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Kenneth Copeland
“I can do all things through
Christ which strengtheneth me.” (Philippians 4:13)
You’re
running the race set before you, moving full-speed ahead with God’s blessing
overtaking you at every step.
Then
suddenly, wham! You hit the wall.
It may be
a wall of sickness or financial trouble, of spiritual failure or family
problems.
But,
regardless of the form it takes, the effect of “the wall” is always the same.
It stops you cold.
The
question is, once you hit a wall like that, what will you do?
You’ll be
tempted to quit, to turn back in defeat. But don’t do it.
Because
God will enable you to break through that wall and keep right on going.
I’m not
going to tell you it’s easy. The truth is, it’s tough.
But you
have to push on through the tough times if you’re ever going to have a
breakthrough.
Ask any
athlete. He’ll tell you that! Because if he’s a winner, he’s been there.
He’s
pushed his body to what seems to be the maximum. His side has hurt. His lungs
have ached. He’s had cramps in his legs and thighs.
And just when he felt like he
couldn’t go on, he’s heard some coach yell, “Come on! Move it!”
Athletes
call that “hitting the wall.”
It’s a time when the body
says, “That’s it. That’s all I can do. I can’t go any farther. I can’t
go any faster. I quit.”
But the
seasoned athlete knows that “the wall” isn’t the end.
It’s a
signal that he’s on the verge of a breakthrough.
If he’ll
toughen up and push himself a little more, he’ll get a second wind.
Suddenly,
he’ll go faster than before. He’ll reach a level of excellence he couldn’t have
reached any other way.
When you
feel the worst, when failure is breathing down your neck, press in to the Word
as never before.
You may
meditate on a particular scripture for days and even weeks sometimes, trying to
get a revelation of it, seemingly without success.
Then
suddenly, like the dawn of the morning, light will come pouring in. You’ll see
the way to break through.
All you
have to do is punch one little hole in that wall of problems, dig one tiny hole
in it with your faith and with the Word of God.
Then keep
tearing away at that hole. Don’t quit!
And,
before long, the forces of God will come bursting through, demolishing every
obstacle in their path!
Once that
happens you’ll never be the same again. You’ll be hooked.
It will
only take one breakthrough like that to make a never-dying, never-quitting
champion out of you.
Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Kenneth Copeland Ministries' mission is to minister the Word of Faith, by teaching
believers who they are in Christ Jesus; taking them from the milk of the Word
to the meat, and from religion to reality.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27 English Standard Version (ESV)
24 Do you not know that
in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize?
So run that you may obtain it.
25 Every athlete
exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable
wreath, but we an imperishable.
26 So I do not run
aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air.
27 But I discipline my
body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I
myself should be disqualified.
Footnotes:
a. 1 Corinthians 9:27 Greek I
pummel my body and make it a slave
English Standard Version (ESV)
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