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Keys to Overcoming Obstacles: Navigating Trials and Triumphs with Faith


“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” — John 16: 33.

Life’s journey is filled with twists, turns, and unexpected challenges. However, these obstacles need not be permanent roadblocks. They can empower us to navigate the timeless terrains of opportunities and difficulties. In this article, we’ll explore how to overcome obstacles and find strength in adversity.

1. Change Your Perspective

Obstacles are inevitable—both fair and unfair. What truly matters is not the nature of these obstacles, but how we perceive them. Our reaction determines whether we merely survive or thrive because of them. Remember that trials are not your life; they are seasons within your life. Focus on the present moment, ignoring what obstacles represent or why they happened.

2. Faith as a Weapon

Obstacles can provoke strong emotions, but in order to survive and overcome them, it's important to keep those emotions in check. Fear, frustration, confusion, helplessness, depression, and anger can all be overwhelming, but maintaining a steady mindset, regardless of external circumstances, allows us to overcome these emotions with faith. Faith involves affirming statements based on God's word and requires both defiance and control.
  • Defiance and Control: Refuse to acknowledge defeat, reject intimidation by demons, and don't let temptation declare your situation a failure.
  • Affirmations: declare healing, abundance, and victory using affirmations based on faith.
Recognize that others are counting on you—don’t be shaken.

3. The Power of Choice

When faced with trials, we naturally have choices:
  • Argue or Complain: These reactions rarely lead us across the finish line.
  • Give Up: An even worse choice that leaves us defeated.
When facing obstacles, we have a choice: will we be blocked by obstacles or will we advance through and overcome them?

4. Focus on What You Can Control

Energy spent on things beyond our control is wasted. Instead, channel your power toward what you can influence. Avoid self-indulgence and self-destruction.

Keep in mind that there are numerous routes to go from point A to point B, and they don't have to be direct. We should focus on progress, rather than striving for perfection. It's important to remember that we can't control the obstacles or the people who create them, but we can control ourselves—and that's enough.

5. The Orchestrator of Troubles

Some people blame the devil for what is happening in their lives and they surrender to his control. 
Consider this: Did the orchestrator of troubles triumph, or did our redeemer overcome the troublemaker? Our faith lies in the latter—Jesus.

6. Answering Life’s Questions

Every situation poses a question. Your faith is tested, and it is tested in storms and troubles. It is your response that matters — your actions or inactions. Will you maintain peace and joy despite setbacks, or will you succumb to complaints and surrender?

7. Highest Kind of Faith vs. Ordinary Faith

Individuals with ordinary faith shy away from negative situations and failure. People with the highest kind of faith do the opposite—they embrace challenges and find strength within them.

The belief in the integrity of God’s word makes us firm amid tribulations. When they come, we’re not shaken because we are built on a firm foundation, not on quicksand that can subside under little pressure. By embracing faith, shifting perspective, and making conscious choices, we can navigate life’s obstacles with grace and purpose.

Remember, obstacles are not permanent. They are stepping stones toward growth and triumph. So, rise above them, knowing that you are already an overcomer.

Keep the faith!
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