…for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. 1 Corinthians 16:9
When you have a big future, the enemy is not going to roll out the red carpet and let you fulfil it.
Paul recognized that a wide door of opportunity had opened for him, but he had many adversaries because of the favour that was on his life.
The enemy recognized that Paul was a history maker, which is why he came against Paul so strongly.
Many of the challenges you’ve faced—the things that didn’t seem fair, the obstacles that came out from nowhere, the people who turned on you—are because there are seeds of greatness in you.
You may not see it yet, but the enemy sees it.
Have a new perspective.
Those difficulties are a sign that something amazing is in your future.
There’s something in you that the enemy doesn’t want you to have.
There’s an assignment God has for you that the enemy is trying to stop—an anointing, an empowerment, a favour that he doesn’t want you to see.
The good news is that God has the final say.
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