Win the Battle!

I heard a friend speak to a group of ladies tonight.  She is a good friend and I usually know if she is having struggles in her life because we share those things with each other.  But she shared a few things tonight that I didn't even know about.  My first response was...how did I not know about these huge struggles in her life and why didn't she share them with me?  Then I cried.  She even clarified in her talk that even some of her close friends didn't know about these things because she didn't want to talk about them.  But then I scolded myself for not reaching out to her these last several months.  I let routine set in and didn't reach out to others.


Satan uses so many things to keep us from helping others or reaching out for help.  He wants us to stay so focused on our own lives and routines of life that we don't notice that a friend may be hurting.  And sometimes we are like my friend and we don't want to share our problems with others because we may not want to bother anyone or don't want to let others know we are struggling to keep it together.  We don't want others to think we are weak.  Whatever the reason, Satan is good at keeping us from reaching out for help or keeping us from helping others.  I heard a friend say tonight...

                           Satan is good, but God is GREATER!     

Satan is working hard to keep us down, but we have to constantly remind ourselves that:
    Our God is great in our weaknesses.
    Our God is greater than he that is in this world.
    Our God is greater than anyone or anything that comes our way.
    Our God loves us so much that he sent his Son to earth to die for us.

                            Don't believe Satan's lies!

Don't believe Satan's lies that we can't let others know we are struggling or that we feel weak.
Don't believe Satan's lies that we are worthless or unloved.
Don't believe Satan's lies that God is not keeping his promises or answering our prayers.
                                           Just don't believe Satan at all!!!

                   WE ARE GOD'S BEAUTIFUL CREATIONS.  
                     WE ARE HIS MASTERPIECES!

We can live above our circumstances, but we need to keep a close relationship with God and He will help us through anything that comes our way.

If we give into these lies when we are weak or distanced from God, we can remedy it fast by reading our Bibles, praying to God, and reaching out to our friends for their help and prayers.  The closer we build our relationship with God, the more we will be strengthened to fight off the fiery darts of the devil.

            💗💜     God loves us and is there for us!!!   💓💙

                     "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you..."  James 4:8

 ★ "above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one."  Ephesians 6:16

★ "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful."   Hebrews 10:23

Just remember....Jesus has already won this battle for us.  Don't keep fighting a battle that has already been won.  Let Jesus take that burden and give you rest.

Listen:  REDEEMED - by Big Daddy Weave