Heaven Land Devotions - Peace That Comes From Surrender

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Recently, I had been feeling rather downcast. I am not alone in this feeling and am no special case. Yet there is a loneliness still. If you are a true servant of Jesus Christ you are going to hit low points. There are many different kinds of low points.

When a person begins to venture out more and more to share the Lord, His word, or some good thing, the enemy begins to stand up and take notice. It is expected to have fiery darts and arrows launched from people who do not want to hear you.

What is even a more fiery dart, or more poisonous arrow, are those that come from within the body of Christ. They hurt, but these attacks are always and only met with love and "going on" by a quiet resolve.

But from time to time, it seems to hurt a bit more and there are temptations of the enemy to retreat. He uses whoever he can to tempt the believers to fear what others think so they begin to bow at the feet of their accusers, or those who are lightening fast to point out tiny flaws or things innocently overlooked.

It is no easy thing. The temptation is rooted in a spirit of binding fear. So that the believer begins to fear what others think rather than God. But the truth is, these attacks only work to make the believer become more steadfast and resolute in service to the Lord. This is the way Christ went and this is the way we choose to go.

I heard the Holy Spirit say to me once, "It is one thing to give your life to Christ, but it is an entirely different thing to give up your life to Christ."

"One unkind thought of another, one belittling thought even, unless instantly rejected and forbidden, is enought to bring us crashing down. The outward life of victory is very closely related to the inward life of love." - Amy Carmichael