In the Face of an Adversary

You know how I am scorned, disgraced, and shamed; all my enemies are before You. – Psalms 69:19

If you live long enough you will know an enemy (or two). Here are three things to remember when facing an adversary:

1) The Lord will take care of you, if you remain submitted to His will and purposes.

2) God knows who your adversaries are, and He can handle them.

3) As long as you are in the Lord's camp, anyone opposed to you is opposed to Him and, therefore, ultimately a "loser."

There have been a few times in ministry when I have wanted to "run," to escape conflict; however, if we run from a "learning" situation, I believe that God will simply recreate it in our lives at a later date. Adversaries exist to drive us to our Protector, to teach us to align and depend on Him, and to (yes) even correct our direction when it is erroneous.

This is a lesson we all must learn, and God is a persistent Teacher.

Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. – William Penn