Listen to the Spirit....

" Now we exhort you,brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all. See that no one renders evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yoursleves and for all. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good. abstain from every form of evil." 1 Thessalonians 5:14-22 The best and most holy thing we can do is face our battles on our knees. To be a prayer warrior we have to take our eyes off ourselves and be connected with Christ. We need to be specific with our prayers to Christ.We have to remember we are not battling people,we are battling satan. "Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all to stand." Ephesians 6:14-13 If we are standing firm in our relationship with Christ,we can not take Him out of our lives to be with another, having a relationship. In our lives others should see Christ through us in everything we do. When the Spirit is telling us to speak and we do not,we are sinning against God,and He is not able to use us for His glory. If we see a brother or sister going down the wrong road,as a christian can we really sit by and not say anything? I don't think so. As a christian,as a woman who loves God,and walks with Him,it is only natural to say something to touch that persons heart or convict them,praying for them to come back to Christ. We must act as christians, not with just our christian friends,but with all those who have fallen away. Satan is going to do all he can to destroy all that is good, in our lives,our friendships and our family. Satan does not want people to walk away from this world,he wants to keep them there. The farther people are away from Christ he doesn't have to worry so much,but for those who follow Christ,he is doing all he can to have us take our eyes off Christ and follow him.Those who are away from Christ are no threat to satan,but those who are saved,that have come to know Jesus,those are the ones he is so desperatly trying to kill. We must be examples to those around us,and the young around us. What we do as parents or teachers in moderation,our children and students will do in excess. When there is darkness all around us,we must be the light. We must be who Christ is calling us to be. We must remove all that is wrong from our lives, and replace it with good,the good of Christ that is going to bring us closer to Him. We must be patient and not give up on those around us.But we also must continue to be ourselves, never changing to the world's standards. Looking at these verses has challenged me to be me, to stand in the midst of the storm,the trials,and temptations showing Christ in my life. For those around us,we must remember to love at all times, but showing Jesus to them through our lives.When evil comes into our lives,it is not the person,but satan moving through them. For me, I must stay in the word always. I must increase my prayer life,so that when those evils come,I can walk away,I can fight with God's word and not my own flesh. I pray today will be the day we realize just how much we need Christ. Allowing Him to change us, and allowing change to come to those who walk in our paths..