You Are Not Alone 2

<p>&nbsp;Friday 19th March&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>A lovely Friday to you in the name of Jesus.&nbsp;</p> <p>You are not alone, that is the focus of our discussion.</p> <p>In midst of life situation, you must remember and understand that you are not alone. I cannot overemphasize this - You are not alone. The devil’s strategy is to make you believe that the test or challenge you are experiencing is unique to you, he wants you to wallow in self-pity, make you lose focus and believe that nobody has ever gone through what you are going through.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>1 Peter 5 vs 8-9 (AMP) that, 8 Be sober [well balanced and self-disciplined], be alert and cautious at all times. That enemy of yours, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion [fiercely hungry], seeking someone to devour. 9 But resist him, be firm in your faith [against his attack—rooted, established, immovable], knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being experienced by your brothers and sisters throughout the world. [You do not suffer alone.]</p> <p><br></p> <p>Don’t allow Satan to convince you to isolate yourself. God want you to understand that He would never leave or forsake you. God is with you even when He seems quiet. There are also other believers who are willing to stand with you and support you, especially those who have experienced and overcome what you are experiencing. Do not go through life alone. Do not convince yourself that you are alone.</p> <p><br></p> <p>There are two giants of faith in the Bible who thought they were alone in their time of testing. The first person is Elijah. When he received a death threat from Jezebel, he panicked and told God he wanted to die because he was the only one left standing for God. God surprised him when He told him He had other seven thousand (7000) people that were still faithful to Him. John the Baptist was the second. He felt abandoned while in prison he began to question and doubted Jesus’ was the Messiah. Elijah and John the Baptist lost it in the critical moment because they