It's been a long time - 3 months - since I last posted here. A whole lot has been happening. I'm reminded of the parable of the wise and foolish builders and the little song I learned as a child..."the rains came down and the floods came up and the house on the rock stood firm!"Please take the time to visit this site, read the article and check out the comments.
http://comments.americanthinker.com/read/42323/442851.html
I'd also like to share some edifying words I have heard lately:
Allow the water of God's Word to wash away all defilement of flesh and spirit. Let Him cleanse you and release you into the power of a new day. Deliberately renew your mind, and let go of all ungodly and destructive mindsets. Rise up in faith and renewed hope as you release the past and prepare to move ahead. Refuse to allow the enemy to destroy your confidence by making you feel condemned. Overcome the flesh, and walk in the Spirit.
Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
The enemy is poised to attack us in the area of our emotions, but we must refuse to allow our flesh to rule or our emotions to run wild. We must stand strong, and rise up in the Spirit where we can see clearly and maintain stability. Otherwise, it will be a roller-coaster ride. Let the Lord lead through this maze of extreme demands, conflict, and confusion. The war is on, but victory comes through overcoming the works of the flesh and walking in the Spirit.
Galatians 5:16
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
There is a chorus, do you know it?
Let God arise and His enemies be scattered!
Let God arise and His enemies be scattered!
Let God arise and His enemies be scattered!
Let God, let God...Arise!
Beloved, refuse to allow frustration to hinder your progress. Calm yourself and quiet your soul, and allow Christ to bring you through every challenge in peace. Obstacles will literally melt away if you will just trust Him to undertake as you pray your way through. He will give you strength to accomplish all that is before you and the wisdom that you need to surmount every obstruction and clear every hurdle. Be strong and set your will to conquer.
Romans 8:37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
The enemy wants to create threatening situations that will produce enough intimidation to keep you from walking and living in the Spirit. Watch for these attacks and refuse to allow them to keep you earthbound. Just as Christ has called you to come higher, the devil is calling for you to go down with discouragement and disappointment because of the things you face and have to deal with. Refuse to allow the enemy of your soul to ground you. Resist him and keep looking up.
1 Peter 5:9
Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.
“If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.”-- Winston Churchill
Another song comes to mind..."My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness...on Christ the solid rock I stand all other ground is sinking sand..."
Shalom!
