Twenty Cans of Success

I am reading a book called Victory Over the Darkness ~ Realizing the Power of Your Identity in Christ by Neil T. Anderson.  My friend Whitney had it here in the DR and we were talking one day and she said, "I have a book for you to read".  Then about a week later the same book came up again and another person mentioned the SAME book.  So I started reading it right after that.  There is SO much good information in that book, but in Chapter 6 I found this amazing gem and it really touched me deep in my soul.  

Twenty Cans of Success

1.  Why should I say I can't when the Bible says I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength (Philippians 4:13)

2.  Why should I worry about my needs when I know that God will take care of all my needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19)

3.  Why should I fear when the Bible says God has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7)

4.  Why should I lack faith to live for Christ when God has given me a measure of faith (Romans 12:3)

5.  Why should I be weak when the Bible says that the Lord is the strength of my life and that I will display strength and take action because I know God (Psalm 27:1; Daniel 11:23)

6.  Why should I allow Satan control over my life when He that is in me is greater than he that is in the world (1 John 4:4)

7.  Why should I accept defeat when the Bible says that God always leads me in victory (2 Corinthians 2:14)

8.  Why should I lack wisdom when I know that Christ became wisdom to me from God and God gives wisdom to me generously when I ask Him for it (1 Corinthians 1:30; James 1:5)

9.  Why should I be depressed when I have hope and can recall to mind God's loving-kindness, compassion and faithfulness (Lamentations 3:21-23)

10.  Why should I worry and be upset when I can cast all my anxieties on Christ who cares for me (1 Peter 5:7)

11.  Why should I ever be in bondage knowing that there is freedom where the Spirit of the Lord is (2 Corinthians  3:17)

12.  Why should I feel condemned when the Bible says there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1)

13.  Why should I feel alone when Jesus said He is with me always and He will never leave me or forsake me (Matthew 28:20; Hebrews 13:5)

14.  Why should I feel as if I'm cursed or have bad luck when the Bible says that Christ rescued me from the curse of the law that I might receive His Spirit by faith (Galatians 3:12, 14)

15.  Why should I be unhappy when I, like Paul, can learn to be content whatever the circumstances (Philippians 4:11)

16.  Why should I feel worthless when Christ became sin for me so that I might become the righteousness of God (2 Corinthians 5:21)

17.  Why should I feel helpless in the presence of others when I know that if God is for me, who can be against me (Romans 8:31)

18.  Why should I be confused when God is the author of peace and he gives me a knowledge through His spirit who lives in me (1 Corinthians 2:12; 14:33)

19.  Why should I feel like a failure when I am more than a conqueror through Christ who loved me (Romans 8:37)

20.  Why should I let the pressures of life bother me when I can take courage knowing that Jesus has overcome the world and its problems (John 6:33)

So with these promises we are reminded that God is all powerful and sovereign.  Print these out for the next time you need a reminder of the promises when you follow Christ!

In His Grip,
Jodi Shaheen