Do you feel pressure to perform on the job, hold the family together, deal with an illness, meet that deadline, or be a better parent?

If you're feeling the weight of any of these pressures, or any others, I want to encourage you today:

God can use pressure to accomplish His purpose in your life! Pressure doesn't have to break you. Instead, pressure can actually strengthen and prepare you for greater things to come.

If you're . . .

• Aware of the pressure
• Moving forward in spite of the pressure
• Trusting God to teach you through the pressure

. . .you'll come out the other side stronger, deeper, wiser, and better prepared for the next level of your destiny.

In 2 Corinthians 1:8, the Apostle Paul said: “For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life.”

Planting churches, missionary travels, withering criticism, unjust prison sentences--Paul knew what it was like to live with pressure!

But look at his response in verses 9-10: “. . .we should not trust in ourselves, but in God . . . we trust that he will yet deliver us . . .” Rather than letting the pressures of life pull him away from God, Paul used those pressures to rely on God even more.

Friend, the same is true for you today. You may feel you're at the breaking point, but if you'll "trust that he will yet deliver you" . . .

God will deliver you from your problem and propel you into your destiny.

The enemy is attacking us mentally and emotionally, attacking us with pressure, snatching us with stress. That's why I'm so excited to equip you with a powerful resource to help you turn the devil's schemes into your divine destiny. I pray that you'll request the brand-new message "Pressured" today-I know it will bless you.

A grateful overcomer,