Are You Letting Your Problems Argue With What God Says?

God May Think More Highly of You Than You Do

Have you noticed that God thinks you are more amazing than you do?

This may be one of the biggest reasons we have a hard time hearing Him speak to us. He is saying something wonderful about us, and we shut Him down. We think there is no way that could be God speaking to us because He would know who I really am. Those amazing words must be coming from our pride.

This is what happened to Moses. God told him that he would set the Israelites free, and Moses told God that he was not fit for the job (Exodus 3:10-11). You are not being humble when you disagree with God.

You are not being humble when you disagree with God.

Gideon did the same thing. God sent an angel to tell him that he was going to save Israel, and Gideon also told him why he was the wrong man for the job (Judges 6:14-15).

Our natural response to God’s call on our lives is often to question His choice. We must move past this. God likes to use our weaknesses to show Himself strong (2 Corinthians 12:10). He likes to choose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise (1 Corinthians 1:27).

We Need Others to Help Us Believe What God Says

I have been leading men’s groups for some time now, and this has become the main focus of our times together. We often have a hard time believing what God says about us, so as a group we attempt to put a megaphone to God’s thoughts about each other that we may drown out all the negative self-talk.

We need each other to repeat God’s words to us so that we may choose to live out of them instead of the excuses we have for why God can’t use us.

If you want to see the miraculous in your life, start living out of who God says you are. If you want to overcome the problems you face, choose to believe what God is saying about you. God’s words about you will give you strength and hope.

How David Overcame His Problems

The story of David and Goliath is an amazing story, but we often think it is impractical for our lives. The underdogs don’t always win. How could David have such confidence?

In the story, David tells Saul that God helped him defeat the bear and the lion. There was some confidence in his history, but I believe there was more.

Just before David went to deliver food to his brothers, the prophet Samuel had visited David’s family and told them that God would make David the next king of Israel.

Goliath stood in the way of this promise from God. David knew that if something wasn’t done, there would be no Israel for him to be king of. If he fought Goliath and lost, God’s word would have returned void, and that would be impossible.

Therefore, there was no way for David to lose. David overcame his problem by moving toward the obstacle standing in the way of God’s word for his life.

How to Overcome Problems

When you know God’s call on your life, you can have courage when the obstacles to that call come before you. Those obstacles will have only three effects:

1. They will scare you away from your calling or at least delay your progress. This outcome is only possible when you choose to run. They have no power except intimidation. See the twelve spies.
2. You will seemingly lose the battle, but find that you are exponentially closer to who God says you are and who you will become than you were before the problem came. See Joseph.
3. The problem will bow its knee before you. God will exalt you by revealing His power on your behalf. See Daniel.

Do you want to move past the problems in your life? Then get to know how God sees you. Listen to what He is saying about you. Find those areas that disagree with God’s words and repent. Choose to believe God’s words. Declare them as true. Relate to yourself as if they are true, and the problems in your life will give way to you.

It’s one of the ways we overcome problems.

If you don’t know what God is specifically saying about you, ask me in the comments or on the contact page. I will respond to you by email to honor your privacy. I have a decent track record for this, but more importantly, I know God really wants you to know how He sees you.

Knowing how God sees you is important to fulfilling God’s call on your life. It is part of who you were made to be.

Blessings.