My thoughts and my life

A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked. (Psalm 84:10) I think we are quick to forget that this life is just a moment and, in this moment, we must live a life for Jesus in as many ways as we can. I spoke to someone at the gym this morning about death and this life versus the life to come. Paul said it so nicely “For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better.” We live in this world and we become so consumed by this world and the material part of it that we miss the glory that awaits us in heaven. We create a foundation of who we are and what we have and how important we are in life.   A lot of us is influenced by our worldly desires and our need for material things that we continue in a direction that only causes more pain and more need.  How much do we actually need? There are so much need in the world, y...

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. (Revelation 12:7-9) We all have those worries that keeps us awake at night. We find ourselves in a place where we rather believe the lie than the truth. The enemy (that old serpent) is constantly busy trying to keep souls out of heaven and away from salvation. I have seen the enemy in so many forms and how he tries to break us with lies making us believe we are not worth the trouble God puts into us. You know God loves you and His love has no requirements or obligations and His love is freely for all. We seem to elevate ourselves above the grace of God and deem our own self more important than the input God wa...

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. (Ephesians 6:12) The enemy’s sole purpose is to steal your joy and turn you against God. He will bombard you with everything he has to break you and to hurt you. This week was just one of those where the enemy took his attacks to the next level. Firstly, he started with pain, then he dug into my character and then he tried to break my faith and my trust and finally he gave me the flu just in case I missed him trying to get to me.  How often do we stand at the point where you think “what now”? Is this it? Am I really that worthless? Can it get any worse? These are simply questions the enemy is placing in your mind trying to turn you against God, because the next thing will be: “God must truly hate me”. Now, for one God loves you beyond human capacity, because Jesus gave His life for you...