RE: My marriage
(Please read below):
FEAR GOD - NOT THE DEVIL!
Don't fear Satan, Fear God! Everything is under God's authority, including Satan. It is the Lord that you do "not" want to provoke to anger. If you anger the Lord enough, he could put an evil spirit on you himself. That sounds impossible doesn't it? God putting an evil spirit on a person?
1 Samuel - 16:14 But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him. (See also: 1 Samuel 16:16 and 19:9)
How many times have you heard preachers tell you that: God can't lie, or God can't do this or that, because God is Love and God is perfect etc... Throughout the ages, we have put God into a neat little box, where he is convenient to take out and use as we wish, then put him neatly away again. God doesn't like being put in a box. Although his son came as a servant and an example, for our sakes, God does not serve us, "We serve God". If you want to quickly gain favor from the Lord, love his son! The truth is, God can do anything he wants, whenever he wishes. God is not limited. He does not have to be (or act) any certain way. The only thing God needs to be God, is to have the power that he has. It is simply a bonus and a blessing for us that he is the way that he is. "Awesome" And that he loves us.
Can the Lord cause a person to lie? Would he? Would the Lord speak evil against anyone?
1 Kings 22:23 - Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee. (See also: 2 Chronicles 18:22)
Would Jesus lie?
John 7:8 - "Go up to the feast yourselves; I do not go up to this feast because My time has not yet fully come."
John 7:9 - Having said these things to them, He stayed in Galilee.
John 7:10 - But when His brothers had gone up to the feast, then He Himself also went up, not publicly, but as if, in secret.
Do you get my point yet? God can do anything he pleases. It is GOD that you need to fear! We've been given the impression for generations that Satan is a powerful hideous monster, lurking under the bed and in the basement and around every corner, and God is the kindly old man who just forgives anything we do. That's not quite true! The truth is, if God truly likes you, he tends to overlook your shortcomings. Well meaning (and sometimes not so well meaning) preachers throughout generations have twisted scripture in order to make God fit neatly into the mold they have made of him. One such twisted scripture is:
Acts 10:34 - Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
Throughout the ages, people have been deceived into believing that God treats us all equally and doesn't favor any one person above another. No matter what! The truth is, God "does" favor those who love him, fear him, respect him and seek him with all their heart! The above scripture simply means that salvation is for everyone, not just the Jews alone. This is quite clear if you back up a couple of verses and read them in context. God can and will favor you! That however, depends on "you". (need a miracle? healing? protection? blessing?)
ENEMIES:
There are those people that we are forced to deal with from time to time, who are inherently evil. But for the most part, you'll find that your enemy is just a pawn being influenced by Satan. When you pray (ask God) to bind Satan from your enemy, you are cutting off your enemies source of power and influence. Once Satan is cut off from that person, you'll usually find that he or she is just a **** cat. Again, it is God that you need to fear and be pleasing to. He controls your enemy. Romans 8:31 - What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
Pray for protection from the evil one. If you have a personal relationship with God, you are under God's protection. Without God's permission, Satan can not physically touch you. Have a personal relationship with God and talk to him constantly, and it's unlikely that he would ever grant Satan permission to attack you, or interfere in your life. Health and prosperity are simply the side effects of having a personal relationship with God. The key words above are: "Satan can not physically touch you, without Gods permission. It has been my understanding that Satan can do more damage influencing your thoughts, and even more so by influencing the thoughts of those around you. Especially those who are weak in their relationship with God, or don't have a relationship with him at all.
NOT ALL BAD THINGS COME FROM THE DEVIL:
It is a popular view in the modern day Church that to be a Christian means that you will most assuredly be overwhelmed by attacks from Satan. That Satan doesn't bother with people he already has, but attacks Christians, especially "new" Christians. Though there is some truth to that last sentence, people tend to over exaggerate and are all running up and down the Church isles in a frenzy, thinking they are under attack from the devil because of every little problem in their life. The truth is, not every bad thing comes from the devil!
Psalms 34:19 - Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
Note that the scripture above does not say: "Many are the afflictions of the righteous FROM SATAN: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all". Why do the righteous have many afflictions? It's not because Satan is lurking around every corner and hiding under your bed, it's because the moment man was thrown out of the garden of Eden, God told him that things would not go so smooth for him.
Genesis 3:17 - Then to Adam He said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat from it'; Cursed is the ground because of you; In toil you will eat of it All the days of your life.
Genesis - 3:18 "Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you; And you will eat the plants of the field;
Genesis 3:19 - By the sweat of your face You will eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return."
Christians have been taught to believe that every time something bad or unpleasant happens, it's because "Satan did it". The truth is, if you get a cold, Satan probably didn't give it to you, it's probably because you went out in the rain without wearing a hat! If your finances are bad, it's because either you lost your job, or you're just plain not good at managing your money. To believe that you are going to be physically attacked by Satan simply because you are a Christian, is to have more faith in Satan, than in God! If you have a personal relationship with God and talk to him constantly, it is unlikely that he would ever grant Satan permission to attack you, or interfere in your life. A personal relationship with God is "Personal", just like a relationship with a spouse is personal, or a child to a father is personal. It starts with communication. If you truly believe that God is right there with you, listening to you, then act like it and communicate like it is so! (because it is) Scripture suggests that Satan must receive permission from God to physically attack you. If every believer is under attack from Satan, simply because they are Christians, then God has a full time job just listening to Satan's petitions asking him permission every time he wants to give a person the "sniffles".
"Why did God allow Satan to give me cancer, heart disease or other diseases". I would say, that Jesus healed people "and" cast out demons! Not every disease is from Satan. We live in a dangerous world, with dangerous people, and dangerous diseases. If you have not been seeking a personal relationship with God, and have not been praying daily for protection against these things, God didn't allow it, "You did!" (It's not too late) Your personal relationship with God is "Everything". It will make all the difference in your life, and the lives of those closest to you. (give it some serious thought)
DD
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HOW CAN WE NOT HAVE THE VICTORY THIS IS WHAT WE ALL NEED TO REMEMBER (me big time) WHEN WE BECOME FEARFUL AND START TO WORRY
