Day 4

When you are a child of God, your heavenly Father is proud of you..!
Critics may spite you, slander you, ignore you, ridicule you, or libel (publish a false statement that is damaging to your reputation) you, but they cannot stop God’s blessing on your life..
Don’t let the pressure of a person pull you away from the purpose you carry..
It takes a lot of faith and humility to trust God and rest when you’re under attack, when you’re misunderstood, and when rumors are spreading about you. When that happens, everything in you wants to rise up and do something about it. How do you handle people who attack you? You don’t. You let God handle them..
Trust God to be your defender..
If you’re in the heat of the battle right now, God knows about it. Maybe you’re fighting for your job. Or you’re fighting for your health, for your family. You’re fighting for your sanity. You’re fighting for your dignity. While the battle is going on, He wants to throw a banquet of love for you to offer you encouragement..
He brought me to the banqueting house, and His banner over me was love [for love waved as a protecting and comforting banner over my head when I was near Him]. (Song of Solomon 2:4)
Not only does God want to defend you, but He also wants to fellowship with you..
God’s encouragement is available to you when you surrender your worry, pain, and control to Jesus and rest in His promises to you..
“You become my delicious feast even when my enemies dare to fight. You anoint me with the fragrance of Your Holy Spirit; You give me all I can drink of You until my cup overflows..…..” (Psalm 23:5)