Do you ever feel like you are in a valley and no matter what you try to do, you only get lower and lower even when you thought it was impossible to get any lower? Do you wonder where is God and wonder "am I ever going to get to the peak of the mountain and out of this valley?" Have you ever been tempted over and over again and you just don't understand why and feel like you are alone with nobody around to understand what you're going through?
If you answered yes to any of these questions then I have great news for you and hope!!!
"First of all I just want to say that even Jesus was tempted for 40 days and 40 nights in the desert. He was tempted left and right by the enemy. The thoughts you are having are not your own. They are from the enemy, you have been growing so much in the Lord and you are becoming a threat to Satan and that scares him because he knows that God is more powerful and that God wins. Satan is going to try everything he can to get ahold of you but I ask that you fight this battle and look to God. I know it is hard, I went through it for too long. I lost sight of God and I won captive to Satan. It is no fun and God is fighting for you right now. He loves you and cling to that, don't add the burdens of others to yourself.
Matthew 11:28-30 "“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”"
Mark 1:13 "and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him."
1 Corinthians 10:13 "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it."
Those are the words that I gave to a friend that was in need of Gods peace and did not know where to turn. This friend had felt like they were in the deepest part of the valley and when things started to get batter then they found themselves back in the velley with nowhere to go. This is not only my friends story but I am able to speak these words because this is also my story. I am the one that feel captive to the lies of Satan and allowed him to take control of me. I am the one that lost sight of God when I thought that things could't get any worse and they would never get better either. This is my story.
God has placed us all on a journey but He never promised for the journey to be easy or fun. If this was the case then there would be no need for Christ and all that He did since there would be no hardships and life would be "easy." One of my favorite poems is "footprints in the sand" I always remember that when I feel like there is only one set of footprints in the sand then that is an amazing thing since yes, thigns may be hard at that time and I may want to give up but that is when I am closest to God since He is carrying me!!!
I want to encourahe you that even in the midst of hardships and when you feel that Satan is after you and you can't get away. You may want to leave and give up all hope but I am here to tell you that there is another option that is better. I encourage you to cling to God and not give up. God is with you ever step of the way and He will be there with you in the hard times and the good times and things will get better. I am a living testimony and story to this since this is my story and I fell captive to Satans control and lies but God saved me and I am His!!!
