Bible references: Luke 22:42-44; Gal. 1:10; Job 23:10; 1 Peter 5:7
References: Alert052; Letting of pressure (WMB Sermon)
This is evidently the last days and pressure is woven in this world that is already falling. This pressure can come in different stages, and it is not all pressure that is negative. Pressure comes to believers, but if one is not built or mature enough, such person will be broken.
If satan can pressure you, he can get you wiped out and forgetting God promises. Pressure can come from family, expectation, sins, guilty conscience, even from finances, and all of this comes to believer.
We should take note that either you are broken or you are made. It is your choice depending on how you handle to pressure. Jesus as a case study tells us that, he also faced this pressure and the pressure on Jesus Christ was in doing the will of the father, but Jesus overcame this pressure by praying earnestly, and looking up to God; this will likewise pave way for us to scale through.
Pressure can come from within and without; as a man, Jesus also faced pressure, but he understood that speaking the word only was the way. Even in the family; there is pressure, especially in expectation of child bearing, but our focus should be from the word of God.
Also, the pursuit of money is known to be the most recognized pressure in the world. This pressure can come and also align with tests, trials and temptations.
In all of these, we should never please man, because it will make one to fall on the wrong side. We are meant to please God even when we are passing through pressure; a lot of people is now focused on suicidal expectation, wanting to please the world and forgetting God.
Now pressure is also beneficial just like as a plant, pressure makes a seed to sprout out and even bearing fruit; so pressure is meant to bring out the fruit in us.
When God applies pressure to a particular thing, it comes out as gold, but those that get carried away with this pressure gets defeated by Satan.
Pressure will bring you into translation.
What can we do under the pressure or what can we do when we’re facing pressure?
The number one thing is Prayer. Another thing is not giving up in goodwill, and also spending time with God. Job 23:10 refers us to gold coming out of fire. This is the purpose of removing impurities. The test and challenges that comes—is for us to be refined; pressure doesn’t have to control us despite it surrounding us; pressure test or bends, but it doesn’t have to break us; when we are worried of this pressure, we should learn to commit it to God.