I missed You!

Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

This morning I get to sit back down in my seat here with God. I get to see the painting he prepared for me out the window. The past four days are a blur of sickness, out of town working long, hard days, and sleeping in because my body is drained. I have not spent four days with God and I am having trouble resisting the wiles of the devil. Satan seizes opportunities like this; a physically weakened state coupled with a weakened spiritual state. He comes at you in the arena of the mind and attacks you where he knows you struggle and many times fail. He will fill your head full of thoughts that if you had spent time in the Word, you would have been stronger for the fight. Your shield of faith resists his flaming darts; it gains strength from time in the Word, and the Bible is the only offensive weapon you have. This is the life of anyone that is a Christian; I am no different from you; Satan attacks you when you are down or even just not protecting yourself daily by spending time with God.
My testimony and my heart lies in more than just the gospel. If there is one other thing I can share with anyone outside of the saving news of faith in Jesus Christ, it is spending time in God’s Word every, single, day. I grew up in religion, I ran from God for twenty years, and when he rescued me I began to read my Bible every day. It was in that conscious effort and heart for God that He changed my life, and he will do the exact same for you. You cannot spend time in the Bible every day and remain the same person. He will accomplish what he desires in your life, because your desires will become the same as his. He will see your heart for him and reward you with a relationship with him that you cannot imagine doing life without. It will become all that matters to you; what you want to discuss with others; why you have a heart for God. Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

If I could only say one thing to you, a parting sentence if we met on the street or something, it would be: “Repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ for the only way to heaven and seek him every day in prayer and his Word.” He will accomplish all both of you desire for your life and you will be rewarded for an eternity.