How do you respond to obstacles and persecution? We can learn from the apostles in Acts 4:23-31 in how immediately after being released from prison they sought support from their friends and they allowed the Holy Spirit to minister to and empower them to continue on.

1. Who are you going to? Be wise in who you’re giving your ear to. Good friends are those who help you walk in the way of the Lord and sharpen you. “Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.” Proverbs 13:20

2. What are you telling yourself? What we proclaim over ourselves matters. Don’t focus on the severity of your problem ...