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There’s a day that I don’t remember,
that keeps coming to my mind.
It’s not a daydream.
It’s not a memory…
But, it’s there from time to time.
A smell I don’t remember…
A song heard years ago…
The most beautiful childhood afternoon…
I desperately again want to know.
But, just before I can grasp the images
of that wonderful day.
The day I don’t remember, quickly fades away.
BE BLESSTIFIED!
Nothing deep, profound or complex here. This is just a reminder or revelation that…
Ephesians 4:31-32 (NKJV)
31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, [a]clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
Situations such as this is when this verse is most applicable and powerful…
Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)
13 I can do all things (A)through [a]Christ who strengthens me.
One more thing. When God forgives us when we sin against Him, and truly repent…He remains in relationship with us.
This is not minimizing the pain of what someone did to hurt you, just reminding that God expects you to forgive it, especially if you want your sins forgiven.
Matthew 6:14-16 (NKJV)
14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
BE BLESSTIFIED!
When you’re pursuing your God-given purpose,
When you’re loving and forgiving,
When you’re sharing God’s love, it frustrates the devil.
But, he has absolutely no power over your life except that what God allows…
Job 1:12 (NKJV)
12 And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your [a]power; only do not lay a hand on his person.”
So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.
God gets glory out of our lives when we overcome the devil, just as He did when He allowed the enemy to have temporary access to Job.
He bragged on Job, and sometimes God is bragging on you…
Job 1:8 (NKJV)
8 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you [a]considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and [b]shuns evil?”
That’s why sometimes frustrations come from nowhere…
Frustrations to your health…
Frustrations to your finances…
Frustrations in your relationships…
Frustrations on your jobs…
Those aches and pains. That boil on your behind. That person who has been frustrating you in traffic for the past 20 miles. That co-worker who continues to conspire against you. Those people who are insensitive, inconsiderate and unapologetic.
The devil see’s when you’re not letting those frustrations get to you. So, he sends another frustration…and another…and another, until God tells Him, “That’s enough!”
The enemy knows He has no real power over your life, so those frustrations are just him ‘giving you the finger’…
So, don’t let him get the best of you! Keep your cool. Praise God. And, let God get glory out of your story.
More BE BLESSTIFIED articles about the devil:
7 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO PISS THE DEVIL OFF TODAY…
WHEN THE DEVIL GET’S ‘THE BEST OF YOU’…
WHY THE DEVIL IS NOT A PYROMANIAC…
DON’T ASK GOD TO LEAVE TO INVITE IN A DEMON (Short & to the Point)…
BE BLESSTIFIED!
BE BLESSTIFIED! 