Family.....

In this spiritual walk there are times we find ourselves off the narrow road we were walking in.

Satan is deceptive and sometimes easily distracts us off track and we don't even realize it at first as we slowly move off track!

Compromise comes in inches and then suddenly one day we realize we are far out off the track.

Satan finds it easy to distract us.....

When we are not spending quality time with God, in Bible reading, meditation, prayer and listening to God's voice.

We get too busy with worldly activities and leave God out of our thoughts,

We are spiritually weak..

   We are physically weak and in pain,

When we feel hurt, depressed, defeated, offended

When we are successful,

When we refuse to repent,

When we are bored and idle...

In times like these Satan tempts one to watch the wrong stuff, drink, smoke, go to the wrong place and says "Hey it's OK...it's just this once, you'll feel better if you do this, watch this ...you can read your Bible and pray tomorrow when things get better."

But that tomorrow never comes..what started off as fun ends up in addiction and that person realises he's strayed away from God and the path he was to walk...

But there's good news...

When we stray away Jesus comes looking for us, calls out our name, like the shepherd who went searching for that 1 lost sheep, leaving the 99 behind. Then we need to cry out to God, repent & get back to the place where we last felt HIS Presence.

There are just 2 paths,

Matthew 7:13
[ The Narrow and Wide Gates ] "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
Matthew 7:14
But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

To keep ourselves from wandering away from the right path...

We need to keep our eyes on Jesus and spend time reading HIS WORD & meditating on it,

Pray at all times...

Keep in touch with other believers in the Body of Christ. That's why meeting together as believers, breaking bread together is so important.

^{Nebrews 10:25}Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

Don't be idle doing nothing, when alone can listen to good encouraging songs or any thing that does not give the enemy a chance to take hold of our eyes, mind , heart etc...

Be willing to rise up immediately when we fall and keep walking & growing in our Spiritual life.

Keep in touch with our Almighty God and His people then Satan won't find it easy to catch you off guard.

Take care...

Be blessed,

YSIC,

Julia