Seeing Jade Goody go through cervical cancer has made my heart cry. Sometimes people go through challenges of life because God is testing their faith and to make them became stronger.

I have come to realise that man’s report is not always right it is God that has the final say.  Doctors have said that Jade Goody has only days to live and because  doctors have confessed such  statement, it has also changed her perspective towards life so she looks at life as though everything about her will conform to the statement that the doctors have made.

Isaiah 53:1 says ‘who has believed our report and to whom has the arm of the lord been revealed’ so who’s report are you going to believe in times like this, the doctor’s or God’s? Because what a person believes will influence their life and how they look at challenges. Our beliefs are like unquestionable commands telling us how things are, what is possible and what is impossible. Beliefs shape every action, every thought and every feeling that we experience. Therefore changing our belief system is central to making any real and lasting change in our lives as we face challenges. We must develop a sense of certainty in God and his word. Without taking control of your belief system you cannot rise above the challenges of life. This is because you do not have the conviction to back and give you inner strength to turn challenges into blessings or turning challenges into stepping stones into greatness.

Whether a believer or not, every person has gone through a major challenge or issue at least once in their life. Some people are able to deal with their challenge and handle it very well. While others may not be able to handle challenges very well and can lead to them blaming God for their problems when they do not see any positive result or outcome. We must understand that we are living in the end times, this understanding will help us in facing the challenges of life.

Ecclesiastes 3: 1 says to everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven. The challenges that we face today are not permanent they are only for a season. We must continue to trust in God’s will and know that there is victory on the other side. Even when Job was going through his Challenges he still continued to bless and thank God. He said, ‘the lord give and the Lord taken away: blessed be the name of the Lord’.

God does not like grumblers and complainers. People that always complain about their situation do not get anywhere. They don’t move forward and get stuck in their challenges. When you continue to complain and grumble your problem is magnified and thus becomes more difficult but when you focus on God, challenges in life become a stepping stone to opportunities and success in Life.  

Some people have financial challenges, Marriage challenges, career challenges, health challenges, and relational challenges. All these challenges are for a season and through faith in God we overcome them.

How to overcome challenges in life.

1. Acknowledge that God is with you. Hebrews 13.5 God says that he will never leave you or forsake you. Whatever challenges or issues that you are facing know that God is with you and he has seen all.
   
   
2. Pray all the more to see changes in you challenges. James 5:15 the earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produce wonderful results. It is important to pray without ceasing until you receive your breakthrough. Don’t give up or lose hope.
   
   
3. Understand that you can overcome. 1 Corinthians 10;12 says that God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may handle. God will not give a person more than one can bear.
   
   
4. Master  your negative emotions. James 1:19,20 says ‘let every man be swift to hear , slow to speak, slow to wrath, for the wrath of God does not produce the righteousness of God’. No matter how tough situation become it is very essential not to yield to anger and bitterness but at all times give thanks and honour to God. Always remember that every situation or circumstance a person goes through, it could be worst. So a person should try to continually thank God for their situation and circumstance.
   
   
5. Hope in the lord. Job 13:15 says ‘though he slay me, yet will I trust him, even so, I will defend my own ways before him’. Continue to be persistent and don’t give up. Being persistent and consistent a very important key to overcoming challenges and issues of life.

If you put into practice these principles you are able to overcome the challenges of life because to him that believeth all things are possible. When we put these principles into practice that is when will be able to bear fruits.By following the suggestions above, many people have been able to overcome the challenges of life. How you see and interpret the meaning of the challenges you face can determine your outcome in life. It can either strengthen you to face the challenge of faint under the challenges.