Do you ever feel like God has just left you? Like you are on this miserable earth, struggling all by yourself? You thought that since you're a Christian you shouldn't feel like that. Well I hate to tell you this, but you are. You're not immune to these feelings just because you have accepted Jesus into your heart. If anything the devil is going to attack you even more. But the key is, how are you going to handle these attacks being a Christian!
It is a scary thing to think the stronger my relationship is with God the more the devil is going to attack me?!? Why in the world would anyone want to follow a God that you KNOW you're going to go through some really hard times for here on earth? I can reassure you it is worth it!
Here's an example; The devil will put problems in a marriage if the couple has a strong relationship together with God. The devil knows how to manipulate your "feelings". And how to mix "feelings" with the "truth" for a negative result...if you let him. All this confusion going on in your mind it can cause all sorts of bad decisions.
But here is a way to think about this. First, it's kind of nice that the devil thinks he's loosing you and has to try to make you question God. I know that sounds so backwards, but think about it. That means you're getting closer to God. Which means you know how to handle these situations. So all these attacks are a "walk in the park" haha.
Second, Each attack teaches you how to be compassionate towards some others. No one goes through a hard time without learning from it. You'll be able to listen to someone's story and have a true yearning to help. This compassion you have comes from God (because you have asked for it).
The devil can't attack you with the same thing. So maybe one time it will be an illness, say cancer. You give this cancer to God. By asking God to do whatever He wants, God heals you. The devil lost! Since you survived cancer you are able to minister to people about the healing power of God. The devil has to attack you again. Maybe now it's a car accident by a drunk driver. Resulting in a death of a loved one of yours. But again, you rely on God for healing. The devil looses again!
You can put that feelings vs. truth scenario in any situation.
Our emotional life is only truth and feelings,
Ask for God's help to sort them out
The truth is the only way to get peace.
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