"Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, where unto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses" (1 Tim. 6:12).

Someone said, "I thought when a person operated in faith, he wouldn't have any problems." No, that's what faith is for - to help you overcome the enemy when he attacks you with problems.

A man came to one minister and said, "I want you to pray I'll never have any more trouble with the devil."

The minister said, "Do you want me to pray you will die?"

You can count on it - the enemy will come with tests and trials. He is trying to steal, kill, and destroy everything good in your life (John 10:10). As long as we live down here, we will have trouble with the devil.

What does the devil do? He tries to stir up negative circumstances, symptoms, thoughts, imaginations, and trials. He does anything he can to discourage us and make us quit. I'm not preaching doom and gloom; I'm just saying we may as well face the fact that life on this earth won't be "a bed of roses."

Even though we are Christians, problems will come to us in life. But we aren't supposed to hide, bury our heads in the

sand, or run in fear and cry, "Oh, God, what am I going to do now?"

We just need to stay scriptural. Then every time symptoms, temptations, tests, or trials come along, we'll get a silly grin on our faces and say, "Glory to God! Here's one more chance for me to flex my faith muscles. I'll come out of this stronger.

The next time the devil comes, he'd better have some bigger guns because whatever he throws against me, I'm throwing back in his face with the Word of God! And in the name of Jesus, I'll grow as a result of it!"

Confession:
I overcome every test, every trial and every symptom
with God's Word and the name of Jesus. I will not be
discouraged, I will not fear and I will not quit. I come out
of every test stronger because I am growing in faith!

Source: 365 Days of Healing by Mark Brazee
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers