Overcoming Obstacles to Obtain Victory

I get a daily e-mail from Joel Osteen Ministries and sometimes I read them and sometimes I do not. Today’s caught my eye though as it was labeled “Overcoming Obstacles to Victory”. It referenced I Corinthians 16:9 which says – “A wide door has been open to me and with it are many adversaries”.

In my own life I have been experiencing a little bit of adversary lately at my job. It really is not an one person it is just the particular position that I am in and the responsibilities that come along with it.

Like most people I was hired to fill a need and/or fix a problem. Like most people I found out that the problem was a little bigger then I anticipated coming into the job. Because the scope of the work is quite large it has caused some frustration for me and for the people my position was designed to help.

Unfortunately when I have received feedback from the people I am trying to help I have not responded the best to it. Most of the times I have taken offense and have gotten mad. Fortunately I have an understanding boss who see both sides and does his best to smooth things out.

I really did not think of this situation in spiritual terms until I read the email this morning. The email reminded me that the position that I am in is a great opportunity for me to advance into a totally new career. As the scripture in the email said: “A wide door has been opened to me”. What I did not realize is that the devil does not want you walking through that door to receive the blessings that God has for you.

In my situation it really is not the people that I have the opposition with – people are people. It is how I react to those people regardless of how they act towards me. I am here to help them, that is my job. If they do not like how I help them then they have every right to get rid of me and get someone else. I do not want that and I am sure they do not either.

So what is my part? It is to chill out and be compassionate towards them. Also, if I am walking in love and someone really gets out of hand I know that God will remove that person (I have had this happen on several occasions in the past).

This goes back to what I say a lot in this blog – you need to self evaluate. You need to find out what part you play in a situation and fix that and then most times that will fix the issue.

Anyway, I hope that if you are finding yourself in a similar situation that this has been helpful.

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