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@mel85 I agree wholeheartedly with the above. Mel, don't think so much about the evil one. Instead when something starts to assail you, remember some Scripture verses to combat the situation. Remember the sword of the Spirit is the Word of God. And take the helmet of salvation for protection of your mind. Ephesians 6 is good to dwell upon...the armor of God.

Sister, you are ever in my prayers. As you said, you are trying! Do not discount that as being a glorifying testimony to your faith in God. Even in these incredible trials, you know His will, you desire His will, you are fighting tooth and nail to stick to His will, resisting the devil telling you to give up, resisting the evil one's temptation to end your life before God is ready for it to end. You are fighting hard. You are a warrior. The devil has not defeated you. You are standing for God's truth and His will. Do not think for a minute that God is not very pleased about your show of faith in this time of great darkness in your life. God is allowing the devil to test you, and so far, you have not given in. You have not let the devil convince you to distrust God, you have not let him to convince you to orphan your precious children. You are an inspiration to me (and I imagine everyone else here). When I think of the struggles in attitude I have had at times over the past few months and days with the stress of moving, despite it being nowhere near your level of stress, I can only stand in awe of your faith. I hope one day to grow to be able to fight as hard and as successfully as you have been. Do not hold in those tears. "JESUS WEPT" (John 11:35) Did you get that? Let me say it again. "JESUS WEPT" (John 11:35) Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, very God of very God, Alpha and Omega, Beginning and End, Light of the world, Prince of peace...he wept! Your tears are not shameful. They are not weak. They are not displeasing to your loving Father in heaven. And guess what the very next verse says: "So the Jews said, 'See how he loved him!'" (John 11:36) Jesus wept openly, in front of others, in front of his disciples, in front of believers, in front of non-believers! Do not be ashamed of your tears. Do not hide them. Do not hide your pain. Do not think it makes you weak or a failure of a Christian. Do not hesitate to keep seeking help. God is not finished with you yet!

Zephaniah 2:2-3 Before the decree is issued, Or the day passes like chaff, Before the Lord’s fierce anger comes upon you, Before the day of the Lord’s anger comes upon you! Seek the Lord, all you meek of the earth, Who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden in the day of the Lord’s anger. Today, Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami warning after Ruang Mountain erupted, sending ash thousands of feet into the sky. They ordered more than 11,000 people to evacuate the area. This brings to mind a story from the late 1800s, when witnesses to a volcanic eruption were convinced that it signaled the end of the world. It was 1883, and Captain Sampson of the British Navy witnessed one of the greatest volcanic eruptions in history, which took place in Indonesia. The eruption was so powerful that its shock waves traveled around the world seven times. The volcano shot miles of debris into the atmosphere, which fell to earth as far away as Madagascar, over a 2000-mile distance. Captain Sampson wrote in the ship’s log: “I am writing this blind in pitch darkness. We are under continual rain of pumice stone and dust. So violent are the explosions that the eardrums of over half my crew have been shattered … I am convinced that the Day of Judgment has come.” These men witnessed something extraordinary, and it caused them to ponder the inevitable question — Is this the end? What was the crew thinking and feeling as they were deafened by the massive explosions and blinded by the clouds of smoke and ash? To them, it must have been as if the sun had become like sackcloth! Did this experience change their lives? Were they now powerfully aware of how fragile life is? Did they suddenly begin to examine what their lives had consisted of up to that moment? Imagine yourself in that boat as these events are taking place. Now picture yourself in the present moment … are you thinking about what your life has been about or what it is now? Are you thinking about what it could be?? Wake up. Recognize that eruptions are already taking place, and these are the Lord’s warnings to this sleeping world; warnings that His return is NEAR! We are privileged to be witnesses and participants in the most extraordinary times as the end of the age draws near. But God is looking for people who are awake, wise, who understand the signs of the times, and who know Him … so they can take action and shine like stars in a darkening world– will you be one of them? Never miss a devotion again! Sign up for our Worthy Briefs!We're being CENSORED ... HELP get the WORD OUT! SHARE!!! View the full article

Hi Mel what happened ? You were attack by unbelievers ? You should pray much before going out to hand out bibles. Read the New Testament and pray much. The enemy cannot win.

I saw the title and thought that Ephesians would be a good source........and then saw that this is exactly where Scripture was quoted from..............

