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The man Job in the Bible once said, Human life is a struggle, isn’t it? It’s a life sentence to hard labor. (Ref. Job 7:1-6 MSG.) Then Job goes on to describe his nights and days and how they drag on because of the conditions he was facing.
We’ve had nights and days drag on when things are not going well for us. There are some days we could have made that same statement. “Human life is a struggle, isn’t it?” We wonder why conditions and things happening aren’t easier for us. They are such a struggle at times. We’re having to work too hard to get what we desire.
No doubt, we realize as a believer there will be trying times. But we must not leave it there. God wants us to know life can be easier. It won’t be a life-sentence to labor hard. You can have victories and comfort and convenience and even smooth times and still accomplish much.
This is true when you face complications! There was a young man who was playing football at his university as the placekicker. It was Saturday and the game wasn’t going well for his team.
Sometimes the team of our life isn’t doing so well. We need some extraordinary help. He sure did, because every time the young man went out on the field to kick, the mark was missed. One of the kicks even went into the student section. They began to boo him after each miss.
When there were nine minutes remaining in the first quarter, the goal was missed. Then again as the first half was about over, he was to kick but the player holding the ball wobbled it and so when it was kicked it went to the left under the goalposts. So he was sent to the bench.
At halftime, when he walked off the field the crowd started booing him. There were 110,000 fans that day so it wasn’t as if just one or two people saw what happened each time.
Sometimes we have too much of an audience when the mark is missed, don’t we. We can feel the devil and all his forces booing us. Telling us we won’t make it. Conditions will never get easier. But God tells us something different. He will cause conditions to change.
When the second half resumed, in the warm-up he was missing each time so the backup kicker was sent into the game. But when it came time to make a goal, the backup kicker missed also. Now the game is at 29 to 28, and their team is behind. There is one minute remaining in the fourth quarter. There was another play and then just five seconds remaining. The opportunity came for his team to kick a goal. So the coach sent in this young man.
You would think with that many people watching and the past misses that he would feel the world of pressure. But when he started walking out there, everything became easier to him. He had a feeling inside things were going to fall into place. He says that he had a peace beyond understanding. This moment had some kind of purpose for him.
This is what the Spirit of God can instill in us. Even in the midst of the goal we’re after being missed, God can put an ease in our spirit to make us know that we’re going to make it. We can say to ourselves, I’m going to make it. We’ll have peace that is beyond understanding because we know we will hit the mark. The purpose of God will be fulfilled in our life in spite of what hasn’t gone right.
That kicker felt that when he walked onto the field. Remember there are five seconds and it’s the final opportunity for the team to pull ahead and win. It’s 44 yards that he must kick. Not an easy one to make. But no matter how big the challenge is, God can make it easier for us.
So when the seconds began to expire, he kicked that football and it went sailing right in the center of the goal posts. His team won the game by two points. The noise that came from the fans was deafening. His teammates began to jump all over him. He said, “I could have died right there and I would’ve died happy.”
A great moment can come when we turn to God and believe He can change conditions from a miss to a miracle. Just keep that inside you and believe it and speak it. God will take the miss in my life and turn it to a miracle.
You’re going to walk out on that field of life and kick that goal in a perfect way, because God will make it easier for you. When something is missing the mark, God can give you peace that His purpose will be fulfilled. You can see the miracle instead of the miss. (Ref. Isaiah 55:3.)
A Spiritual Powerline to say out loud:
“LIFE IS BECOMING EASIER!”
Here is a powerful prayer to say out loud:
Lord, I believe I’m about to see a tremendous change in the conditions. My goal is going to be made. I will have victory. I have peace and confidence that Your purpose will be fulfilled for me. In the name of Jesus. Amen.
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