Knowledge From The Bible To Help You With Your Struggles

          KNOWLEDGE FROM THE BIBLE TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR STRUGGLES

                                                               BY GINA VALDEZ | Nov 7, 2018

Do you find yourself struggling at times and don’t know what to do? We all at times find ourselves struggling in our relationships, health, finances, emotions, etc. I have good news for you, I have put together some scriptures from the bible that will help you. One of the reasons we struggle is because we are lacking knowledge. We must get our knowledge from the bible.

Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.

The reason we stumble in life is because we are disobedient to the word of God, which we were appointed to.

1 Peter 2:7-9 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone,” and “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed. But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

We need to be obedient to the word of God and do what it says otherwise we will be deceived, the ones that do what it says will be blessed in what he does.

James 1:22-25 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.

The devil and ourselves are the one that causes a lot of problems in our life, because when we don’t submit to God it allows the devil in our lives and gives him legal rights, if we submit to God, he will flee from us. The way we submit to God is to be obedient to the word of God and He will draw us near to Him and it will keep us out of sin.

James 4:7-8 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded

The devil is looking for someone to devour, be alert, be careful. Humble yourself and cast your care upon the Lord He will exalt you in due time.

1 Peter 5:6-8 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

We should never give any place to the devil. The way we do that is to be obedient to God and stay out of sins.

Ephesians 4:27 nor give place to the devil.

Another reason the devil has legal rights in our lives is because of unforgiveness. We need to forgive so Satan won’t be able to take advantage of us and we won’t be ignorant to his devices.

2 Corinthians 2:10-11 Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive, for if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.

If we choose not to forgive then our heavenly Father will not forgive us our trespasses, then we will remain in our sins and that will give the devil legal right in our life to come to steal, kill, and destroy.

Matthew 6:14-15 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. “But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

When we are in sin, God does not hear us, so when we are praying our prayers don’t get answers and we find ourselves struggling with no help from God.

John 9:31 “Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him.

When we are living in sin we are separated from God and God has hidden His face from us and He does not hear us.

Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear.

The devil cannot touch us unless we are living in sin.

1 John 5:18 We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.

It is exciting to know that Jesus is praying for us to keep us from the evil one the devil, I am sure that this is one prayer that will be answered, the only way that prayer won’t be answered is if we give the devil a legal right by being in sin.

John 17:15 “I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one.

The devil has stolen from us our health, and finances, destroyed our relationships, and robbed so many people in life by killing them before their time, it shouldn’t be so because Jesus said in His word, that He has come that we may have life more abundantly.

John 10:10 “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy, I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

God has a peaceful future for us. When evil things happen to us that is the work of the devil, not God.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Jesus has given us authority over all the power of the enemy the devil. We need to take our authority and no longer allow him to hurt us. When we are born-again Christians and are filled with the Holy Spirit We are more powerful than the devil.

Luke 10:19 “Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

Now that we are born-again Christians and have been given authority from Jesus we will be able to heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, and cast out demons.

Matthew 10:7-8 “And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ “Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.

Jesus wants us to go into all the world and preach the gospel, we can start by preaching to the people around us, and once we are faithful to that, I am sure God will open doors for us to go to the nations. Not every Christian you know is a true believer, true believer is the ones who are obedient to the word of God and does what it says, if you are a Christian and you’re not casting out demons or speaking in tongues or healing the sick. I would suggest that you should pray to the lord to fill you with the baptizing of the Holy Spirit, so you will have the power to do that.

Mark 16:15-18 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. “He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. “And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; “they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

As you read the next scripture regarding putting on the Armor of God I would like to explain what is involved to do that, I heard people saying to me yes I do that every morning quoting that scripture, that is good to do but it involves more then that to put on the Armor of God is a lifestyle. It tells us in the text to put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. The definition of the word wiles from the dictionary means artful or beguiling behavior, deceitful, trickery, cunning. This is the kind of trap we fall into if we don’t put on the whole armor of God. It also mentions in the text that we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, we are not fighting against a human form, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. The only way we are going to stand in that battle is to put on the whole armor of God, which is knowing the truth from the word of God, righteousness, we need to live right, Peace, be at peace with everyone, have faith in God, we need to have salvation, be saved. Have the word of God which is the bible read it and apply it to your life, praying in all pray and supplication in the Spirit which is praying in tongues your heavenly language, and supplication for all the saints which are the Christian people. So please make sure you have the whole armor on, not just part of it if you want to be able to fight the battle and win. Here is the list of the Armor that you need, truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, word of God, all prayers, praying in the Spirit, praying for all saints.

Ephesians 6:10 -18 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which, you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.

 To the reader: I would like to thank you for reading my blog and I would like to encourage you to get your knowledge from the bible and be a doer of the word not just a hearer, so you will be able to have a blessed life. Every life problem we have there is an answer from the bible. God loves you and He has a great plan for your life, seek the will of God for your life and you will be blessed. Please share this blog with others.  Thank you. Please go to my website for more blogs. FireRevivalCoach.com