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Showing posts with label struggle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label struggle. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL

 
Ecclesiastes 3:11


"He as made everything beautiful in its time....." NIV


"He hath made every thing beautiful in his time...." KJV


It's very difficult for us to see that everything has beauty in it. Sometimes the way our lives go, it seems that any beauty is non-existent. But when we look at the caterpillar locking itself within a tiny cocoon for a period of time, we wonder what beauty could there be in that. In time, the cocoon begins to crack and open. There is a traumatic struggle that seems nothing but death could possibly result. Where's the beauty in that? But, finally, there emerges the most beautiful butterfly that spreads it's wings and flutters through the air with graceful freedom. There's the beauty! If we begin to think of our own struggles as part of the process to God's beauty, we will have hope.


Heavenly Father, forgive us for becoming discouraged when things just don't seem to go right. Fill our hearts and minds with the understanding that everything is beautiful in Your time. Help us rejoice that things will work out for our good and Your glory. In Jesus' name, Amen.


           
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

THE REAL BATTLE




The struggles we encounter in this life are not against human beings. They are against the natural and sinful spirit within humans, the ranks of evil spirits in Satan's kingdom, the powers of Satan himself, and the darkness of sin and lawless ness that presently prevails over the earth. These are the things we struggle against and we cannot do it without the help of the Lord and putting on His full armor.

Read Ephesians 6:12

"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." (NIV)

"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against
spiritual wickedness In high places." (KJV)
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