Read : Hebrews 10:32-38
“We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed;…perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;” – 2 Corinthians 4:8-9
A survivor must continue to exist or function in spite of adverse conditions. We are in a battle with a real enemy. The conditions are not good. Satan is the god of this world and in a sense, we are on his turf.
Every survivor must come through and pull through. Every survivor must carry on and carry through. Every survivor must continue. I also have been through a lot. After I had preached in one church, the pastor told me, “It seems you have been through hell.” Certainly, but I am still around; I have survived!
Real leaders often come under extreme and varied pressures because they are in the front line of the battle with the enemy. They receive all the blows and face constant pressure. Some people break down under pressure. If you cannot stand pressure, then you cannot be a leader. Develop a hard forehead. Do not go mad. God told Ezekiel not to be afraid of the people’s faces. Be harder than everything that comes against you.
Confess boldly, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Say aloud, “I am able, more than able, to prevail and to win this battle. Though a thousand fall at my side and ten thousand at my left hand, I shall survive. I am a survivor in the name of Jesus. God will strengthen and keep me in all my ways!”