“How Are You Leaning?”
“How Are You Leaning?”
How are you leaning? To answer this question, you must know the subject matter. Therefore; “How am I leaning in regard to what?” In a recent series sermon: “Prevailing Through the Pain”, Pastor Brice used sub-topic, “Learning How to Lean on the Lord”.
We tend to take it upon ourselves to take control of whatever is going on in our lives. In other words, when we are under attack from Satan, we come to our own defense, instead of letting God take the reins. Why do we do this? Because we were taught by our parents to be independent. Every parent wants their child to grow up and take care of themselves. This is ingrained in a child at a very young age. Therefore, when Satan attacks, we stand our ground and try to fight our own battles.
“God will put us on display for Satan.” – Pastor Victor S. Brice
Read: Job chapter 1 &2. God let Satan have His servant, Job. If God let Satan have His faithful servant, Job, wouldn’t He also let Satan come for you and I? Of course, He would! Therefore, it behooves us to lean on the Lord. Let go and let God fight your battles. Yes, we hear this all the time, but we still haven’t learned to just lean on Him. Leaning on the Lord is the only way to win against the wiles of Satan.
“Satan will knock you down, but God won’t let Satan knock you out.” – Pastor Victor S. Brice
“The Lord said to Satan, ‘Very well, then, he is in your hands, but you must spare his life.’” – Job 2:6 (NIV).
God Is! This is a simple but powerful statement. “God is the joy and strength of my life. He removes all pain, misery, and strife. He promised to keep me – never to leave me. He’s never, ever come short of His Word.” These are words of truth from a gospel praise song. I firmly believe that God gives us Word and Word Lyrics to share about Him. Since God Is – we can!
Yes, we can lean on Him and become one with Him in praise, Word, worship, witnessing, and winning souls. Therefore, when someone asks: “How are you leaning?” They are in fact asking, “How are you serving the Lord?” We can serve God by leaning on Him.
Lean on His, Love – Joy – Peace – Strength – Faithfulness – Protection – Control.
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