Heartcheck 2021: How do you react?

One of my dear friends is taking Red Devil chemo, which is the most powerful chemotherapy drug. It can kill cancer cells at every point of their life cycle, but unfortunately, it comes with many damaging side effects. As my friend shared her blood results, she asked for key points to be lifted to God in prayer.
My reply to her came from a prayer warrior friend who encourages the prayer group the other day with this reminder. I think all of us need to hear the words. God exercises our weak and undisciplined spirits to prepare us for future battles. “Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle,” Psalm 144:1.
Maybe this New Year has you still in the same nightmare as last year. Like my friend, you may not have a say in your circumstances, but you do have a say in how you react or live despite the situation. It becomes challenging and sometimes flat out exhausting, but if we allow God to move in us during these times, He can build in us a spiritual resilience that cannot break easily.
I trust the God that calls into being that which does not exist to restore your health, finances, relationship, and whatever evil has stolen from you. Stand firm and never waiver in your faith. “For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?"

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