Paul had a secret to living a fulfilled life without regard to good or bad circumstances. Keeping Jesus as the center of your strength will allow you to enjoy the downs and the ups of this world. After all, you have already won the big prize of eternal life!

Your spirit is fully armored in this life. There is no attack that can break through the fortress that God has built around you. Finding fulfillment in what Jesus did IN you will cause what happens AROUND you to pale in comparison.

There is nothing easy about walking through life on planet earth. What Jesus accomplished on the cross didn’t take away your problems. Rather, as a believer, He enters with you into every single situation, strengthening and encouraging you along the way. This is why we celebrate Jesus, whether there is Fire or no Fire!

God is our comforter, strengthening us while we walk through this life. No matter how many troubles you might encounter, God has a plan of comfort already underway! Not only will you BE Comforted, but you are being prepared to BECOME Comfort for someone else.

How amazing it is to realize that even in life’s loneliest moments, Jesus is standing with you. The comfort you have as a believer is not that you’ll have less pain or disappointment, but rather that you have the Prince of Peace standing with you through it all!

When Jesus overcame the world, He didn’t guarantee a flawless interaction with nature and the world around us. He did, however, guarantee us a flawless nature within that looks just like Him. It’s normal for the world to be against you. In those moments remember that Jesus is much greater IN you, empowering you to have peace even in this world.

Because the NOUN of sin has been resolved, the VERB of sin can no longer keep us from God’s perfect presence. The New Covenant we have with God through Christ makes it abundantly clear that we are fully forgiven of all our sins!