Don't Be Deceived

 Happy Sunday!

"Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God."(Philippians 4:6 Amplified).

How do you eat an elephant?  One bite at a time.  LOL!  It may seem funny but there is a great wisdom in that saying.  The Bible can seem overwhelming and complicated, but it's not!  Just take it one scripture, and one revelation at a time. Jesus said, "For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."(Matthew 11:30 KJV).  The Easy-to-Read Version of this same scripture says, "Yes, the teaching that I ask you to ACCEPT is easy. The load I give you to carry is light.”

If Jesus said we can do it, or accomplish it, then we most certainly can!  We can live in health, and wealth if we accept His teaching and apply it in our daily life!  Job said, "I have not refused his commandments but have enjoyed them more than my daily food."(Job 23:12 Living Bible).  Don't miss this!  Job said he enjoyed the Word of God more than his daily food! The Word had priority in his life, and he valued it more than eating! 

We are in a battle.  Not against other human beings. Our enemy is the Devil and his cohorts.  The Apostle Paul said, "For our fight is not against any physical enemy: it is against organisations and powers that are spiritual. We are up against the unseen power that controls this dark world, and spiritual agents from the very headquarters of evil."(Ephesians 6:12 Phillips).  Each day we can choose to fight with the weapon we've been given, the Word of God, the Sword of the Spirit.  Or we can allow the Devil to run over us and get the best of us.  How does he fight us?  So glad you asked.  The ONLY weapon the Devil has is Deception.  Just like he deceived Eve in the Garden of Eden, he comes to us with lies, and half truths.

Adam and Eve had EVERYTHING good!  Think about it!  They had no mortgage, no electric bill, no student loans, no illness, no property taxes, and no insurance payments.  BUT the enemy came and made them think they were missing out on something.  He convinced Eve that what GOD said couldn't be true.  He tricked them into thinking they could be like God, when in fact they were already like God. Genesis 1:27 says, "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them."(KJV).

The way to be anxiety free is to Trust the Word of God!  Agree that He loves you, and love Him back.  Jesus said, "If ye love me, keep my commandments."(John 14:15 KJV).

Love and prayers, Cynthia