By Ryan Kelly –

Do you ever have one of those moments in life where you feel like almost nothing is going right and you are facing ‘attacks’ from every direction? To a small extent, that is the position I feel I am in at the moment. Grant, these ‘attacks’ are not actually an attack, but rather a series of unfortunate circumstances that they by themselves are not at all serious, but added together they seem quite ominous.

So from a spiritual perspective, how best should we handle these situations? No question that these are a consequence of a fallen world where things break, people act crazy, and nothing goes quite the way that it seems it should. But beyond all of this chaos, we must remember that Jesus is on the Throne and the Holy Spirit dwells within us. This should serve not only as a comfort that God is walking through the attacks with us, but that He shelters us and fight the battles for us (whether figuratively or literally).

A good father does not shelter his children from all obstacles in life, but he rather loves his children and helps them through these obstacles in order for them to be stronger and grow as a man or woman in his image.

This is what God does for us. He may allow us to walk through the storm, but He never leaves our side. In order for us to grow, we must face adversity. In order for us to be shaped in the image of God, we must be refined through fire and strengthened by the Lord’s hand. Who better to teach and train us than the Lord of all Creation?

So the next time that you face a time of attacks and obstacles, remember that none of it is a surprise to our Lord, and He is right there with you in the fight, helping you all along the way!

2 Corinthians 4: 6-9 “For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.”