Why it’s so hard to live on this earth and be Christian

[Starise]

11 minutes ago, Alexis8763 said:

I definitely take back what I said about life being boring. Spiritual warfare is obviously ANYTHING but boring lol. I now know how to fight demons, I’m less scared of them now and that’s the goal. Cause I’ll be doing this my whole life or until Jesus returns. Also Jesus is giving me dreams and sometimes I pray from 12-3 am.  God is amazing! 

Yes, for the longest time it was hard to disassociate the persons from the real attackers. I can love the persons but see the attackers now which has helped immensely. 

There was recently another thread here about teaming up with other believers and they used examples of the disciples and apostles working as teams, so I think that to be better covered it's always helpful to share with those around who are also believers who can lift us up in prayer support. Obviously an internet forum is not the church but there are believers here. Having a good friend who understands you and probably best they are your sex to share the deeper things with or another group who understands the battle and can lift one another up. Satan likes to pick off lone rangers.

You seem to have a very deep spitiual life with the Lord which is a good thing. Prayer is one of our weapons.The word is another. I have had dreams but hesitate to share them all here because I believe I was probably the only intended recipient.

In some dreams I seen the foe and the ways in which he embeds into organizations and lives. TBH some of it made me feel almost hopeless because I knew the individuals were a large factor in the problems. I don't give up.

[Alexis8763]

14 minutes ago, Starise said:

Yes, for the longest time it was hard to disassociate the persons from the real attackers. I can love the persons but see the attackers now which has helped immensely. 

There was recently another thread here about teaming up with other believers and they used examples of the disciples and apostles working as teams, so I think that to be better covered it's always helpful to share with those around who are also believers who can lift us up in prayer support. Obviously an internet forum is not the church but there are believers here. Having a good friend who understands you and probably best they are your sex to share the deeper things with or another group who understands the battle and can lift one another up. Satan likes to pick off lone rangers.

You seem to have a very deep spitiual life with the Lord which is a good thing. Prayer is one of our weapons.The word is another. I have had dreams but hesitate to share them all here because I believe I was probably the only intended recipient.

In some dreams I seen the foe and the ways in which he embeds into organizations and lives. TBH some of it made me feel almost hopeless because I knew the individuals were a large factor in the problems. I don't give up.

Well thankfully I have my twin sister and she is also going through deliverance so we try to lift each other up when we can. But yes, I do plan on joining a body of believers sometime. 

[Know Jah]

We need to have the mindset that tribulation is expected according to 2 Timothy 3:12

[Starise]

6 minutes ago, Alexis8763 said:

Well thankfully I have my twin sister and she is also going through deliverance so we try to lift each other up when we can. But yes, I do plan on joining a body of believers sometime. 

I'm so glad to hear that!!

You have a community here. Also wonderful you plan to join up with a group.I will keep you in prayer about that. Good churches are not always large bodies of people in places that look successful externally, and there are so many potential obstacles as we are in the end times with lots of apostate churches out there spewing lies, or little groups with a lone theologian who claims to have had some special revelation from God or has weird theological directions. The bible says that where ever two or three are gathered together in Him, He will be also. The wolves are sometimes very convincing.

I attended one church,but have been getting out of it slowly because the Lord showed me some things I just can't live with. I seen another smaller church I felt I could be helpful in so I moved over mostly to it, but keep those ties with the larger church for friends sake. NO church is perfect.

If you wanted to discuss more we can grab one of our female members to be with us in PM and we could turn some of this over more. Feel free to shoot me a PM any time and It can be arranged.

[farouk]

1 hour ago, Alexis8763 said:

That reminds me of this verse: “There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭19‬:‭21‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

@Alexis8763 Good verse there; you know, some NT & Psalms editions also contain Proverbs within the same volume.

[backontrack]

Because we forget who Jesus was and who we are in him!

[backontrack]

On 1/23/2024 at 1:25 PM, backontrack said:

Because we forget who Jesus was and who we are in him!

Yep 

Your believing on just words in other words you are putting your trust in words and words only. John 3:16 I don't care if you live what you think is a perfect life lead 1,000's to Christ using John 3:16 your still using words. Here is the conclusion, if you believe in John 3:16 then why do you not believe in Mat 10:8 Isaiah 53:5 1Peter 2:24

You see I now not only believe I am saved but now I believe i am healed and I now do Mat 10:8 if you do not then you cannot claim John 3:16 that is what God showed me. Cannot believe in one and not the others all the others not listed! ALL

[Neighbor]

On 1/8/2024 at 11:48 AM, Alexis8763 said:

This world is made for those who indulge in the flesh. We can’t really care about food that much, we even should fast, or we have the sin of gluttony. We aren’t supposed to care about money or how much we make and we should give some to God. The secular people drink to excess, travel, party, go to fancy places/take vacations..We are not to care about in general what a lot of the world cares about.

Hi, I am going to go full out contrarian on this one for the sake of thinking the presentation through  if nothing else:

1, Yeshua made all; all that has been made has been made by Yeshua for  the good purposes of God His Father  that being His pleasure.

2, I am to care very much about food and what God has given within his covenants to me "as meat"  Just as God has been  very generous and specific,  I should be carefully appreciative and precise in my obedience. If God says leave nothing  for tomorrow consume it all  before next dawn, I should, even must, do so. 

3, God has devoted fully 25% of his word to money. He has used money examples in his lessons about servants serving masters, rewarding those with the best gain for their master. And how to best utilize wealth in sharing of it that all that "work" may be blessed of it and be enabled by God  to bless God without resentment of God for one's poverty, nor be able to ignore God because of one's wealth. 

4, So called secular people ar enot without  standards of decency. They do not drink to excess a bit more than a Baptist alcoholic might, nor do they travel more than a Christian missionary might be led to by the Holy Spirit, nor do they take retreat for  rest more than any cluster of Elders Deacons and Deaconesses might as a "retreat".

Conclusion: I care very much about much of what affects the world. Though I am not of this world, having be born again,  I am in this world.

 

[Starise]

Living here on this earth as a believer involves a spiritual battle we fight minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day, yet "We" are never required to fight it alone. No successful battle was ever won by one soldier unless we are talking about Jesus. In the spiritual world Jesus was the super nuke that took out all of Satans future plans.

He knows his time is short which means the battles may intensify. No matter how much they intensify, they can never penetrate our armor. Sin opens a hole in the armor and if it continues sin might take the entire sheild away. This is why it is so very important for the Christian to keep themselves clean in all ways and in all areas.

Satan is looking for any small crack to crawl into and he will capitalize on it.

[Neighbor]

20 hours ago, Starise said:

Satan is looking for any small crack to crawl into and he will capitalize on it.

Sardis!