Wisdom for Adversity

November 5, 2009

Wisdom for Adversity

Rod Parsley Charisma Channels – SpiritLed Living

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. —Psalm 91:1

Stop the rockAn elderly man stood up in a testimony service, waved his handkerchief, and said, “I’ve been serving the Lord for fifty years, and I want to testify that in that fifty years I have never been down-.-.-.-not one day-.-.-.-not one time.”

There was also a young man in that service who had recently given his life to Jesus. He stopped the old man as he was leaving and said, “I don’t understand. I gave my life to Jesus, and it seems like all hell broke loose. How can you say you have never been down?”

The old gentleman replied with words of wisdom, “Son, I’ve never been down, because I have always either been up or getting up.”

If you are fighting a little adversity, dance longer, shout louder, and pray harder. Tell the devil you are not giving up; you are enduring to the end. Born-again, Spirit-filled believers may wobble, but they don’t fall down. Claim His promise today: “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand” (Psalm 37:23-24).

Lord, whenever I stumble, lift me up by

Your hand. Uphold me in Your arms.

Cover me with Your wings. Shelter me in

the Rock. Amen.

via Wisdom for Adversity.

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