Thank you for this. My personal example is that my temper has been getting the better of me lately in conversation and I know that isn’t the way that God is calling us to be. I think one of the reasons it’s so hard to live a Christian life is because we’re called to forgive our enemies and give them the opportunity for repentance rather than seek their destruction. Hatred doesn’t come from God and it’s too easy to forget that. God always wins.

I heard a talk a while back where it was discussed what the word “diabolical” meant. It apparently comes from the Greek word for “to divide”. Division is what the enemy seeks and we must be better than that. It’s hard, but then again who said living a Christian life in today’s world was easy?

I don’t know, just the ramblings of a tired guy after a long day.

Thank you for this...it is exactly the encouragement I needed to make it through some dark days. When it rains it pours and I have to remind myself that God is just giving me a good dose of Living Water so that I can thrive and bloom wherever and whenever He sees fit. "I am weak but thou art strong...I'll be satisfied as long as I walk...close to Thee."

And the best is yet to come, Amen