“It’s time to reframe our disappointments in light of God’s promises. It’s time to face our battles with courage in light of God’s power.”- Susie Larson
In Chapter 8 (“Dare to Pray From Victory”) of Your Powerful Prayers, Susie Larson asserts that our gaze often pulls to the object of our fears. As we listen to Satan’s taunts, we freeze in our tracks. Next, the fears we stare at in front of us actually get in us. However, we become downright dangerous when we rise up in Christ’s authority and entrust ourselves to His care.
Furthermore, no matter how big Satan gets in the face of our fears, he can’t turn a lie into the truth. Ms. Larson summarizes:
“There’s something powerful about rising up in the strength of the Lord and declaring to your soul and to your enemy that Jesus is your strong tower, your shelter against the foe, your defender, deliverer, and mighty God. His strength and power inhabits your soul! You have Him! You have His power. And you have His promises.”
In reality, Ms. Larson underscores, here’s the truth. As heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, we possess certain privileges. We have Christ’s:
- presence – where we find fullness of joy
- promises – Christ’s faithful, true promises change everything for Christ-followers
- power – the same power that raised Christ from the dead
In conclusion, Susie exhorts, now’s the time to “reframe our disappointments in light of God’s promises.” Writing in Risky Gospel, Owen Strachan states:
“God doesn’t want His people to be fearful, but faithful. He’s not trying to cool us down, but heat us up. Yet, biblical faith isn’t reckless or careless. It is trusting, confident, and fearless because it’s grounded in Almighty God.”
Today’s question: What favorite Bible verse helps your reframe your disappointments in light of God’s love? Please share.
Tomorrow’s blog: “Often we thwart God’s interventions”
