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What should Christians do in adverse circumstances?
It's not enough to "praise" God to move the arm of the Lord in our behalf if all we do is that. Jesus said many draw nigh unto Him with their lips and honor Him with their mouths but their hearts are nowhere near His righteous right hand. They engage in "vain worship" by teaching false commandments of men in place of the commandments of God and complain about how impossible and grievous they are when the Bible says they are the exact opposite of that.Many people say that praising God in adverse circumstances is not "realistic". But is moping, complaining, grumbling, and being oppressed with an impending sense of doom and gloom honestly more "real" than having hope – when the truly good and living God is always active in our world and on our side?
How has despair, worry and anxiety been working for us anyway? "Keeping it real", from the angle of some -- will only keep us in defeat!
When you magnify God deliberately enough to be able to see and then praise Him in the most adverse conditions...a dunamis power of God can be released to burst into circumstances and even liberate the 'prisoners' around you.
"About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's bonds were unfastened" (Acts 16:25-26).
ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY
Lean on Him:What should Christians do in adverse circumstances?
"Pray without ceasing!" We are the Temple of the Holy Spirit. We have direct access to God and so we are to be in constant communcation with Him, not leaving Him out of any part, discision, circumstance, trial or tribulation in our lives.What should Christians do in adverse circumstances?