You are hit more when your blessings are around the corner

[Classik]

Someone posts something somewhere, that once you are few steps from achieving a success in life, temptations and trials and some negative things try to overwhelm you.

I was like: perhaps the devil was present when God was establishing and programming destinies for us people

 

[Corn Pop]

Expectations. I failed from that mistake many times over.

 

[smaller]

There is a little known fact about God's Mercy, OR not, that is clearly in view in the scriptures.

Here is Paul's picture of himself. We might note that it's not just Paul.

2 Corinthians 12:7
And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

Only one of the parties above received God's Mercy. The other, toleration, but no mercy.

And God can deal with the adverse party in anyone, adversely, and will do so.

Paul paints the identical picture above in Romans 9:18-24, Romans 7:21, Romans 11:8, and again, in 2 Tim. 2:20-21, all perfectly identical.

God will have His Mercy, OR not, as He Solely Determines.

Romans 9:18
Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.

If we observe Paul, both sights are in view. On this basis legitimate fear of our Maker is a reality, if we see ourselves in the same light as Paul saw himself. And, in fact, seeing honestly IS the sight that His Mercy provides.

 

[Roro1972]

Someone posts something somewhere, that once you are few steps from achieving a success in life, temptations and trials and some negative things try to overwhelm you.

I was like: perhaps the devil was present when God was establishing and programming destinies for us people

I thought we recieved free will to make decisions. if God pre destined us we would not need free will.

 

[Classik]

Expectations. I failed from that mistake many times over.

how?

 

[Jethro Bodine]

once you are few steps from achieving a success in life, temptations and trials and some negative things try to overwhelm you.

While fundamentally true, what I've found is that simply wanting the successes of God and setting your mind for action to secure them will arouse the efforts of the enemy to discourage you. And it seems the greater the good for the kingdom that what you want to do can accomplish, the more fierce the efforts of the enemy will be, and the deeper the attack will be personally, to discourage you. I've seen this over and over and over again. The enemy always goes for your Achilles heel.

 

[Edward]

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I was like: perhaps the devil was present when God was establishing and programming destinies for us people

I don't think so Brother. Lots of situations in scripture suggest action/reaction...even the cross's mo took Satan by surprise it would seem.

 

[Classik]

Then why the attacks then? Or does he,the evil one, perceive something?

 

[Edward]

Then why the attacks then? Or does he,the evil one, perceive something?

To try'n ruin Gods harvest. He can hear us pray, I'm certain. He prolly studies Revelation a lot too, lol.

 

[Jethro Bodine]

Then why the attacks then? Or does he,the evil one, perceive something?

Well, he's not stupid.
When he sees people getting encouraged to long for, and live for the kingdom and speed it's coming he's not going to sit idly by as he sees his time getting shorter and shorter (perhaps the Revelation reference Edward was referring to).

 

[Classik]

Well, he's not stupid.
When he sees people getting encouraged to long for, and live for the kingdom and speed it's coming he's not going to sit idly by as he sees his time getting shorter and shorter (perhaps the Revelation reference Edward was referring to).

Perhaps.
Another is the account of Jesus' birth, when the enemy tried to eliminate Him through human means. It was a battle, but God gave us the victory.
How about Daniel and the evil prince? Although these happened later afterwards