How can I overcome my problems?
Published: Mon, 08/12/19
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The well-known story of Jehoshaphat describes one of the greatest epic battles in the history of Israel. Jehoshaphat, the king of Israel, received word from a friend that the combined armies of three enemy nations were on their way to fight him and conquer him. The chronicler tells us that these three nations were the Moabites, the Ammonites, and the Meunites (2 Chron. 20:1), and all were nearby—just beyond
the Jordan River or the Dead Sea. The odds were definitely not in Jehoshaphat’s favor. IDENTIFY THE ENEMYSecond Chronicles 20:1 shows us the first principle in overcoming the battles of life: identify the enemy. This seems like a rather obvious principle, but actually it is not. Many people simply do not know who their enemy is. We often think the enemy is a person who is trying to take something from us—our job, our spouse, our money—but very often the enemy is our own attitude. It is not so much the
situation that gets us down but our response to the situation. Before we can start winning our personal battles, we have to accurately and honestly identify the enemy. Rick Warren, God’s Answers to Life's Difficult Questions (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2008). We have just released a new Bible Study based on Rick Warren's book, God's Answer to Life's Difficult Questions. These lessons are available on Amazon, as well as a part of my Good Questions Have Groups Talking Subscription Service. Like Netflix for Bible Lessons, one low subscription gives you access to all our lessons--thousands of them. For a medium-sized church, lessons are as little as $10 per teacher per year. Lessons include:How to Cope with Stress How Can I Rebound from Failure? How Can I Defeat Depression? How Can I Live Above Average? How Can I Have Peace of Mind? How Can I Handle Discouragement? How Can I Overcome My Problems? How Can I Be Confident In a Crisis? How Can I Ever Change? How Did I Get Myself in To This Mess? How Can I Overcome Loneliness? Why Is This Happening to Me?
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