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enjoying everyday life
FINDING A STRENGTH THAT
WILL NEVER FAIL YOU
JOYCE MEYER
After I became a Christian, there were many years when I There’s No Such Thing as a Problem-free Life
had no victory in my everyday life. I was miserable because Some people have the misconception that when they give
I still had wounds in my soul from the past that made me their lives to Jesus, they will no longer have any problems.
insecure, angry, suspicious of others, and hard to get along It would be nice if this were true, but in this world, we WILL
with. have trials and tribulations. The good news is we can cheer
up anyway because Jesus has overcome the world.
Even though I loved God and went to church every week, I
had no idea that there was power available to me to over- In John 16:33 (AMP), Jesus says, “…In the world you have
come the hurts from the past and the struggles of everyday tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous
life. And everything that came along that was hard to han- [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have
dle, defeated me. overcome the world.”
But I was so grateful when I found out in God’s Word that No one can promise you a problem-free life, but God prom-
not only is He powerful, but He wants to fill us with His power. ises that if you will put your trust in Him, He will give you a
He promises in His Word that we can have abundant life faith that enablesyou to rise above the problems you face.
in Christ because He has overcome the world! (See John And when you get through them, you’ll be stronger on the
10:10; 16:33.) other side than you were before you had them.
The truth is, as believers in Christ, we don’t have to live weak, The Truth About God’s Power
wimpy, pitiful, pathetic, barely-getting-by lives. We can have Knowing you can have power from God to live in this world
God’s power working in us to enable us to do whatever we is one thing, but learning to believe this truth and walk in it
need to do in life! is the key to having victory over the trials and suffering you
face. I love Philippians 3:10 because it says we can actu-
