Dan and Deb

I listened to a preacher the other night say that just because you become a Christian, it doesn’t mean your life is going to be better. I laughed when he said that because there are times when I think my life is worse! The truth is, that is not the case, for I have eternity guaranteed with Christ.

There are times though that things are much more difficult. I think back when I had a well paying job, a  house, cars, etc. The biggest thing I didn’t have was a personal relationship with Christ. Therefore, I was no threat to the enemy of our souls. Now, things are quite different.

My personal possessions are very limited and the devil is constantly at me, or at the very least sending those wily foxes into my vineyard. Why? The answer is quite simple. I’m a Christian. Not just a “go to church on Christmas and Easter” Christian or even a “go to church on Sunday” Christian. No, I’m an active warrior in Christ’s Army. An active duty warrior.

The enemy hates the work I’m doing, and I’m learning, so does the world we live in. I was struggling with this as of late. I was trying to figure out why certain people in positions of authority fail to acknowledge the good works that I’m doing in the name of Jesus. It finally came to me that the reason is because these people are of the world.

It would be like trying to explain God to an atheist by using the bible. The bible has no authoritive power to an atheist, therefore, you are not as likely to prove your point. The world can’t see the good works we as Christians are doing because the accuser of the bretheren makes it that way.

I spent time in worship tonight asking God to help me trust Him, and not be afraid. He’s God, Creator of the stars and heavens. He knows the beginning and the end because He is the Beginning and the End. He is Alpha and Omega. He is the great I AM. He’s certainly trustworthy. So I ask, what is keeping me from fully trusting Him in all things?

God is my Refuge, my Strongtower, my Rock. He is my Salvation. He is my All in All. I want to trust Him with an unshakable trust. The kind of trust that says, “I will not fear man or what man can do to me because I come in the name of the Lord of Hosts.” The kind of trust that says, “No weapon formed against me shall prosper.” The kind of trust that says, “Abba, Father, hold me.”

That’s my prayer. That I learn to fully trust God with all my heart, soul, mind and strength.