Overcome Adversity At WorkExemplo

Claiming Your Victory   

We’ve been given God’s Word as a powerful weapon and His Spirit so that we can be guided by His divine wisdom. His Word is truth and He is faithful to His promises. His Word tells us that we have the ultimate victory, regardless of what the world serves up. Speaking scripture over our situation and walking in love allows us to claim our victory and protects us from succumbing to fear or sinful desires. 

Esther’s obedience and bold action won back the lives of her people and gave them an overwhelming victory over their enemies in battle. Celia was commended for her respectful, yet assertive response to the vice chairman during her performance review later that year. In both the ancient and the modern situations, God turned adversity into a significant victory that also built resilience and confidence, and strengthened the leadership in both of these women.

Victory can look many different ways. It can show up as gaining the ability to remain authentically poised in spite of an unjustified attack. It may show up as a door closing, followed by a more advantageous door opening. It can be a dramatic win in what the world would have said was a hopeless situation. As we draw close to God through those times, He will help us see our circumstances in light of His plans, as opposed to the way the world would have us see it.

And when we see victory, we must remember to give all the glory to God. He is the one who helps us walk through or rise above the challenges that come at us at work. No victory is for one person alone. When God helps us through tough circumstances, it is an opportunity to share our story and God’s faithfulness with others and encourage them – encourage them to follow Christ, to seek God, to get to know His promises. Because we are in Christ, we have the ultimate victory of eternal life in Christ, and that is something to be shared.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, help me to remember that all of my success and victories through adversities come from You. I give You all the glory and may the stories I share lead others to faith in Christ and eternal life in Your kingdom. In Jesus’ name. Amen. 

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