Phoenix: Live Love Laugh

Sometimes God doesn’t remove the struggle because He’s training you through it. You were built for spiritual battles, not to run from them. Here’s how to see your opposition with kingdom eyes.

You’re Built for Opposition

Ever found yourself in the middle of something tough—
Crying out to God for rescue…
And all you hear is silence?

Ever whispered, maybe even shouted in frustration,
“Why won’t You answer me, Lord?”

It’s easy to assume silence means absence.
But what if God’s silence isn’t abandonment?
What if it’s training?

What If the Trouble Was Meant to Teach?

Could it be that God sometimes leaves us in the fight because there’s something we need to learn in it?

What if pain and pressure weren’t just burdens to carry,
but tools to sharpen us—
Building maturity, resilience, and fruit of the Spirit?

We’re quick to see trouble as an obstacle to happiness,
but what if it’s actually our greatest teacher?

Like a mountaineer climbing higher…
Like a linebacker reading the play and holding the line…

Opposition exists to train you.
Not to destroy you.

You Were Never Meant to Run

We weren’t created to hide from the hard things.
We weren’t built to numb the pain or run from every battle.

We were designed to stand firm.
To press in.
To grow stronger in the face of resistance.

And the truth is… we’d probably wither without it.

“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness,
against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.”
— Ephesians 6:12

This isn’t just about your work problems or strained relationships.
These are spiritual battles.
These are epic struggles—
The kind that forge character, deepen faith, and reveal purpose.

So What Do You Do With Opposition?

You fight.
But not alone.

God didn’t promise to remove every hardship.
He promised to equip you.

“Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.” — Ephesians 6:10

He built you to conquer, not to cower.
He gave you spiritual armor—not for display, but for battle.

This week, I encourage you to open your Bible and spend time meditating on Ephesians 6:10–17.
Write it out.
Pray it through.
Let it speak to the part of you that’s tired of the fight and needs to be reminded:
You were made for this.

Key Takeaways:

Ephesians 6 reminds you that you are already equipped to win.rsonally, practically.

God’s silence doesn’t always mean He’s not working.

You were built for opposition—spiritually, emotionally, and mentally.

Trials are often the training ground for transformation.