When Others are Against You / Mrs Jeri Lynn Wilkerson

Jeri Lynn Wilkerson

Pastor's Wife

Galilean Baptist Church

Cedar Hill, TX

When Others are Against You

Sometimes, others may rise up against us, and we must deal with the reality. Sometimes, we may feel others are against us even when they are not. Nevertheless, we must deal with the feeling. The real enemy would have us convinced that even God is against us. How could He be? He made us for His glory! 


“I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.” – Psalm 9:1

1. Seek the Lord. Ask Him to show you His present lovingkindness. “God, please show me You love me today.” (This is a private request from you to God.) He knows exactly what would encourage your heart. Look for the “little” ways that He shows you His love which become very “big” ways to our aching hearts.

“Hear me, O Lord; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.” -Psalm 69:16

2. Acknowledge God as omnipotent (powerful to save) and omniscient (knowing all.) Our safety is of the Lord. Whatever suffering He allows by the hand of the enemy is not overlooked; it is not in vain; and He is with you through it.  

3. Meditate on His promises. Write down many promises given in His Word to those who trust in Him. (Speak them aloud, write them in your own handwriting, type them, sing them, and think hard on Truth. Hope in God.)

4. Remember His past mercies throughout your life. When we remember one “new mercy” or one time that “joy came in the morning,” a domino effect will occur. If our memory fails us, we have one great mercy that should sustain us even if there were none else – our salvation through Jesus Christ. Our faith will be strengthened when we remember His goodness to us. 
“Gratitude for one mercy refreshes the memory as to thousands of others. One silver link in the chain draws up a long series of tender remembrances. Here is eternal work for us, for there can be no end to the showing forth of all his deeds of love. If we consider our own sinfulness and nothingness, we must feel that every work of preservation, forgiveness, conversion, deliverance, sanctification, etc., which the Lord has wrought for us, or in us is a marvellous work.” -Spurgeon’s Treasury of David

“This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.” Lamentations 3:21-25

5. Praise Him wholeheartedly. Even before the situation is resolved, determine to praise the Lord single mindedly.  Direct your thoughts to linger on Who God is instead of meditating on how bad the enemy is. Think on Jesus!

Since my circumstances do not change the character of God, I can praise the Lord at all times.

6. Share with others His marvelous working in your life. Speak of His doings in your life to glorify Him. (This is a public offering of praise from you about God.) Sharing what God has done for you or praising Him for a new mercy – big or small – brings edification to another believer while strengthening yourself. 

 We have a great God Who never leaves us! If you are facing an enemy of any sort or just disappointed this day, I pray the Lord will encourage your heart as you put your trust in our Most High God!  

~ Jeri Lynn Wilkerson | Psalm 28:7