6 Key Strategies To Overcoming Difficult Times (Part 1)

If there was ever a time where the people of God need to know how to be over comers and how to help others become over comers IT IS NOW!We exist in a day and time where people are fed up with life, they are drowning in debt & discouragement. They are fighting depression and hopelessness and more than ever, people want answers. They need answers but more than anything people NEED hope!

In the midst of a hopeless generation, we have to be careful not to fall into the hole of hopelessness or the depths of depression. We have to figure out a way to OVERCOME, knowing that in the midst of our pain, in the midst of our challenges, in the midst of our suffering, in the midst of our temptation, the bible is clear, GOD WILL ALWAYS PROVIDE A WAY OF ESCAPE!

God will always give you a way out!

God will always give you GRACE to endure hardness like a good soldier and in the midst of enduring hardship ... He will position you for purpose & set you up for success.

Jeremiah 29:11 : "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end"

So you may be asking, Dwann are you saying, God is allowing this on purpose for my purpose?!

My response is simply yes.

Just as God allowed the enemy to come and attempt to TEMPT Jesus, God knew, the testimony that would come forth from Jesus because of this "testing" if you will, would indeed LEAD to his ultimate purpose.

So in the midst of your hardship, know HELP is always on the way and on the other side of your PAIN is your PURPOSE!

But in the midst of the hardship, you have to RECOGNIZE the potential of where you are going so that you can strategically position yourself to HANDLE everything that comes your way, as God positions you for GREATNESS.

1. Anytime you are going through a difficult situation or are faced with challenging obstacles like so many people are faced with today, the number one thing I encourage everyone to understand and get a clear understanding of, before it's too late is PURPOSE.

the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.

an intended or desired result; end; aim; goal



God created us for a purpose and with that in mind, we need to make sure that as we walk through life, we know our purpose. Because it's when one doesn't know his TRUE purpose that he is most susceptible to set-up and set-back by the counterfeit.

It's during those times of not knowing NOR walking in your purpose that you are more apt to suffer with depression and oppression because, without HOPE, without CLEAR VISION .... We perish

Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.


It's when you don't know your purpose that you will fall for anything and be apt to say YES to anything. So whether you're 15, 25, 50 or 75 the first step in AVOIDING & OVERCOMING the pitfalls of living life during difficult times is KNOWING YOUR PURPOSE!

When do you say "Yes" to a task? when it falls in line with the "season of your purpose" right now.

When do you say "No" when it doesn't CLEARLY match up with everything God is calling you to do during this season.

How do you say, "No"? Simple, thanks for that gracious invitation, unfortunately, right now, that doesn't line up with what my purpose is for this season and at this point in my life, I've made a commitment to myself, my family and my God to only accept tasks, events etc ...that line up with my purpose at this time.

2. Next, you have to Accept where you are.No matter how bad things get or how out of whack and out of line, things appear to be, when you know your purpose, the other thing that you have to do, every step along the way ...during every season of your life is be quick to ACCEPT where you are.

That's right, ACCEPT where you are in life, as soon as you realize it. However, at the moment you realize your current status in life doesn't line up with your purpose, realize that though you ACCEPT where you are in life, right now, that doesn't mean you have to AGREE with where you are.

This is key, when it comes to overcoming difficulties and hard times!

Accept the difficulty or hard situation for what it is?

But, because you know YOUR PURPOSE and what God has called you to, though you accept it, you can boldly declare, decree and AGREE to disagree with this status of your life.

For instance, Accept that you may have to accept aid, but DON'T AGREE with that status forever.


Accept that your husband may have chosen to leave, BUT if you KNOW, God has called you two to operate in ministry together etc ... STAND, and don't AGREE with that status.

Accept that you've just been laid off and are now UNEMPLOYED, but DON'T AGREE, that you will be in this situation forever.

Consider it a temporary road block, leading down that path called DESTINY. Then figure out how with the help of God, you can CONTROL your destiny and OWN YOUR FUTURE!

Imagine living out your destiny so much that almost immediately you can discern when a good opportunity ISN'T a God opportunity. I mean you can clearly tell when an okay offer isn't an ordained offer.

Ponder these questions for homework:

Have you ever been so engrossed with your purpose that you wake up with it on your mind and go to sleep with it on your mind as well?

Have you ever been so in tune with what you know you're called to do that everything else seems to take second fiddle?

What will it take in order for me to truly LIVE in my purpose day in and day out?

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