While reading a Washington Times article on Tiger Woods recent struggles, I scrolled down to check out the comments.
One in particular, most likely a Greek saying caught my eye:
"Those whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make great."
Of course I believe in the one great God, but the principle remains true... in regard to our adversary.
The devil too Jesus to a high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time and said to Jesus, 'All this power will I give you and the glory of them: for it is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will give it. If you therefore will worship me, all will be yours." (Luke 4:5-7)
Of course the devil is the father of lies (John 8:44) and seeks nothing more than to steal, kill and destroy us (John 10:10). Life more abundantly however is found in Christ as we live in the Spirit (John 10:10).
Yet the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life tends toward destruction if we allow ourselves to be immersed and engulfed by it. These are undoubtedly a snare to the soul, dwarfing our potential and thwarting our purpose.
If we will but humble ourselves and go on bended knee to our Creator He will uphold us and lift us up over every temptation and trial and carry us into our personal promised land enabling us to joyfully live purposefully as we daily love and give God the glory.
http://www.PaulFDavis.com - speaker and author of "Stop Lusting & Start Living"; "Adultery 101"; "Breakthrough For A Broken Heart"
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Friday, May 23, 2008
Seasons of Suffering
Seasons of suffering
Dear God, will they ever end?
Seasons of suffering
Bringing me to my wits end
Seasons of suffering
Teaching me heartfelt obedience
To live in the realm of the Spirit
Seasons of suffering
Until I embrace and heart it
Seasons of suffering
Grinding down my motives
Seasons of suffering
Persistent like a locomotive
Seasons of suffering
Continually coming
Although I be running
Sometimes in anger cursing
Always hating and resisting
Such perilous times and measures
Yet within my heart is a treasure
A far greater weight of God’s glory
Therefore He applies divine pressure
To change my wayward character
To rewrite my pitiful life story
To add integrity when I don’t care
To give me peace deep within
When I want to pull out my hair
To calm my nerves, silence the storms
Help a heart that is worn and forlorn
To uplift my spirit when I feel like a worm
To encourage my heart when I wish to depart
To comfort my soul and make me whole
To restore to me what the devil has stole
Seasons of suffering not always as they seem
For in actuality God is good when He seems mean
Nevertheless when you learn the life lessons
He’s endeavoring to instruct and teach
In the end you shall rejoice and be complete.
Therefore surrender to your heavenly Father
Your distant heart, dirty hands, and frail feet।
Paul F Davis - author of Poems That Propel the Planet
Paul F Davis is a world-changing leadership & diversity speaker who has touched over 50 countries & 6 continents building bridges cross-culturally and empowering people throughout the earth to live their dreams!
Paul is the author of 14 books, two nominated for a Pulitzer Prize। Paul has appeared on numerous internationally broadcast radio shows from Oprah & Friends to Fox News Radio to talk about conflict resolution, peacemaking, foreign policy, and diplomacy। Playboy Radio host Tiffany Granath calls Paul an “awesome” relational coach and recommends his books on love, dating, and sexuality।
Academically outstanding Davis was trained in transformative mediation & conflict resolution (Hofstra Law School); strategic negotiations (Harvard Business School & U। of Washington); advanced interrogation (Reid & Associates founders of the polygraph); and NLP & Life Coaching (NLP & Coaching Institute of California)।
Paul humorously and elegantly transforms individuals and organizations।
Paul’s organization Dream-Maker Inc. builds dreams, transcends limitations, & reconciles nations.
Paul worked at Ground Zero in NYC during 9/11; helped rebuild a home at the tsunami epicenter; comforted victims of genocide in Rwanda; spoke to leaders in East Timor during the war; inspired students & monks in Myanmar; promoted peace & reconciliation in Pakistan; and has been so deep into the bush of rural Africa where villagers had never before seen a white man.
Paul empowers people to love passionately and live fearlessly.
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