WHY WE CAN CHEER UP

John 16:33 I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have (perfect) peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer (take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted)! For I have overcome the world. (I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you). Amplified Bible.

I love it when Jesus Himself tells us to cheer up because He knows why we can! 

He tells us here we can be confident, we can be certain and undaunted by what is happening, has happened or may happen in the future. Undaunted means to not be intimidated, but to be fearless and brave.  Now in the natural I am definitely not like that but Jesus is encouraging each one of us to not see ourselves in our natural way but to see ourselves 'in Him'. He says 'in Him' we can be a different person, an overcomer through Him.  So what do you have to 'overcome' at the moment?

Did you see those two little words in our verse I underlined 'in Me'?  That is the key to this verse. Jesus reminds us that in Him we may have perfect peace and confidence to face whatever may come our way. Yes there's bound to be trials and frustrations just because we're living in a fallen world but He's telling us that as long as we're in Him we shall experience His overcoming power and His peace in the midst of it all, so He says we can cheer up. He's already dealt with it and if we listen to Him He'll show us what to do about whatever is trying to intimidate us.

First thing is to declare who you are in Christ. "I am a child of God. I am His property and I belong to Him so I am an overcomer through Christ. I can do all things through Christ who is strengthening me. No weapon formed against me shall prosper. My God is turning all things round for my ultimate good because my God is a good God and He loves me. So by faith I'm going to believe Jesus and cheer up because He says I can and He wants me to."

I believe as we spend time listening to what He says to do and as we read the Word He will show us His overcoming power and peace in our different situations.  

So today whatever is trying to get you down keep reading this verse over and over again till it gets down inside and believe Jesus and smile because He says you can. He's already dealt with it for you.😊