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ENJOYING EVERYDAY LIFE
the Key to
BY JOYCE MEYER
Do you like confrontation? You are in the minority if you do. Most IT’S TIME TO STOP RUNNING
people don’t like confrontation at all. Many are petrified of it and
tell themselves that it’s just too hard. So, when they are faced We need to be people who will no longer run away from hard situa-
with a difficult situation or person, they ignore it and run away, avoiding tions—because God doesn’t want us to be afraid. He wants us to be bold,
the person or circumstance as long as they possibly can. courageous, and to know we can handle anything – through Christ – that
comes our way.
But the problem with running away from something is that you stay
stuck in the issue or problem you’re trying to escape. And you don’t First John 4:4 (AMPC) says, “Little children, you are of God [you belong to
make any progress in the area of your life that it affects. Him] and have [already] defeated and overcome them [the agents of the
antichrist], because He Who lives in you is greater (mightier) than he who
People run from all kinds of things—like something new, or change in is in the world.”
general. They run from their past. And many people in our society run
away from responsibility. The next time you feel fearful about a situation or person that you know
you need to confront, remember this scripture and remind yourself, “I’m
As believers, we are partners with God. This means that while God not putting up with fear any longer because Jesus Christ lives in me. I can
will do what we cannot do, we must do our part to make progress and do whatever I need to do in life through Christ!”
accomplish what He has for us. And sometimes, this includes facing diffi-
cult people or situations and dealing with them instead of avoiding them. FIND YOUR SOURCE OF STRENGTH
Now personally, I never had too many problems confronting people. In Maybe you just need to live with a little more oomph! I’m talking about
fact, I used to be too confrontational, so the issue was more about how Holy Spirit oomph that says, “I am God’s child, and I’m not going to live
I handled confrontation. I had to learn how to approach difficult people in fear and let it keep me from everything God has for me. I will not run
and situations the way Jesus would do it. I also had to learn how to away from things. Because I can do whatever I need to do in life through
confront the devil, and every once in a while God will give me a refresher Christ who strengthens me.” (See Philippians 4:13.)
course on confronting the devil so I won’t listen to his lies.
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