No Weapon

No one can ruin your day without YOUR permission.  The prophet declared, "NO weapon formed against you may prosper!" Is that true reasoning for 2016? Read the rest of the verse: 

"No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord. Isaiah 57:17

God has given you authority over your mind. You may not be able to control all the situations that surround you, but you can be at peace with the fact that no weapon or slander used by the enemy will prevail because you have inherited a heritage of the children of God and His righteousness dwells within you.

Several people will read this and say,"Well, gossip did destroy me or sickness prevailed against me. Maybe that verse doesn't work in all things." I have news for you. I too have thought the same things in the past. I've even faced unsubstantiated rumors that caused my family distress. Probably every pastored has faced that in their ministry. Gossip is as cold as the grave and is probably the most powerful weapon in Satan's artillery. However God has promised in spite of false tales you will prevail. Those weapons used with the intent of destroying you will ultimately fail.

Forgiving people that have harmed you through lies, deceit, or even physical altercation is very difficult even for the most spiritual person. And some times it seems like the hurt will never end or the falsehood will never be overturned. Yet, it can only ruin your day it you let it stick in you like a dagger and never remove it. When you give yourself permission to let it ruin not just your day, but your life it's you fault. God will exonerate you and so you how powerless that weapon was that was used against you.

Just like Israel, God will also restore what the cankerworm and palmerworm have stolen. So life your hands and praise Him rather than hold your head down and sulk. This is the day the Lord hath made and no weapon used against you shall prosper.