What do I mean by standing on God's Word? I mean that in the face of every situation that opposes you, you refuse to quit. Instead, you think on God's Word and believe God's promises to you. You hide the Word in your heart concerning your situation and speak God's Word over your situation until there's a change!
If you quit, you won't gain anything! But if you keep on putting your trust in God, you have everything to gain because the promises in His Word are yours to claim.
Yes, sometimes circumstances come against you, and you have to stand on the Word in the face of some overwhelming obstacles. But what have you got to lose by standing on God's promises? Take God at His Word because He's faithful and His Word never fails (Isa. 55:11; Matt. 24:35).
Many of you have been standing and standing for something, and you think it's never going to come to pass. But that's just the devil's lie. Maybe you've hindered your answer from coming to pass by wavering concerning God's promise to you.
Faith is believing what God said. It's that simple. Did God promise you something in His Word? Are you going to believe what God told you and stand your ground against the devil and adverse circumstances? Or are you just going to give up and let the devil steal what God promised you?
God has already given you your answer in His Word. Now it's up to you to appropriate what you need by faith in His Word. You do that by standing your ground on the Word even when it seems like every circumstance is against you.
Circumstances are nothing to God! According to God's Word, every knee must bow to Him, and that includes every contrary circumstance too. But you must cooperate with God by developing faith in your heart and speaking faith with your mouth.
Don't think or speak contrary to what God has promised you. Feed your mind on the promises in God's Word so you can stand strong in the midst of any storm or circumstance that might try to assail you.
God has not forsaken you. He's waiting for you to take Him at His Word and hold fast to your confession of faith by standing strong on His Word. His Word will prosper in any situation. When you stand your ground on His promises, you won't have to give up in despair and quit because His Word will prosper, and you'll see your answer!
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Kenneth W. Hagin, President of Kenneth Hagin Ministries and pastor of RHEMA Bible Church, ministers around the world. Known for calling the Body of Christ to steadfast faith, he seizes every ministry opportunity to impart an attitude of “I cannot be defeated, and I will not quit.”
