(Please move this if it isn't in the right forum... I'm still a newbie, so be patient! )
My husband claims that the devil attacks those closest to God, or those working on getting closer to God. What are your thoughts?
I especially ask, because in the past year, I have really felt closer to the Lord than I ever had before. I found a great church home where I, literally, felt the spirit within me. I've been doing more Bible study, and I've never done that. I've just been working on my faith more and more.
YET... I have had more emotional and spiritual trials this year than any other time in my life. I go through periods of major depression. I go through periods of having thoughts that maybe God doesn't love me, or that He's abandoned me. And when I fight it, and do my Bible Study anyway, those thoughts tend to disappear, at least temporarily. But I have these more frequently now than I ever did before.
Anyway, again... What are your thoughts on this???