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How we approach God in prayer and how we approach His Word is vitally important to believe what He wants to say to us. Instead of believing that nothing is too hard for God – the God who had already proven Himself to Abraham and Sarah – Do you think it would’ve been easier for Abraham and Sarah to believe God, if it wasn’t about them? But, what if the key to trusting the Word of God, the promises of God, and the call of God, is to “consider HIM faithful who makes the promises.

People didn’t know how much pain I was in though. & I didn’t know who to tell because I couldn’t trust anyone anymore. It’s depicted as pure and real and sometimes, it doesn’t even make sense. He’s experienced the hurt we experience.

And, you can’t battle the lies until you recognize that, acknowledge it, and face them head on. You can’t expect to pull out the armor of God to win a battle, when you’ve never practiced wearing it. Paul’s analogy of the armor calls us to use 6 things: truth, righteousness, readiness, faith, salvation, and the Word of God. When you acknowledge that you’re not exempt from the lies and pressures of this world, practice putting on the armor of God, learn to live more like Jesus, talk to someone about your struggles, and set limitations for yourself … I truly believe, you will win.

Metaxas sums up a little bit of Bonhoeffer’s life by saying this: “Being a Christian is less about cautiously avoiding sin than about courageously and actively doing God’s will,” Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy (pg.486). People see that He is doing the will of His Father; they literally see from His actions that He is King. His goal was to do the will of His Father and BECAUSE of that, His heart was so righteous and centered, sin had no power over Him. I don’t know about you, but I don’t look up to Christians who only refrain from the bad things of this world.