Winning Over Devilish Doubts 3

It’s interesting that when a player is injured in the game of football, basketball, soccer or baseball, the game is temporally stopped until the injured person has been removed from the game. Not so in the sport of boxing. In Boxing, the fighter’s aim is to not only win but at whatever cost. He may injure his opponent and once they’re stumbling and stunned, go in for more harm to win the match. They continue until their opponent can’t either get up again or until the referee declares the winner and the match is over.

Satan is no different. He goes in to not only injure one of God’s children, but also for the kill. “The thief cometh not but to steal, kill and to destroy, but I am come that you might have life and have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)

Each of us must realize that Satan is not playing games; rather he’s in it to harm, injure, damage and to totally destroy God’s children. God teaches each of us how to win. How to come out on top, how to be victorious in every test and temptation that comes our way. “Think it not strange the fiery trial that is to try you as though something strange has happened unto you.” (1 Peter 4:12)

Elijah had just won a great fight on Mt Carmel. The fire of God had fallen from heaven, and 850 prophets were destroyed. Elijah declares that Jehovah God is the one true God and that the drought of 3 ½ years will now come to an end. He hears the sound of an abundance of rain, you would think, it can’t get any better than this. But what does Satan do? Within 24 hours, Jezebel puts the word out, “When I find Elijah, he’s a dead man.” How can a great prophet go from victory on Carmel to running and hiding in a Cave?

Had God changed? Was God now overwhelmed with the chaos, challenge or curve that came to Elijah? “No.” What had changed? I am convinced that you don’t know what your faith is made out of until it’s tested. Here is what changed.

Elijah’s perspective had now changed. When problems come knocking at your door, get ready for your perspective to be challenged. If your perspective changes, you will ultimately change your path. So follow me closely. Problems can challenge our perspective that changes our performance which leads us to us changing our path of victory. God gives us Power to use our faith to overcome our doubts to do His will and plan.

Elijah’s perspective caused him to run and hide in a cave. God shows up and says, “What are you doing here?” God had to speak again and say to him; “I’m not through with you. It’s not over till I say it’s over. Get up Elijah, and go anoint the King of Syrian, the King of Israel and the young prophet Elisha.” Don’t budge, friend until God says it’s over.

Praise the Lord, God gave Elijah a renewed, reset perspective that changed his path to win over the doubts that had knocked on his door. Quit running friend, Use your faith to change the problem, which will change your performance to WINNING over the enemy.