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It\u2019s not the EXTERNAL circumstances that determine your courage, but your INTERNAL condition.

\u201cSee it Through\u201d

How I praise the Lord that you are concerned about me again. I know you have always been concerned for me, but you didn\u2019t have the chance to help me.\xa0Philippians 4:10 (NLT)

I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content\xa0whatever the circumstances.\xa0 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry,\xa0whether living in plenty or in want.\xa0Philippians 4:11-12 (NIV)

Contentment is not being ok WITH your situation, it\u2019s being ok IN your situation.

I can do all things through Christwho strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)

And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 (NLT)

\u201cAll our fears are rooted in the idea that I may not HAVE enough or I may not BE enough.\u201d \u2013 Pastor Steven Furtick

When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. \u201cOh no, my lord! What shall we do?\u201d the servant asked.\xa0 \u201cDon\u2019t be afraid,\u201dthe prophet answered. \u201cThose who are with us are more\xa0than those who are with them.\u201d And Elisha prayed, \u201cOpen his eyes,\xa0Lord, so that he may see.\u201d Then the\xa0Lord\xa0opened the servant\u2019s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots\xa0of fire all around Elisha. 2 Kings 6:15-17 (NIV)

1.\xa0 Through the SHOCK

When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. \u201cOh no, my lord! What shall we do?\u201d the servant asked. 2 Kings 6:15 (NIV)

Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 (NLT)

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10 (NIV)

2.\xa0 Through the CONFUSION

\u201cDon\u2019t be afraid,\u201dthe prophet answered. \u201cThose who are with us are more\xa0than those who are with them.\u201d 2 Kings 6:16 (NIV)

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)

3.\xa0 Through the NATURAL

And Elisha prayed, \u201cOpen his eyes,\xa0Lord, so that he may see.\u201d \xa0Then the\xa0Lord\xa0opened the servant\u2019s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots\xa0of fire all around Elisha. 2 Kings 6:17 (NIV)

Faith doesn\u2019t INSULATE us\u2026 it AWAKENS us.\xa0

I\xa0lift up my eyes to\xa0the hills.\xa0 From where does my help come?\xa0 My help comes from the\xa0Lord,\xa0who\xa0made heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1-2 (ESV)

Therefore we do not lose heart.\xa0Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed\xa0day by day.\xa0 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.\xa0 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen,\xa0since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (NIV)

Whatever the problem is\u2026 it\u2019s just a LENS to see how big our God is!

And we know that God causes everything to work together\xa0for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. Romans 8:28 (NLT)