Harsh Reality Check

" Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.  Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.  Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.  Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings."

- 1 Peter 5:6-9 (NIV)

        There is no harsher reality check than the realization that there is some greater force out to ruin something beautiful God has planned out for you. I stumbled upon this passage recently and it got me thinking. 

        Lately Alvin and I have been trying very hard to pray together and focus more of our efforts on getting closer to God and following his will for our marriage and our lives. This past Saturday we decided we would take a solid week and pray together and separately about a certain issue that has come to our attention. Normally when it comes to praying I have a hard time remembering but this time I was determined to remember and focus my mind... So how has it been going? Alvin and I have had such a tough time! I don't ever remember having this much trouble before. . . This leads me to one conclusion: This issue is very important to God's plan for our lives. Why else would Satan be trying so hard to keep us from praying over it? 

        I believe this is why it is SO important to keep trying! Satan prowls around like a lion snatching away the things most precious to us to keep us from God's plan (notice that he cannot keep God - or His plan - from us! Deuteronomy 31:6) - he can even take away something as small as a thought to pray! It's absolutely frustrating and sickening to me. How dare he touch what belongs first and foremost to God? It's why the first part of this verse is so essential. Unless we humble ourselves before God and allow Him to guide there will be no peace, no resolution. 
       So friends, even though this entry is shorter than I have posted previously, I hope and pray that it has given you something to meditate on. God truly loves you and wants what is best for you (Jeremiah 29:11-14), no matter what this world or Satan can throw at you. Have a wonderful week in the Lord!

Always in Christ,
TheGingerWife <3