Post by Right Divider on Feb 2, 2011 13:15:45 GMT -5
I was trying to think of topics for discussion. While doing so in my bed I looked down and saw the book I'm reading on the floor next to me- Satan and his Plan Of Evil by Keith Blades. It dawned on me that this would be a great discussion-
What are some things in life that effect you and others that you view as devices of Satan to bring you away from the Lord? How do you handle them?
This battle is real. As laid out in Eph. 6... For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
We need not to be ignorant as 2 Cor. 2:11 says... Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
We need to walk as in Eph 5:15... See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
We need to help each other and support each other so that we and the body of Christ can be victorious and so that at the end of our lives we can all say those wonderful last words of paul in 2 timothy 4:7.... "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith"
I'll start.... The problem......I feel that society is constantly bombarding me with things that appeal to my flesh. To be specific... for example... all the TV commercials and ads that show things you can have and buy and you can get them right now. A give me everything fast attitude. It makes me focus more on material things and what I can have on this earth and makes me think about those things more then I should rather then the more important spiritual things that I should desire and go after.
The solution..... I hide the verse.....Col 3:2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.... in my heart and let it work through me.... and...... 2Cr 4:18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen [are] temporal; but the things which are not seen [are] eternal..... I keep these verses in my heart and let the word of God, the sword of the spirit help me. It is our greatest weapon and it is all sooooo real and powerful and alive!!!!!!!
So what are your "problems" and your "solutions".... Staying pure in this world is hard and the body was designed so we can help each other. This is a great avenue created by Hannah so lets use it!!!!!!!!!
What are some things in life that effect you and others that you view as devices of Satan to bring you away from the Lord? How do you handle them?
This battle is real. As laid out in Eph. 6... For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
We need not to be ignorant as 2 Cor. 2:11 says... Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
We need to walk as in Eph 5:15... See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
We need to help each other and support each other so that we and the body of Christ can be victorious and so that at the end of our lives we can all say those wonderful last words of paul in 2 timothy 4:7.... "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith"
I'll start.... The problem......I feel that society is constantly bombarding me with things that appeal to my flesh. To be specific... for example... all the TV commercials and ads that show things you can have and buy and you can get them right now. A give me everything fast attitude. It makes me focus more on material things and what I can have on this earth and makes me think about those things more then I should rather then the more important spiritual things that I should desire and go after.
The solution..... I hide the verse.....Col 3:2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.... in my heart and let it work through me.... and...... 2Cr 4:18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen [are] temporal; but the things which are not seen [are] eternal..... I keep these verses in my heart and let the word of God, the sword of the spirit help me. It is our greatest weapon and it is all sooooo real and powerful and alive!!!!!!!
So what are your "problems" and your "solutions".... Staying pure in this world is hard and the body was designed so we can help each other. This is a great avenue created by Hannah so lets use it!!!!!!!!!