How Can God’s Power Be Seen In Your Life?
I recently had a player ask me, “Coach, How do you hear from or see God?” It was a fair question, but one I felt was rather easy to answer. My response, “How can you not see or hear Him! You can see God’s awe and wonder in everything if you just take a moment to behold His Creation.”
I continued, “I heard God so beautifully when hearing each of my baby’s cry for the first time and I have seen His creative genius in watching a hummingbird fly,” My player smiled at my response and said, “Thanks coach! I get it now.”
So I asked him a question as well.
“How can God’s power be seen in You?”
He thought a while and responded, “By my actions?”His response was definitely accurate, but I want to break that down just a bit more for you.
How can God’s Love, Power, and Victory Be Seen in your Life without Adversity and Challenges for you to Overcome?
To a generation raised on participation awards, the thought of achieving true victory without having to overcome a challenge or some type of adversity actually seems possible.
Many kids these days are being taught entitlement and that the world owes them playing time and a reward. Their parents paid for them to play, so they have the right to call themselves victorious despite the outcome. If it is not easy, then just jump in the transfer portal. Championship rings are passed out in summer t-ball and in summer basketball tournaments a dime a dozen.,
Rare are virtues like commitment, resilience, fortitude, and the value of endurance seen as more valuable lessons than just taking the easy road and calling everyone a winner.
The best way to show others the power of God’s Love, and how to become victorious through the valley is by accepting challenges and adversity as pure joy.
Act 14:22 says, “We must go through many hardships to enter the Kingdom of God.” By learning to lean on Christ Jesus for strength, we show the world not only our God’s power, but also the incredible Love Jesus has for us to carry us through the valley of struggle.
By Rejoicing through trials, you become more like Our Messiah! Jesus had more Joy than all the disciple combined the Bible says. Hebrews 12:2 tells us it was for “the joy that was set before him” that he could endure the cross. Jesus is the shepherd who “rejoices” at finding one lost and straying sheep (Matt. 18:13).
We can take that a step further as Luke 15:7 says, “There is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away.”!
John 16:33 says, “In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world!”
The words, be of Good Cheer, actually mean to engage in great courage, to be daring, knowing that as you face challenging adversaries, Your Savior and King has already overcome the enemy!