Excerpts from Battle Cry Good vs Evil
Chapter 5: The Fiery Arrows of the Devil
Looking back on your life, what problems has worry actually solved? Has worry ever accomplished anything at all? What positive effect has worry had on your problems, or the problems of the people you worried about? Has your worry ever fixed anything? Worry is all emotion and no action. We are created to exist in a world dependent upon God, so why do we insist on depending on ourselves? We can be free from anxiety and worry, so why do we insist on taking on all this worry that causes undue stress? Aren’t we overwhelmed enough with the things we actually do control? Identify the things you try to control, but shouldn’t. Give that control to God and let Him take some of the stress away. Just give it away. Satan knows that if we stop worrying and start putting our trust in God, we will learn to rely more on Him. He knows if we rely more on God, our relationship with God will strengthen and become a barrier to his attacks. So he keeps launching the fiery arrows of worry.
Chapter 14: God Is Love
Life as we know it is not always a bowl of cherries, or a walk in the park. It can be very challenging, because we don’t know what’s around the corner. In a split second we could encounter calamity, misfortune, hardship, or disaster that can result in pain, suffering, and sadness. We must learn to depend on God and trust Him to love us through the challenging times of our life. By the strength of God, we can persevere and come out on the other side stronger.
Chapter 15: God’s Gifts and God’s Calling
Tomorrow isn’t promised, so don’t miss the opportunity to follow Christ today. We only get one chance to live this life. We don’t want to look back and wish we had done things differently. It’s never too late to change direction. God is always with us. We should be confident that no matter where we find ourselves, God still has a plan. We should watch for God to direct our path. He could be opening a door we didn’t know existed, or He could be closing one He doesn’t want us to walk through. He could be providing a path we didn’t see, or He could be providing an out, at just the right time. Proverbs 3:5–6 (NLT) says, “Trust the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.”
Author’s comments: Have the faith to trust God and give Him the final control. He is God, so let God be God.
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