God's Power within us

July 8, 2010

Hey everyone...God Bless you :) As most of you know we have been sending a weekly devotional to approx. 72 inmates for the last 3 weeks. One day God willing we will send a daily devotional to every women in prison in the United States of America. Please keep praying for us and help us financially if you can as we walk through the leading of God on this path.

Below is the devotional we sent out for July 8, 2010 written by the beloved Angie Blevins. May God Bless her and give her His favor and splendor in all her ways. Thank you Angie for always extending your heart to Surrender40 and now also through Pink Love...we are grateful for all your love.

God's Power within us
by: Angie Blevins

I think sometimes as followers of Christ we forget just how much power we have inside of us, the power of Christ living in us. Would you agree that if we really believed that then a lot of believers should live their lives with so much more peace and joy?
People are living with so much sadness, stress, worry, guilt, anger, anxiety, and depression including many Christians. I feel sometimes we think that as a believer “we are in the safe zone” when it comes to the devil but honestly the devil purses us more than before when we accepted Christ into our life.
Millions of people are dealing with depression, anxiety, and people are committing suicide. It’s clear that people are dealing with tremendous amounts of stress and feelings of no hope and “no way out”. That’s so sad that so many people are hurting, and many of them are even believers!
Speaking for myself I can understand how others feel, I know what it’s like feeling stressed, depressed, and etc. We are all human and these emotions and feelings sometimes come very natural to us but as followers of Christ we need to put these types of feelings in check; keep them in control. We CANNOT allow our feelings and emotions to control us; if we do we are putting ourselves in a position that will allow the devil to have his way with us.
The devil is out to destroy our lives, and it starts in our mind. Don’t allow the lies, and negative thoughts to take root. The minute we believe what the devil puts in our head is the minute that we allowed the devil to win and God’s power that is within us cannot work when we stop believing the promises of God. We are meant to live so much more than what we allow. Just say this out loud: GOD’S POWER IS LIVING WITHIN ME! There is power in just saying that!! Believe it in your mind! Mediate day and night on God’s Word. When we know the truth it sets us free! We can have victory in every area of our life. We can defeat the devil and his schemes and stop allowing him to destroy our life.
Ephesians 3:19-20 (New Century Version) 19 Christ's love is greater than anyone can ever know, but I pray that you will be able to know that love. Then you can be filled with the fullness of God. 20 With God's power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine.
Philippians 4:8 (Amplified Bible) 8For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things [fix your minds on them].

With LOVE,

Pink Love Ministries