Ezekiel 22:30, Matthew 11:28-30, Ephesians 6:10-20, Matthew 26:41, John 10:10, Isaiah 40:30-31
These were verses I took out of Ch.9 and I think they are amazing and God really speaks to me through them. John 10:10- "The thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy..." How do we let the thief into our lives? By turning from God, not putting Him first, sin, and not taking up His yoke (Matthew 11:28-30). I think that verse offers peace to those of us who don't have it! How many times have I thought that I was doing good in my life but was doing it on my own? Eventually letting stress, pressure, and sin back into my life through dope, sex, or some type of "idol worship", money, material goods, etc. During these times I think I thought I was in-tune with God but I was fooling myself. I was really setting my self up for disaster. I really believe if you're not reading, praying, turning from sin daily, and surrounding yourself with people doing the same, you too are fooling yourself and all the seemingly good stuff you're pulling off by yourself today will come crumbling down on your head tomorrow.
What I just said sounds like this to me (Matthew 26:41) - "Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The Spirit is willing but the flesh is weak." How many times that has proven true in my life. What about you guys? Does God look at us the way He looked at people in Ezekiel 22:30? Would He be pleased with us or when He looks at us and reviews our hearts would He want to destroy the land?! Let me ask you guys something, how many of you just try every day to be good or do right. go to work, come home, clean, cook, and just live lives that seem decent and because of that you feel you're o.k. in God's eyes? I have for years, and I think that's a trick that Satan plays on us. It's his way of deceiving us with healthy things, like tricking you into catching cancer from eating too much fruit which is good for you.
I believe to do battle everyday we need to put God first. Read His word, pray, and prepare daily for the big bomb Satan has waiting for us to step in. Read, Pray, turn from sin, and surround yourself with an army doing the same = prepared for battle.
Prayer: Father God, we recognize that sin in our lives will be present always and that it gives Satan the upper hand in our lives. Father we know that our flesh is weak and without you in our lives we will fail in whatever we try to do. Help us Lord God to put you first in our lives daily so that we will be prepared to do battle daily with the one who comes to steal, kill, and destroy.
Thoughts: Just because I'm doing good by the standards of the world does not mean I'm prepared for battle with Satan. Now read Ephesians 6: 10-20.
Prayer Requests:
* Melissa in Pennsylvania who has lost her children to the state for temporary placement while her husband awaits trail for child-molesting. She wants justice served and the state to give her children back to her quickly.
*Pat in Nevada Missouri who is suffering poor health and internal bleeding in the hospital. She is my cellies step mother and a woman of God.
*My ex-wife Tricia, as she has some present health concerns going on.
*Angela and Mia that they will find security in Northwest Arkansas until I get out and we can re-unite.
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