Who are you listening to ?

How many times did the pressure say to you " Oh just give up"? That pressure is sent to cause you to do just that!  It can be your past of who you were then, saying, it will never happen for you, you old sinner, look at you how could God hear your prayers! Or it could be screaming, you will never see a healing manifest in your life. We have all experienced it, but I like what Paul says in the book of Ephesians 6 :10- Finally  be strong In the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand  against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers against the authorities against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 
Eph 6:13  Therefore put on God's complete armor, that you may be able to resist and stand your ground on the evil day [of danger], and, having done all [the crisis demands], to stand [firmly in your place].


Eph 6:14  Stand therefore [hold your ground], having tightened the belt of truth around your loins and having put on the breastplate of integrity and of moral rectitude and right standing with God,

That is not telling us to give up, or to run away, or to start complaining about the situation, it says to stand, with Gods armor keep standing! His armor is his word, it says be strong in Him and His mighty Power. This is nothing of ourselves, but  our part is to "Put on the full armor" so we can stand!  So when all Hell has broken loose against you, and sometimes it will, the word of God says " FINALLY, BE STRONG, PUT ON, TAKE YOUR STAND, HOLD YOUR GROUND, TIGHTEN THAT BELT OF TRUTH AND STAND ! 

This pressure is from the enemy to steal the word from you, it is meant to take away what has been given to you! God is a giver not a taker. He sent his Son and gave to us all the promises of God, He so loved us, that he gave. So don't be lied to that God wants to take something from you to teach you something. But if we don't know what we are up against then "standing and resisting" wont be part of your life. Paul is telling us in order to stand in His mighty power, you have to put on the full armor, not part of it, not bits and pieces when we desire to. But he is saying the full armor, and that is only so that you can take your stand ! 

We are wearing this armor with the attitude of an owner, we are dressed like an owner, not a beggar! You and I have been bought with a precious price " the blood of Jesus " We can wear His righteousness, dressed to be able to stand in His mighty power!2Co 5:21  Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

If the pressure is telling you to quit, remember who you are in Christ. Let this word encourage you to take your stand and keep standing in His mighty power, He loves you so much!