World War III

In our life as Christians, we are going through an eternal war, World War III. It's been going on since the beginning of time, and it'll be going on until God's final judgement. It's the battle of good versus evil. Our heart is God's throne, and Satan wants to take over that throne. If we don't have a personal relationship with Christ, Satan is on the throne. However if we do know Jesus Christ as our personal saviour, then the Holy Spirit is living in us. God has given us the free will to choose what we want, whether it's good or evil, and we have to make that choice in our life. There are two roads in our life.......

Matthew 7
"Enter through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."

.......The straight and narrow or the long and windy.

The straight and narrow always seems appealing, "Everyone else is taking it!" it won't be as much work, it will be easier to take, but the end of the road leads to destruction. It'll be a dark road, there will end up being many obstacles we have to overcome. It may seem appealing, but it leads to destruction.

The long and windy road seems a lot less appealing. Hardly anyone else is taking it, It will take a lot longer, and will be very tiring. If we choose that road, we will have a light. God will be our light. He will hold our hand and guide us each step of the way. Of course there will still be obstacles, but He knows exactly what He's doing, and He'll help us get past them all. The most important thing, is that the long and windy road leads to everlasting life. Something we will never experience anywhere else.

Day after day Satan is closely watching us, He's stalking us, and seeing the perfect oppertunity to take us down.

The Bible says in 1 Peter 5:8,
"Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour"

He is trying to take the throne away from God, and as the verse says, we need to be alert and self-controlled, We need to watch for the tempation he will send our way.
Satan is going to do anything he can to trap us, whether it's making us too busy and taking time away from God, or filling our mind with junk that we don't need in our life. This is an ugly world we live in. We live with television, internet, magazines, perverted jokes, innapropriate language, even friends that could influence us wrongly, and Satan will use all of that to control us. But we as Christians need to fully rely on God.

We can't do anything in our own strength, without God we wouldn't be where we are today. He has a perfect plan for our lives, and He will guide and protect us each step of the way.

As we face the battle from day to day, we need to remember Ephesians 6 as it says,
"Finally, Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. "

So all we have to do is be strong in the Lord and let Him prepare us. We will face a strong battle in our life, but if we put on the whole armor of God, we will be able to
stand against the devil's schemes, and God will give us the victory in the war. Have a great day, God Bless!