Trade Your Cares for Calm by Max Lucado

Author:Max Lucado
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00

NAME THE PROBLEM

Hard as it may be, it’s time to shine a light on that one weakness, bad habit, rotten attitude where Satan has a stronghold within you. Ah, there is the fitting word—stronghold: a fortress, citadel, thick walls, tall gates. It’s as if the devil staked a claim on one weakness and constructed a rampart around it. “You ain’t touching this flaw,” he defies heaven, placing himself squarely between God’s help and your

• explosive temper,

• fragile self-image,

• freezer-size appetite,

• distrust for authority.

Seasons come and go, and this Loch Ness monster still lurks in the water-bottom of your soul. He won’t go away. He lives up to both sides of his name: strong enough to grip like a vise and stubborn enough to hold on.

It’s time to defeat that monster. And it begins by naming it.

Think of the areas of your life in which you most need God’s mercy.

Now try these steps:

Lay claim to the nearness of God.

The LORD Almighty is with us;

The God of Jacob is our fortress.

—Psalm 46:7 NIV

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