Satan Is The Author Of Confusion But People Are The Distributor Of It. When You Distribute Hate That’s What You Are Going To Get. Who Are You Associating Yourself With? Stop Walking With People Going In The Opposite Direction. The World Doesn't Need A New Definition Of Christianity; It Needs A New Demonstration Of It. Every Season Need Faith To Get Us Through It. God's Dawn Of Deliverance Often Comes When The Hour Of Trial Is Darkest.
No one can be wrong with a man and right with God. The big question: Where can we put our hatred while we say our prayers? Unfortunately we put our hatred on the back burner where it simmers. Our prayers said, the back burner turns red again. Sin's contamination requires the Savior's cleansing. Worship gets you through the hardest times in your life because it shifts your focus from the problem to the problem solver. Why should we pray so often? I pray because I can't help myself. I pray b/c I am helpless. I pray b/c the need flows out of me at all times. If a problem brings you to prayer then it has served its purpose. When we think we don't need prayer daily then we have gone to sleep on God. We aren't called to walk in our strength; we are called to walk in HIS. We aren't called to sit back and let God; we are called to step up. May we seek to build each other up through our actions today.
The devil can lead you to sin but he cannot make you sin, you can choose to take action or walk away. God does not make you remember your sins, the devil does! Paul is saying in Galatians 5:17; that you and I have an inclination to do evil. So many times, we want to say the devil made us sin. I remember a song back in the day "The Devil Made Me Do It" and there was a popular comedian who also used this as a tag line; but the devil can’t make us sin. If the devil could make us sin, we would have a perfect alibi. Sin is an inside job; it comes from our flesh. The devil helps you to sin; tempts you to sin; encourages you to sin. Satan is a deceiver, he influenced Adam and Eve but they were the ones that performed the act of sin. ... he may place things before you, perhaps your weakness, but he cannot make you sin. The choice is actually ours. Christ died to set you free, remember that! Battlefield of the mind is a sensitive place. It is where Satan does his best work; Yet The God who created our mind is the God We Cry Out To: When we can’t help ourselves and call for help, when we’re pushed beyond our limits, when we’re pulled out of our comfort zone, when we don’t like where we are and want out, when we don’t like who we are and want a change.
God’s help is only a prayer away. (Phil. 4:6) Don’t let the devil set you up to upset you. The devil will cause you to be unforgiving and judgmental toward others for no reason at all, thinking that you are just as better than anyone else in Christ. Prayer begins in trouble and it continues because we’re always in trouble at some level; Finances, Family, Health & on & on. Don't give the devil a foothold to stand on. When he can't get to you, he will start with family, then friends and last but not least he will start with church folks and the list goes on. Satan is the source of gossip and confusion; do not allow Satan to whisper in your ear and set you up to upset you.
The power of Satan is no match for the power of God's Word. Safety is not found in the absence of danger, but in the presence of God. When we face impossibilities it gives us the opportunity to trust God. When we keep our eyes on Christ, everything will come into focus. It should not be surprising that when trouble interrupts our lives, the father of lies whispers in our ears and suddenly we are questioning God's goodness. When Jesus tells us things like this, "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth" Matt. 6:19. Satan tells us that the good life is about piling up things here, causing us to doubt God's good intentions. Our problem is that we, like Adam and Eve, believe Satan's lies. And when we do, our loyalty to God is compromised. Then our enemy slithers off to his next assignment, leaving us alone to face our regrets and the realization that his lies have seduced us away from our truest and dearest Friend.
Read the Bible to be wise, believe it to be safe, practice it to be holy. I cannot say this enough, Satan will not volunteer to leave you alone and he will not stay where he is uncomfortable, if you do not know the Word of God, you will easily believe the lies of the devil. Satan chances are hopeless as long as you stay in the Word & Will of God.
Blessings
J.P. Olson
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