It's Always Something

The other day, one of my favorite professors said to me, “…. it’s always something.” It struck me as funny, because it’s totally true! We’ve all met someone in our lives that always seems to be facing the end of the world; who constantly appears defeated and seems to have lost their backbone.

            As children of God, we are called to be humble and meek. However, there is a difference between being meek and being a human doormat. Jesus didn’t kowtow (a former Chinese custom for slaves bound to their master) and walk away with his tail tucked between his legs whenever the Pharisees and Sadducees harassed him.  He humbly and meekly stood his ground, because he knew his backbone was found in his Father, and not in the opinions of others or his life circumstances.

            I mean, Jesus came to this earth knowing full well that he was coming to die for us. His own father was sacrificing him so that WE could spend eternity with him. If Jesus was able to get past that, how can we allow harsh times to defeat us?

            2 Timothy 1:7 states “For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. “ (NASB) life is always going to have a seemingly endless supply of lemons to throw at us; however we are not given “spirit of timidity” but one of strength. As someone who has had more than her fair share of challenging times, I myself have at times felt defeated. However, God has always cleverly reminded me of the strength I can find in Christ.

Like Jesus, our backbone is to be found in Christ. We are children of the highest God, not a welcome mat. We need to walk in the knowledge, and stop allowing Satan’s’ schemes, or consequences of our own foolishness to defeat us! Rise up, dust off your sandals and keep going—holding your head up high knowing that God is our strength—and after all, if he is for us, who can stand against us?

By: Lacey Slifkoff