Enemies of the spirit are fear, anxiety, and everything which is negatively unfavourable to us, and for us! *GOD*, LOVE, HOPE, and all which is POSITIVELY beneficial for us, LEADS us through, and past what aims to bring us down, and keep us confused, discouraged, and with that lost feeling! It IS SO simple TO find strength IN *GOD*, and HIS PROMISES TO THE FAITHFUL, but the human condition is geared towards despairing, and trained for defeat; NEITHER of which HAS to be, since we KNOW there IS an alternative, one which finds us moving forward, CONFIDENTLY ASSURED, and EQUIPPED, THANKS BE TO THE LORD, AND HIS FAITHFULNESS to the FAITHFUL!!!
It ISN'T easy to withstand what we do not see, or know, yet, IN FAITH WE CAN, and SHOULD, because if we don't, we WILL be overtaken, and endangered in various ways! ONLY *GOD* CAN, and WILL SAVE HIS people from the ravaging conditions of this temporal, and erratic world!!!
PUT ON THE ARMOR HE HAS GIVEN YOU! STAND STRONG, and COURAGEOUS! BE of GOOD CHEER! And DO what good might be done for others!!!
Yah, we SHALL be tossed about, and fret, as the human condition HAS done a number on us, STILL, we FIGHT TO ever gather MORE OF HIM, that our RELIANCE ON HIM IS STEADFAST, regardless, and we PRAY FOR MORE STRENGTH, and KNOWLEDGE TO withstand it all...
Things change in this world; we HAVE no choice but to embrace the change(s), and adapt to them in the best of our ability, and capacity, WHILE BELIEVING THAT *GOD* WILL HELP us, PROVIDE for us, and PROTECT us! We also, MUST MAKE good appear out of the worst, and USE what is right, just, and good going forward!!!
1 PETER 5: 6-9...
6+++Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time,
7+++casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
8+++Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
9+++But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world.
Humility preserves peace and order in all Christian churches and societies; pride disturbs them. Where God gives grace to be humble, he will give wisdom, faith, and holiness. To be humble, and subject to our reconciled God, will bring greater comfort to the soul than the gratification of pride and ambition. But it is to be in due time; not in thy fancied time, but God's own wisely appointed time. Does he wait, and wilt not thou? What difficulties will not the firm belief of his wisdom, power, and goodness get over! Then be humble under his hand. Cast all you care; personal cares, family cares, cares for the present, and cares for the future, for yourselves, for others, for the church, on God. These are burdensome, and often very sinful, when they arise from unbelief and distrust, when they torture and distract the mind, unfit us for duties, and hinder our delight in the service of God. The remedy is, to cast our care upon God, and leave every event to his wise and gracious disposal. Firm belief that the Divine will and counsels are right, calms the spirit of a man. Truly the godly too often forget this, and fret themselves to no purpose. Refer all to God's disposal. The golden mines of all spiritual comfort and good are wholly his, and the Spirit itself. Then, will he not furnish what is fit for us, if we humbly attend on him, and lay the care of providing for us, upon his wisdom and love?
The whole design of Satan is to devour and destroy souls. He always is contriving whom he may ensnare to eternal ruin.
Our duty plainly is, to be sober; to govern both the outward and the inward man by the rules of temperance. To be vigilant; suspicious of constant danger from this spiritual enemy, watchful and diligent to prevent his designs. Be steadfast, or solid, by faith. A man cannot fight upon a quagmire, there is no standing without firm ground to tread upon; this faith alone furnishes. It lifts the soul to the firm advanced ground of the promises, and fixes it there. The consideration of what others suffer, is proper to encourage us to bear our share in any affliction; and in whatever form Satan assaults us, or by whatever means, we may know that our brethren experience the same.
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PRAISE THE LORD *GOD* ALWAYS! WORSHIP HIS HOLINESS! REJOICE IN HIS LOVING CARE, and LOVING KINDNESS TOWARDS us, and FOR us! LOVE AS HE LOVES us! HONOUR HIM IN ALL YOUR WAYS, ALL OF YOUR DAYS; DO GOOD, and BE GOOD! GIVE THANKS, BE GRATEFUL, and APPRECIATIVE! AND SHINE, SHINE, SHINE OF HIS GLORY, that all whom are lost in the darkness might notice HIM, seek HIM, find HIM, and FOLLOW HIM! BE STILL, and KNOW THAT HE IS THE LORD *GOD*!!!
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