Living Above Our Circumstances, Part 2

“But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:37-39

The words “living above our circumstances” bring to mind a tape recording in which a 21-year-old man talked to his family about what he was having to deal with in life. His words reflected a deep desire to share the gospel with some of the toughest men he’d ever known. In past months, his life had taken a drastic turn from that of Bible college student to a member of the 101st Airborne Division stationed in Vietnam.
           
Where once the most pressing concern centered on tomorrow’s biology exam, now death was an everyday occurrence. Many men crumbled under the pressure. But this young man’s faith soared, encouraging those around him because in those life and death struggles, he made the wonderful discovery of how to live above his circumstances.

Read for yourself the letters which the Apostle Paul wrote to the New Testament church (the epistles). They are filled with affirmations of God’s presence in and through every situation faced in life. From temptation to trail to persecution, God has made the provision for us to be living above our circumstances!

Find the evidence of God’s presence in Paul’s New Testament letters.