"Streams in the Desert"

This is a devotional that has run in Jeremiah's family for a long time.  I was introduced to it in college by my friend/sister-in-law ... and am so thankful for it's encouragement.  June 8's devotional seems fitting for such a time as this:

⁴ "because whatever has been born of God conquers the world. This is the victory that has conquered the world: our faith." (1 John 5:4) HCSB

If a person allows it, he can find something at every turn of the road that will rob him of his victory and his peace of mind.  Satan is far from retiring from his work of attempting to deceive and destroy God's children.  At each milestone in your life, it is wise to check the temperture of your experience in order to be keenly aware of the surrounding conditions.

If you will do this and firmly exhibit your faith at the precise moment, you can sometimes actually snatch victory from the very jaws of defeat.

Faith can change any situation, no matter how dark or difficult.  Lifting your heart to God in a moment of genuine faith in Him can quickly alter your circumstances.

God is still on His throne, and He can turn defeat into victory in a split second, if we will only trust Him.

When you have faith ... you can stop the Enemy wherever you encounter him.