Comments by Joan Boney:
Even when it appears we are failing, God causes us to succeed through HIM.
We have a word from God brought to our mind by HIS Spirit and we do that. Or we read examples from the Bible which cause us to modify the actions we had planned to do.
Examples:
Keep faith in God for HE is just and benefits HIS children, HIS called.
Do not allow yourself to be destroyed by their evil.
(If God allows them to do this, God will repay you.)
If God allows it to happen, endure it and keep your faith in God.
Paul, who preached Jesus as Messiah, was put in prison. and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound. (Acts 24:27)
God left Joseph in prison for 2 full years after he was falsely accused by Potiphar's wife! Joseph submitted to the authority and God caused Joseph to prosper even in the prison.
Genesis 39
20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
21 But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.
These are astounding examples for us!
We could destroy ourselves by the evil they do against us if we puff up and fight that evil in worldly ways and complain and murmur.
If they defraud us in something, the Bible shows us the following:
I Corinthians 6:7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
God always causes me to have abundance and supplies my need.
A businessman defrauded me once concerning a defective television unit. He would not fix the unit although he said he would do so.
I kept trying to tune that TV which had wide streaks on the left side of the screen.
One day, as I was trying to adjust the TV, the following came to my mind: "You don't have to put up with this."
"That's right." I reasoned. And I realized I could afford to replace the TV and just have the unit removed from my house. (The way of peace in this matter.) I bought a new TV that same day and when the installers came to my house to set up the TV, I had them carry away the defective TV, not wanting to have it in my house to remind me of that bad situation.
When we hear a word from God, we know what to do and we always overcome in the situation by doing what we hear from God.
Or when we see a scripture it will sometimes stand out to us and show us what to do.
The way of God is often higher than the wisdom of men who fight to hold onto possessions or money.
Hebrews 12
1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 For consider Him that endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
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2 Corinthians 2:14 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of His knowledge by us in every place.