GOD is LOVE

This afternoon I was clearing out some old magazines...and came across my "Enjoying Everyday Life" magazine and in it was an excerpt from John Bevere. I liked John in the past but the last study I read from him we (our class) had some problems with. ANYWAY,in saying that, I was reading this article and it just shows how when God's presence fills a place...satan wants in! The enemy does not care about going anywhere where God isn't. He knows he leads the way in that area already...BUT, where GOD IS WORKING... where the Heavenly Holy Spirit shows presence...THAT is where satan wants in....BAD!!!!!! So here is a bit of that article from the book "The Bait Of Satan" by John Bevere.....Just makes you think how much satan wants in.... to cause confusion and disruption where God is. (Article~~) There is a deceptive, deadly trap that imprisons countless Christians, severs relationships and widens breaches between us. It is the snare of offense, and many believers are unable to function in their calling because of the wounds and hurts they have received. They are handicapped and hindered from fulfilling their God given potential. Jesus made it very clear that it is impossible to live in this world and not have the opportunity to become offended....see Luke 17:1. If you breathe air and walk this earth, you will have a chance to become offended~~ guaranteed. Therefore, it is important for us to be prepared and armed, for our response to offense determines our future. In the New Testament it oftens describes an entrapment by the enemy. A trap needs one of two things in order to be successful...either it must be hidden, in the hope that an animal will stumble upon it, or it must be baited to lure the animal into the traps deadly jaws. Satan incorporates both of these strategies as he lays out his traps. They're hidden and baited. The enemy uses offense to bring people into captivity. Paul says... And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, in humility correcting those who are in opposition...so that they may know the truth, and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken into captive to do his will. 2 Timothy 2:24-26 NKJV.....WOW!!! Those in quarrels or opposition fall into a trap and are held prisoner to do the devils bidding. They are unaware of their captivity and don't realize their hearts are spewing out bitter waters rather than oure. When people are deceived they believe they are right even though they aren't. ~~~~~ (end of article) Reading this article just made me remember that THAT is where satan wants to be... WHERE GOD IS......and so, he gets there by confusion, misleading, opposition, quarrels. It is times like these that I realize we need to LOOK UP...... Speak with God, hear from Him. Our God is not the God of confusion but of peace and love and forgiveness. Where there is anger and strife and confusion...that is all the enemy. It just makes me think we all need to pray for every matter so much more than we do....for EVERYTHING really...because whereever there IS PEACE...satan is waiting to attack...and where there is confusion and conflict satan has his foothold. So, either way.....we need a lot more prayer when dealing with this world, people we care about, people we love and especially when we are walking on a path we do not yet know..... PRAY!!!! God hears, God cares and God loves us all. We need prayer, we need to place everthing in God's hands in all matters in our lives and we need to speak in love..as much as is possible. Just my thoughts for today.