Editor
Sometimes in life things do not go the way we thought they would, but that does not mean that your life is defeated.
Each and every life has its own challenges but that does not mean that you must backslide, you must not lose focus.
Some people say life is a journey, so the beginning of strong challenges is the beginning of your journey to success.
There is nothing wrong with you going through problems and challenges, as long as your understand your destination, you won’t go wrong.
In Psalms 23 Verse 4, David says that even if he walks through the valley of the shadow of darkness, he shall fear no evil for He is with him.
This does not mean that God was unable to protect David but He wants to show that even through all your difficulties, troubles and tribulations, He is always there.
We can’t take a single step without him.
God wants people to know that He is always with us.
He lets us go through the deepest pits on purpose, not because He hates us.
If He doesn’t do this, people won’t know him.
In Psalm 23 it says: “He prepares a table in the presence of my enemies.”
So you can see that God will not kill your enemies in order for you to succeed, but you will succeed in their presence.
Remember the story of Joseph and his brothers? His brothers were against him all the time. His first enemies were his immediate family members.
So, you must know that sometimes your first enemies might be the people around you, people you’ve always trusted, those people can turn against you all of a sudden.
The other thing that you must know in life is to understand the enemy you are facing at that particular moment, the type of enemy and how you are going to overcome it.
Before you attack the enemy, prepare yourself physically, spiritually and mentally.
The size of your enemy can make you lose hope; it can make you lose things that you have worked hard for, but once you understand the type of enemy you are facing, you start preparing yourself the right way in order to overcome your enemy.
ML Gwala
Mathamo Primary School teacher