To the degree that you are comfortable, would you like to share the details of these two miracles?

mentioned more than once in Proverbs: Pro. 14:12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. Deep deception by the god of this world.

Should I pray to start? Yes, and fill your mind with the teachings of Jesus. Praise God in your thoughts, recite memorized verses in your mind and pray unceasingly. When your mind is filled with the things of God there is no room for the Adversary to harass you with rubbish. Praise of God will chase the enemy away because of their hatred of all things pertaining to God. God is love therefore practicing agape love will also cause evil to flee.

Ecc 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.

Matthew 16:28 “Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” John 21:22 Jesus said to him, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.” So what is it to you if the Lord wants to extend the lives of some of His followers beyond that of a normal lifespan? (If that indeed is what He meant.) The Lord is sovereign over all His subjects, so why bother to question His will (or His Word)? We don't have to figure everything out, after all (and we never will); just follow Him.

Actually, it takes three: don't leave out the One in the equation. Who is able to raise the dead?

The summation of your difficulty. If one refuses to accept the Lord as Lord, but continues to demand to be their own lord, then that is what the Lord will allow one to do. But the results thereof will always bring sorrow in the end. Because only God is good, and therefore only God can bring good into our lives. But that comes at the cost of our submission to Him. Choose whom you will serve. Right now, it is you. And it ain't working.

This is a song by We The Kingdom called Holy Water. You can find the full instrumental version on YouTube. I played this and sang on my guitar .

I've never labored under the pretense myself which is probably why on those occasions when the Lord bid me to speak to others in a corporate manner, the words came without effort. Sermonizing is not nor never was my vocation, and I wasn't raised paying heed to someone ensconced in a pulpit. This explains why I have no time for sermons that are preached to the choir; it's fair to say that is the target audience of the church sermon. In any case, I was "brought up" in a setting where we put our hands and hearts to work for the kingdom, serving those without husbands, wives, or parents. That's how it was until the lofty vocation of clergy started seeping inexorably in, turning gatherings of the saints into dreadful affairs where the chief elder lulled me into a semi-conscious state of head-bobbing with his sermonizing. There the head goes, drooping down slowly when suddenly, the head snaps upright again. After a few repetitions of that teeter-totter, I would stand up and exit the building. There were holes to dig, fences to mend, brush to clear out, and refuse to transport to the dump. Oh, how perfectly scandalous my judicious exits proved to be. How dare I leave in the middle of his sermon. I ought to repent... Of what? Seeking something constructive to do with my time? I can think of better ways to serve the Lord than devoting ourselves to carefully maintaining appropriately religious appearances in order to curry the favor of busybodies in congregations. It's a charade and we know how the Lord feels about hypocrites, yes? Hypocrites are actors after all.

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. How could God BE the light and SEE the light? No, it says that God spoke light into existence and He is without a beginning or end. Light may or may not have been the sun (as it was already "ruling" the day) or it may have been another star or some such entity. It does say that the sun and moon were placed in the firmament, which supports the idea that light was another entity.

God hasn't abandoned you, He will help you and your family, just hang in there! "He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are"-1 Cornithians 1:28

Oh, you sound like you are in so much pain. I just want to hug you. Go back to the doctor and tell them what your worst fears are. Let them see how serious this is. Antidepressants are very useful to give you some breathing space so you can sort out other aspects of your life. Once your mood is stabilising a bit, you can take a fresh look at your relationship with God, sort out your commitments to your family and studies etc and regulate your sleep patterns and diet. Sometimes we expect God to step in when He has already provided a solution. Go and chase up the doctor as a matter of urgency and go from there. There's nothing wrong with taking medication, if you need it. I took anti depressants some years ago and they were a bridge that helped me to get out of bed in the morning. I came off them once I sorted myself out. Antidepressants aren't addictive and can be life saving. God isnt distant, although it feels like it sometimes. He isnt though. It will all male sense when you look back. I'll be praying for you.

2 Corinthians 10:5 (KJV) [5] Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

The “imagination” of their heart. What men imagine to be the best way is failure.

