Nothing can stop me!

Romans 8: 31What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36As it is written:

 

"For your sake we face death all day long;

 

we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered." 37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 

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I got so excited when I read this message this morning. I remember a bully who used to pick on me when I was a scrawny little kid. He was huge, probably five feet two inches! He would pick on me because I was not a fighter rather I liked to consider myself more sophisticated. Okay I was a nerd.

 

One day the inevitable happened, we were supposed to fight. The crowd gathered and I remember trying to back away but it was too late! Suddenly someone shoved me from behind into the bully knocking him down. I then remember several people taking potshots at him. A teacher quickly broke up the skirmish and we went our separate way. He never bothered me again.

 

I had actually forgotten about this incident, but I do remember the bullies that have appeared in my life as an adult. I’ve had people shout hateful things from moving cars. People have thrown things at me and said very stupid things about me, not even knowing me. At work I have run into “that” person who, if challenged goes into rage and fights.

 

There is no one who can bully me or bring up a charge against me because I have GOD on my side! There is no situation that can get me down!

• GOD says “You are MY child, no one can harm you.” 
• GOD says “You are the heir to MY kingdom, poverty cannot keep you down.”
• GOD says “You are special to ME, I will protect you.”

When I try to fight my own battles I soon realize I don’t have the strength to win. I quickly get nervous and worry about the outcome. I then cower in the corner, fretting about the future. GOD says all battles, “large” and “small”, are HIS.

• GOD is invincible
• GOD is immovable 
• GOD is all seeing
• GOD is all knowing
• GOD is all powerful
• GOD is everywhere
• GOD is in everything
• GOD is unshakeable
• GOD is!

 

GOD says there is no reason to fear the future or the present. There is no danger to big for my GOD! No one or no “thing” can separate me from my GOD who gives me all strength!

• Are you scared about something?
• Are you trying to do things on your own power?
• GOD can do anything with your situation, why has HE decided not to take the situation away?
• Do you believe GOD has a “powerful”, “loving” plan specific to you?