Philippians 4:12-14 ‘I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.’

DAILY READING; Hebrews 3:1-4:13; Genesis 48; Psalm 38

In 2003, at 32 years of age, Tristan Todd became the youngest high school principal in the state of North Carolina. He became the principal at Ledford High School in Thomasville after being an assistant principal there since 1999.
Outwardly, he was celebrated as an upstanding person in the community and it seemed everything was going well for him. But inwardly his world was actually crumbling because his wife loved the country-club lifestyle and he couldn’t afford it. He started gambling to try to make more money. After four years of marriage, when he could no longer fund her lavish lifestyle, his wife left him.
Tristan became very depressed and things got worse when someone introduced him to marijuana. From there he began snorting cocaine until he was spending all his money on drugs and was forced to move in with his parents. Feeling very overwhelmed by his troubles and disappointed with himself, over how his life had degenerated he then decided to kill himself.
One morning he wrote a suicide letter and laid it on the bed for his parents to find and then drove his car to a rural train track, parked and waited for the train to hit him.
The train did hit him, but he didn’t die. Tristan Todd survived and after admission in the hospital he eventually recovered and was discharged.
Yet his life remained troubled until when one day he finally surrendered his life to Christ.
With salvation came joy, overcoming his addictions and understanding the real purpose for his life. New meaning came to his life and he began to experience real peace, positive changes and greater blessings.

Oftentimes, we don’t know what people really go through behind the scenes. Though outwardly they may seem to have it all, inwardly their lives may be full of turmoil.
While looking successful on the outside, they are conflicted and afflicted on the inside.
The truth is that life without Christ will always end in crisis. No one can overcome the struggles of life by their own strength.
God has designed us to triumph over life’s struggles through being strengthened in our inner man by Christ.
The apostle Paul went through shipwreck, beatings almost unto death, imprisonment and other terrible trials in his ministry and yet through Christ, he overcame all.
He could have been depressed, defeated and given up his ministry, but he recognized his own lack of strength and ability to overcome adversities and maintained steadfast faith in God’s Words as he kept pressing forward towards the mark of the high calling in Christ.
No matter what trials, troubles or tribulations you may encounter, always know that it is through faith in God that you overcome the world.
Through focus on the Word you will develop a mindset of victory that keeps you overcoming even when you may feel overwhelmed. As long as we are on the earth, there will be times when we face difficulties. But when you stay anchored in Christ, He will get you through any storm and turn the season of adversity into times of growth and advancement for you.
Today, globally, there are concerns about the future, finances, health, family, career etc. But even in the midst of the chaos and bleakness in the world, God still reigns supreme and is in control of our lives. As long as we can focus on His Word and retain our joy we are destined to always triumph.

PRAYER: Lord I thank You for the grace to keep praising You in every situation, because I know that I can do all things through Christ and by faith triumph always in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
The tests you are going through in life today is not for your destruction, it is for your testimony. – WORDBITE 222

Shalom!

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