CHILDREN OF GOD HEBREWS 2:1 therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have --HEARD-- lest at any time we should let them slip --2:2-- for if the --word spoken-- by angels was stedfast and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward --2:3-- how shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation which at the first began to be spoken by --THE LORD-- and was confirmed unto us by them that --HEARD HIM-- 1 JOHN 3:10 in this the children of GOD are manifest and the children of devil whosoever doeth not righteousness --IS NOT OF GOD-- neither he that loveth not his brother PSALM 145:17 THE LORD is righteous in all HIS ways and HOLY in all HIS works *******1 PETER 1:15 BUT AS HE WHICH HATH CALLED YOU IS HOLY SO BE YOU HOLY IN ALL MANNER OF CONVERSATION ******* PSALM 33:4 for the word of THE LORD is right and all HIS works are done in truth JOHN 7:16 JESUS answered them and said MY doctrine is not mine but --HIS THAT SENT ME-- --7:17-- IF -- any man will do HIS will he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of GOD or whether I speak of myself --7:18-- he that speaketh of --himself-- seeketh his own glory --- but he that seeketh his glory that sent him the same is true and no --UNRIGHTEOUSNESS-- is in him PROVERBS 8:7 for MY mouth shall speak truth and wickedness is an --ABOMINATION-- to MY lips --8:8-- ALL THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH ARE IN RIGHTEOUSNESS THERE IS --NOTHING-- FROWARD OR PERVERSE IN THEM PROVERBS 4:5 get wisdom get understanding forget it not neither --decline-- from the words of MY MOUTH LOVING THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

Hi, Kristina. Jeremiah 2:13 = “For My people have committed two evils: they have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, and hewn themselves cisterns—broken cisterns that can hold no water.” This is figurative of course. God is about to condemn Judah to be taken captive by Babylon for 70 years. He chooses the very young man, Jeremiah to pronounce to them why. They won't listen. According to this verse, they have done two things wrong [1] They have turned their backs on God who is the fountain of living waters. Living waters - representing the Holy Spirit in the New Testament. Living waters = running water, fresh and clean/clear. [2] To replace their worship of God, they made for themselves "cisterns". A cistern is a man-made pit or hole dug to store water. It can also be made hardened with something like clay. The water can get stagnant and even dry up. And if the cisterns BREAK as God claimed theirs were - then there is no water. He isn't talking about real cisterns. God is says that Judah has turned their back on HIM, the only God who can provide, protect, and save. And that they have turned to other gods who can do NOTHING. Why? Because they don't exist. They are just broken and empty imaginations.

Friends, I think as I was distributing Bibles in our language , the enemy started attacking me to control me completely. Should I pray to go out and start giving Bibles. I want to overcome the enemy with God s help. Thanks!

I feel a slew of emotions from deep sadness to anger that I just can't shake this mental whatever off. I feel I'm too busy. I have kids, I'm trying to study for school but I just feel like crying daily bc I can't get rid of this. These rhoughts,feelings ect. I try to atleast keep myself from crying bc I feel if I'm not crying I'm not crazy and I'm keeping it together. Right now I'm having a hard time. I feel like a failure as a mother, too many intrusive thoughts,I feel hopeless, I feel God won't help. I just feel like a lost cause. I already reached out to my Dr. She Said someone was gonna reach out to me-- hasn't happened. So I tried to reach out to them. Email is messed up. Will call. I just feel like a failure. I'm trying but it doesn't seem good enough. I feel like I'm just a moment of splitting from reality. I'm ashamed I may need meds. I'm ashamed I'm alone and been alone and friendless my entire life. I feel hopeless bc I feel God won't help. I feel he's just looking at me wanting for me to lose then blame me for not holding on. I feel hopeless. I just feel God won't help me. My worst fear is the S word and I feel God wouldn't even try to stop me. I just feel he doesn't care about my life. I just feel small and unimportsnt to most. My brain is broken . I need assistance but I'm. Mot sure where to start. I'm trying though

I do have a church. A girl came to my place and everything but it hasn't helped. I just wish God woul literally stop waking me up. My brain is broken and I feel like a failure as a mom and in general. My very last hope is medication. If this doesn't work then I'm truly a lost cause. I feel so angry at myself that I can't suck this crap up and keep going. Others go through much much worse and still able to go on. I'm really mad at myself. I do hope God is really forgiving bc I'm trying not to do "S" but I can't will mental illness away unfortunately. Hopefully he forgives. I'm hanging on a thread.