There are very few times that I regret a blog post as much as I have regretted the one I wrote yesterday. Although I am very opinionated I try not to be arrogant and yesterday my post was proud and deceitfully self promoting. To be blunt, it was just wrong.

In the evening the Holy Spirit reminded me of the devotions I had read in the morning. I was reading through Exodus where the Israelites finally got to the point where they were constructing the altar and sanctuary for God. In that passage it alluded to the fact that God had given the talents to certain people to be able to do such fabulous work.

I realized then that I had sinned. Yesterday I had taken all of the credit for overcoming the negativity I grew up in. I have no credit to take. It was God who healed me from that sickness. My house that I love, is a blessing also from God. The trip which I took to England was because I was a Christian.

The point which I was trying to make, a point I failed at miserably, was to encourage anyone who has been deceived by negativity to grasp the hand of God. (I know it was very hard to gather that wasn’t it?)

In Philippians it says “We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.”

Without the blood of Christ and the healing power of that precious blood I would be in a wheelchair still. Without the comfort of the Bible and the counsel of the Holy Spirit, the evil which I have fought throughout my life would have surely taken my life. Without the protection of my Holy heavenly Father I would be homeless and destitute. Without the playfulness and humor of God I would be without hope.

He really is the core to my ambition and my joy. He is my comfort and my peace.

Whenever I am tempted to think that evil is about to win, I try search for how this trial is to make me stronger. What am I to learn?

For only God can cause evil to work strength into someone’s character. If He causes all things to work together for good to those who love Him, should I not be thankful for all things, even those which have hurt me?

Knowing that nothing can ever separate me from His love should be the cornerstone to my self assurance. To place my confidence in the hands of people, who are so unsteady at times, seems silly considering God has given His Son to live in my heart.

So it is my faith in God which has caused me to turn all of the “You can’t do that” into “Yes I can.”

There now, I think I may have righted a wrong. I hope you forgive me for the extreme arrogance I displayed yesterday. More than that though I hope that if you are buffeted by negative people you will put on the shield of faith.