Forces Against Us
During my life-time I have experienced darkness---depression, despair, a heavy feeling on my chest, hopelessness. Thankfully I have also experienced the wonderful Bright Light of Jesus--Love, Joy, Hope.
This week-end when I found myself being dragged down into the darkness again, I wondered Why?
I Thank God He gave me the answer.
I was trying to be helpful, encouraging to a friend I'll call "Jane", whose son, in his mid-twenties, was heavily involved in the drug scene. The folk advising her were suggesting to her that she needed to step aside, cut loose this young man, for in trying to "help" as she saw it, she was dragging herself further & further down.
When I began to feel dragged into the darkness, God gave me an understanding that turned out to be very helpful to Jane. I told her that possibly it would help her if she could see that she wasn't standing against her son, the person, whom she loves dearly. But rather she was standing against the dark force that was controlling him. She was claiming God's Light for her life & God's Love & Care over her son's life.
She was very grateful for this thought. It helped her to step aside & to make some tough choices of her own.
A few years ago I did not believe in Satan or evil forces. But through my own personal experiences , I Know there are forces of evil operating just as much as there are forces of Good/ God.
Our job is to recognize these forces operating in our lives & to hopefully choose God. He Will Always answer our calls to Him--& if we Believe in Him, He will move us away from all that is dark.
Brenda v
This week-end when I found myself being dragged down into the darkness again, I wondered Why?
I Thank God He gave me the answer.
I was trying to be helpful, encouraging to a friend I'll call "Jane", whose son, in his mid-twenties, was heavily involved in the drug scene. The folk advising her were suggesting to her that she needed to step aside, cut loose this young man, for in trying to "help" as she saw it, she was dragging herself further & further down.
When I began to feel dragged into the darkness, God gave me an understanding that turned out to be very helpful to Jane. I told her that possibly it would help her if she could see that she wasn't standing against her son, the person, whom she loves dearly. But rather she was standing against the dark force that was controlling him. She was claiming God's Light for her life & God's Love & Care over her son's life.
She was very grateful for this thought. It helped her to step aside & to make some tough choices of her own.
A few years ago I did not believe in Satan or evil forces. But through my own personal experiences , I Know there are forces of evil operating just as much as there are forces of Good/ God.
Our job is to recognize these forces operating in our lives & to hopefully choose God. He Will Always answer our calls to Him--& if we Believe in Him, He will move us away from all that is dark.
Brenda v
posted by Murray Lincoln at
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
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