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We are never alone.  Too often we allow ourselves to be robbed from and intimidated.  Our past takes on too much power in our lives if we let it.  We see our problems rather than our opportunities.

We have an enemy, but it is time to be bold and remember that the enemy keeps coming back.  Yet He has been and will continue to be defeated. Don’t give Him ground that is not His.

The following passage is from the Old Testament.  It was always God’s place to stay close to His people, and the battles that take place were always to keep God’s people pure and close to him.

As you read through these verses make note of what will help you and me in our daily battles.

Deuteronomy 20:1-4 NLT
“When you go out to fight your enemies and you face horses and chariots and an army greater than your own, do not be afraid. The Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you! 2 When you prepare for battle, the priest must come forward to speak to the troops. 3 He will say to them, ‘Listen to me, all you men of Israel! Do not be afraid as you go out to fight your enemies today! Do not lose heart or panic or tremble before them. 4 For the Lord your God is going with you! He will fight for you against your enemies, and he will give you victory!’

We are not alone.  God is for us and with us.  Remember what He has done and what He will do again.  There is no reason to be afraid.  He is ready to give you victory.

When our problems are bigger than our God, then we are going to have lots of problems.  When God is big to us, then our problems will get smaller and smaller as our fear ebbs away. Our faith grows God cares for all our battles!

Romans 8:31 NASB
"What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?" 
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