James 1:12-13
Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. Let no one say when he is tempted, " I am tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.
Many times in life we go thru situation which cause us to feel bitter against God... esp in situation we feel that is unfair and painful... we tend to direct our anger at God and it is the wrong person to direct at.... God is not nasty when we feel situation is against us... Bible actually says God is for us not against us.... so who is the one behind all the feelings of anger and bitterness... who is the one attacking with rejection and wounds... it is the devil himself and our flesh... Lets look at Jesus when He was in the wilderness... the same tempter the devil, kept attacking His self worth and who He is and kept attacking His emotion and feelings and inner self... Sounds familiar? God is not the devil... God allowed Jesus to go thru that painful difficult situation to help Jesus fulfill His destiny.... Maybe you are struggling in a certain area... the devil attacks your mind and feelings... u feel angry... painful... dejected... speak to the devil... calm yourself down... rehearse a verse... such as: "all things work together for good to those who love GOd... this situation would turn around for my good... God is able to lift me up out of this situation and bless me double for my pain... the God would pay back Joseph would pay me back for all I went thru..." Keep rehearsing these thoughts when you are struggling... the tempter would soon leave you like he left Jesus for another time.... I personally went thru situation i wished i can die on the spot and go to heaven as the pain is too real to bear... in such time... the devil whack n whack... i had to find a quiet spot and calm myself down.. .be it in a toilet cubicle or somewhere quiet where i can rehearse God's goodness to keep the devil from succeeding to put me to depression. I want to encourage you today that God is able to give you double for what you went thru... Joseph went thru unfair situation... He was honest... kind... merciful... compassionate... yet nothing good happened to him... all went wrong... thrown to a pit... then to a slave then false accusation of rape then prison... on and on... yet when the time came to pass... the Word of the Lord tested Him... and God promoted Joseph to be the 2nd incharge in whole of Egypt... God wants to do that for you too... I am guilty of being hot tempered when in trial... lets learn together and rehearse to ourselves and devil God's goodness and His promises.... Ibelieve our best days are still infront of us... thank YOU LORD! Thank you geri (my gf) for being a great example of patience and faith.
1Peter 5:9-9
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversay the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.
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