Look at each one very carefully. The Painted Turtle thinks he is on solid ground. Jax thinks he is on solid ground. Both are precarious at best. The ice will melt and he will fall through. The Glass can break and Jax will fall through.
The point is, we can truly believe we are on solid ground. But we aren't always. It can be a delusion.
The Bible doesn't say how many ways the enemy, Satan can find to delude us, distract us, discourage us, and bring us down. We just know he is evil and we can expect trials and tribulations.
During our Prayer Team Meeting this week, I said with all conviction he has found another way at us.
We are to be alert, put on our full armor every day. Pray, and stay strong. Beth Moore has a book about The PIT. I love that book. It explains how we must be very careful and stay alert. You can walk close to the pit Satan has for you, but walk on. You can not be paying attention, and fall in involuntarily. You can also choose to get too close, bend over to see. . ."What's all the big deal, what is really in there?" And, step too close, it crumbles, you are in the pit.
Now there is another way. And, beware it is even more cunning then all the other ways. I noted earlier about how I saw a couple of red flags in February. However, I went on thinking I was fine, after all I prayed, and made note of the situation for a later time. When I came crashing down through the ice, glass, solid ground, I woke up and didn't like what I saw when I looked around.
So then what did I do, I got so mad at myself that I started in with that self condemnation we get so good at. "How stupid are you?" "How could you get caught up in yourself and the enemy dug a great big burrow underneath you and then goodbye!!!!?" From there I made myself sick for three days. Some people call it stress sick. I have names I can't use on here. I thank God for my prayer team and how they pray and keep me lifted up. Thank God for His written Word.
"For Greater is He that is in me, then he that is in the world!" I John 4: 4
Psalm 27 is just one great chapter that says it all.
Ps 27: 1 The Lord is my light and my salvation---whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life - of whom shall I be afraid?"
PS 27: 8 My heart says of you, "Seek his face!" Your face, Lord, I will seek.
PS 27: 9 Do not hide your face from me, do not tur your servant away in anger; you have been my helper.
PS 27: 14 "Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart ad wait for the Lord!"
I could write hundreds of scriptures. The point here is, there is a NEW way we need to be aware of.
He will burrow under you. You won't see it coming. So, what do I do then?
You will pick yourself up out of that mud puddle, Ask God for forgiveness, and move on. Ask, of course, for more awareness, more prayer time, more alertness, until the next new thing. God is always just to forgive our sleep walks and put us back up in righteousness.
Let's BE AWARE. Put on your armor and hold that Sword of the Spirit up higher than normal, and also, point it to the ground, and straight out. Turn around and be sure your back is covered.
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