? What about courage? How about the flipside-failure. Does it have a face? This week I faced all of those in my week….and it’s only Tuesday!!

Many years ago I was given an opportunity and I thought, at the time, that it was the perfect solution for me and the answer to my tomorrow! Turned out, God had something else entirely different for my future. I was heartbroken and devastated at the time it first fell apart, but I was in my twenties, life had only begun for me.

Now this week, I was going to have to encounter the experience again, and I wasn’t dreading this but I was a little nervous. What, if anything, did God have to teach me this time. Well, mountains and molehills was what HE taught me. I could turn anything into something dreaded or awful, but when I stop and look at it a second time, yep, just a little molehill.
Satan loves to play on these and create fear and worry, but God uses these exact same moments in time to build determination and character.
So, again I ask, what is the “face” of the thing you are encountering? Will you turn it over to God to build character, or give in to Satan’s lies and fear?

Father God, there is someone who will read these words and give you the glory. However, I fear others will be swallowed up by Satan’s lies. I pray for them all Father, that you would provide loving arms and guidance to all who falter and those especially who buckle.
In Jesus precious name, amen.
Sandra Sanders, boundless trust