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Gender: Female
Status: Single
Age: 26
Sign: Pisces

City: FORT MYERS
State: Florida
Country: US
Signup Date: 8/2/2006
Friday, March 13, 2009 
I have talked to many people lately who are going
through tough trials. They are dealing a lot of junk! You may be one of
these people. So when I say: The enemy is trying to break you down
hard. You know exactly what I’m talking about. Your faith is being
challenged left and right. For all of you, take a moment, read on and
let me encourage you a little bit.

It’s no surprise that the
enemy is fighting us. We have an earthly foe, his name is Satan. The
Bible tells us in John 10:10 “The enemy comes to steal, kill and
destroy.” Satan wants to steal your joy, your hope, the trust you have
in the Lord. He wants to kill your faith so he can destroy your soul.
The Bible tells us in Hebrews 11:6 “that without faith, it’s impossible
to see God.” Satan knows this and so he plans to attack your faith.
Stand Strong!

A way that he attacks your faith is by getting you
to worry. In the greatest sermon every preached, The Sermon on the
Mount, Jesus tells us in Matthew 6:23 “that we should not worry about
our life”. Our enemy knows that our Savior has told us not to worry,
yet, he uses the weapon of worry to attack us often, doesn’t he?! Satan
wants you to start to worry about things – all kinds of things, big and
small – what does the future hold for you? what are you going to be
doing next year? is your job safe? how are you going to pay your bills?
And on and on and on he goes. He places these thoughts in our head to
get us to worry.

He knows that worry will eventually turn into
fear. And your fear will cause you to do things that you don't need to
do - to take matters into your own hands - to do what's right in your
own eyes. And this always leads to trouble because it shows a lack of
faith. Check out the Old Testament examples of how people got into a
lot of trouble when they did what was right in their own eyes (Judges
21:23)

Let me encourage you in this; instead of listening to the
lies of the enemy, Stand strong, hang on and Trust God! He knows what
you are going through and He will not forsake you! Be committed to
doing the right thing even when it doesn't seem like it is going to
work out well. Don’t compromise and give in to the lies of the enemy.
If God is Jehovah Jireh (our provider), then he has to take care of
you, right?!?!

Also, remember, you are not in this fight alone.
There are other followers of Christ who want to help you and encourage
you. Don’t be afraid to share your need with others. Maybe they can
storm the thrown of God with prayers or maybe they can be a part of the
solution in some way. You aren’t the only one that the enemy is
attacking, let’s band together to defeat him. If you need a job, share
the need with other believers. If you need a place to live, share the
need. If you need friends who will be a positive influence to you,
share the need. Whatever it is you need, share it with the body of
Christ and pray to God.

In the meantime, I encourage you to
defeat the enemy with the Word of God. While you pray, continue to read
God’s Word for strength, direction and encouragement.

I leave
you with this: Proverbs 21:31 “The horse is made ready for the day of
battle, but victory rests with the Lord.” Our victory will come, we can
rest assured because we are children of God. In this passage, He tells
us to do all that we can to prepare. Be encouraged, do all that you
can. Don’t allow worry to immobilize you. Don’t let fear cause you to
slip into depression. Don’t let the enemy steal your faith and cause
you to lose trust in God. Do ALL you can and then pray to Him for
victory.

Word…
Pastor Alex

6:29 PM
 
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