Unshaken Confidence!

INSPIRE Devotionals With Emmanuel Afiawari Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Topic: UNSHAKEN CONFIDENCE! Memory Verse: "But none of these things move me; ..." - Acts 20:24A NKJV Bible Text: Romans 8:35 NLT 17. “Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? INSPIRATION: Sometimes, life delivers troubles to us in truckloads that tend to shake us like reed shaken by a fast moving heavy current of water. The purpose of the troubles is to grip your heart with fear and derail your focus away from God and your purpose. It is to strip you of every covering and defense so you can struck. Troubles are targeted to disarm you and make you an easy prey. It magnifies a problem and often diminishes your confidence in God and in yourself! Yet, in the midst of many troubles, Paul says, "But none of these things move me" (Acts 20:24). When your heart fully trusts in God, you would confidently make same declarations. When you fully understand His love holds you in an inseparable bond, you can beat your chest and say, "my life is hid in Christ in God" (Colo. 3:3). So, whether it be trouble or calamity, or persecution, or hunger, or destitution, or danger, or death threat, none of these things should move the believer whose heart fully trusts God. TODAY'S TAKE HOME: Make a firm resolve today that no matter the amount of trouble thrown at you, you'll safely trust in the Lord, and not be moved. PRAYER: O Lord, I receive grace to fully trust You, to remain unmoved by the hard knocks life deals me. I stand confidently in my trust in You always, knowing that You can use anything to accomplish Your goals in my life, in Jesus name.