How to Find Unshakeable Strength in the Bible

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How to Find Unshakeable Strength in the Bible: An Interview with Christine Caine

Jonathan Petersen

Content manager for Bible Gateway

Are you struggling with insecurity, fear, or uncertainty? How can the Bible help you discover what it means to be unashamed, undaunted, and unstoppable in the Lord?

Bible Gateway interviewed Christine Caine (@ChristineCaine) about her book, Unshakeable: 365 Devotions for Finding Unwavering Strength in God’s Word (Zondervan, 2017).

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Briefly explain how and why you founded The A21 Campaign and Propel Women.

Christine Caine: After landing in an airport in Greece, I was drawn to a series of posters plastered along the length of one wall. Each poster featured the photos of beautiful children and young women, with one word stamped in capital letters across the top and bottom of each poster: Missing.

The local pastors explained that it was suspected most of those children and young women had been kidnapped. In the weeks that followed, God kept bringing me back to the names and faces on those posters and I knew I had to do something. Nick and I began months of research and we discovered that those children and young women weren’t just missing, they were alleged victims of human trafficking.

After all of our research, extensive prayer, and months of discussions with our pastors, we believed God was asking us to start an organization to reach, rescue, and restore the victims of human trafficking. That leap of faith led to the launch of A21.

We’ve all been created to live in complete freedom through Christ, and it’s my life’s mission to see freedom brought to each and every victim of human trafficking.

That theme of freedom carries over to Propel Women. I was seeing a generation of women whose gifts and talents were untapped for the kingdom of God. Instead, they were being held captive by fear, shame, and insecurity. Propel began with the simple, but powerful, mission of helping all women ignite their passion, discover their purpose, and maximize their potential for the cause of Jesus Christ.

What message are you communicating in the title, Unshakeable?

Christine Caine: Hebrews 12:27 tells us that everything that can be shaken will be shaken, and only the unshakeable things will remain. We’re living in turbulent times that threaten to shake us. You only have to turn on the news or open social media to hear of new chaos and turmoil happening in our world. The message of Unshakeable is a reminder that we have a God who cannot be shaken, who cannot be moved. And because his Spirit lives inside of each of us, we too can be unshakeable no matter what crazy circumstances we may find ourselves in.

How does this book fit with your other books, Unashamed, Unstoppable, and Undaunted, and your next one, Unexpected?

Christine Caine: In each of my books, I combat a different lie the enemy tries to use to take us off course. Unshakeable is no different. The devil would love to use the turmoil and chaos swirling around our world today to cripple us. In Unshakeable, I remind readers of the truth of Scripture which says there’s not anything that can take down Jesus or his kingdom living inside of us.

What do you mean, “God wants people to live on mission”?

Christine Caine: God has designed each and every one of us on purpose, for a purpose. Our mission here on this earth is to discover what he has destined us uniquely to do and run that race with faithfulness and endurance. That’s living on mission.

How can a person focus their attention on Jesus when there’s so much turmoil in the world: hurricane disasters, talk of nuclear war, human trafficking, etc.?

Christine Caine: Scripture tells us that the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead is living inside of you and I. Keeping in step with that Spirit by daily filling our minds with God’s Word will help us keep our eyes focused on Jesus and his truth so that we aren’t derailed by the turmoil swirling about.

Why is passion so important for a Christian to have in his or her life?

Christine Caine: As Christians, we’re filled with the Spirit of the living God; therefore, we ought to be the most passionate people on earth. Passion is the fuel that will keep us joyfully fulfilling our purpose.

It’ll keep us motivated when we hit obstacles; it’ll give us energy when we need to endure; and it helps us accomplish things we never thought possible. Most importantly, passionate living will inspire those around us to know Jesus on a personal level for themselves.

How did you master your fear of flying and how do you use that as a lesson for your audience?

Christine Caine: After years of becoming anxious to the point of exhaustion when I had to fly, I finally told God that I would continue to go where he led me as long as I didn’t have to get on a plane to do it. But God had a bigger purpose and destiny for my life that he didn’t want me to miss out on. As I looked my fear of flying in the face, he led me to 2 Timothy 1:7 which says “God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”

On my own, I couldn’t silence my fear, but with God’s presence I could push past it. And that’s true for all of us. We must choose to make God’s power that lives inside of us bigger than anything that’s happening around us.

Why should a person “do something they’ve never done before”?

Christine Caine: Healthy things grow, and growing things change. If we allow fear or doubt or shame or insecurity to hold us back from something new God is calling us to do, we may miss out on his greatest purpose for our life. As believers, we go from strength to strength, from glory to glory. And in order to keep expanding God’s kingdom, we have to keep growing and trying new things.

More than that, if we only ever do what we know how to do, we’ll miss out on witnessing the depth of God’s miraculous power in our own lives. Our God is the God of the impossible. When we say yes to doing new things as we step into our destiny, we’ll get to see God show up and equip us for the journey ahead in miraculous ways.

How do you want readers of Unshakeable to be changed?

Christine Caine: Unshakeable is 365 days of devotions; 365 days of truths from Scripture with practical application. My prayer is that as readers journey through a year of daily gospel truth, they’ll develop a fiercely unshakeable faith in our always unshakeable God so that they can run after their destiny with more passion and confidence than ever before.

What is a favorite Bible passage of yours and why?

Christine Caine: There are so many passages that I remind myself of on a regular basis. But, keeping in mind the message of Unshakeable, Romans 8:37 is one of those favorites. It says “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”

I love this truth-filled reminder that the victory is already ours, the battle is already won; we have more than conquered whatever this world will try to throw at as because we’re God’s children; we have his kingdom in our hearts, and he loves us dearly.

What are your thoughts about Bible Gateway and the Bible Gateway App?

Christine Caine: One of the most important things that we as Christians can do is regularly fill our hearts and minds with God’s Word. Bible Gateway is one great tool available that makes reading and studying Scriptures readily available to each of us at any moment.

Is there anything else you’d like to say?

Christine Caine: God is faithful. He’ll fulfill every promise he’s made. There’s no disease God cannot heal, no heart he cannot mend, no bondage he cannot break, no enemy he cannot defeat, no mountain he cannot move, and no need he cannot meet. And because that same Spirit lives inside each of us, we move forward undaunted; we are unstoppable; and we live unshakeable. Focus on our unshakeable God instead of the chaos around you and he will carry you through the challenges and on to victory.

Bio: Christine Caine is an Australian-born, Greek-blooded lover of Jesus, activist, international speaker, and author of several books, including Undaunted: Daring to Do What God Calls You to Do and Unstoppable: Running the Race You Were Born To Win. Her primary passion is to make Jesus’ last command her first priority by giving her all to see the lost saved and to build the local church—globally. Christine also has a passion for justice, and together with her husband, founded the anti-human trafficking organization, The A21 Campaign (@A21). In 2015, they also founded Propel Women (@PropelWomen), an organization designed to honor the calling of every woman, empower her to lead, equip her for success, and develop a sense of God-given purpose. Powered by hot, extra-dry, skinny, cappuccinos, Christine is a lover of words who speaks too fast, talks too much, and also writes them down.

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