The DEVIL's Deadliest Strategy

azilana7037
By azilana7037

SATAN'S MEETING: (Read even if you're busy)

Satan called a worldwide convention of demons.

In his opening address he said,

"We can't keep Christians from going to church."

"We can't keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth."

"We can't even keep them from forming an intimate relationship with their Savior."

"Once they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken."

"So let them go to their churches; let them have their covered dish dinners, BUT steal their time, so they don't have time to develop a relationship with Jesus Christ.."

"This is what I want you to do," said the devil:

"Distract them from gaining hold of their Savior and maintaining that vital connection throughout their day!"

"How shall we do this?" his demons shouted.

"Keep them busy in the non-essentials of life and invent innumerable schemes to occupy their minds," he answered.

"Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, and borrow, borrow, borrow."

"Persuade the wives to go to work for long hours and the husbands to work 6-7 days each week, 10-12 hours a day, so they can afford their empty lifestyles."

"Keep them from spending time with their children."

"As their families fragment, soon, their homes will offer no escape from the pressures of work!"

"Over-stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still, small voice."

"Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they drive." To keep the TV, VCR, CDs and their PCs going constantly in their home and see to it that every store and restaurant in the world plays non-biblical music constantly."

"This will jam their minds and break that union with Christ."

"Fill the coffee tables with magazines and newspapers."

"Pound their minds with the news 24 hours a day."

"Invade their driving moments with billboards."

"Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, mail order catalogs, sweepstakes, and every kind of newsletter and promotional offering free products, services and false hopes.."

"Keep skinny, beautiful models on the magazines and TV so their husbands will believe that outward beauty is what's important, and they'll become dissatisfied with their wives. "

"Keep the wives too tired to love their husbands at night."

"Give them headaches too! "

"If they don't give their husbands the love they need, they will begin to look elsewhere."

"That will fragment their families quickly!"

"Give them Santa Claus to distract them from teaching their children the real meaning of Christmas."

"Give them an Easter bunny so they won't talk about his resurrection and power over sin and death."

"Even in their recreation, let them be excessive."

"Have them return from their recreation exhausted."

"Keep them too busy to go out in nature and reflect on God's creation. Send them to amusement parks, sporting events, plays, concerts, and movies instead."

"Keep them busy, busy, busy!"

"And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip and small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences. "

"Crowd their lives with so many good causes they have no time to seek power from Jesus."

"Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health and family for the good of the cause."

"It will work!"

"It will work!"

It was quite a plan!

The demons went eagerly to their assignments causing Christians everywhere to get busier and more rushed, going here and there.

Having little time for their God or their families.

Having no time to tell others about the power of Jesus to change lives.

I guess the question is, has the devil been successful in his schemes?

You be the judge!!!!!

Does "BUSY" mean: B-eing U-nder S-atan's Y-oke?

By azilana7037• 12 Nov 2008 14:24
azilana7037

or maybe not... :-/

By anonymous• 12 Nov 2008 13:21
anonymous

maybe in one of our gatherings!

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

By JBH• 12 Nov 2008 13:17
JBH

Reminds me of that other chilling thought;

"The Devils gratest work was convincing people he didn't exist"

Quite scary if you ponder on it.

Love to see you seen Azzy!

Call me Maninibat!

By chinitasai08• 12 Nov 2008 13:09
chinitasai08

nice message :)

thanks for POSTing...

By greentea• 12 Nov 2008 13:09
greentea

hope to bump into you and The lucky Guardian in the Parish one day ;)

By azilana7037• 12 Nov 2008 13:07
azilana7037

coz I know I'm stubborn as a mule...guess being single for a long time made me that way.

Pinoy po kasi eh....lol

By litteratuer• 12 Nov 2008 13:03
litteratuer

'Amen' to the head aches!!

;-)

By anonymous• 12 Nov 2008 13:00
anonymous

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

By Gypsy• 12 Nov 2008 12:57
Gypsy

???? Ok I'm totally confused. YOu'll have to send me a PM>

By azilana7037• 12 Nov 2008 12:56
Rating: 2/5
azilana7037

my moniker for my current beau...csi

A couple of QLers here already met him in passing. But he still refuse to join any gatherings but lets me attend if I want to, which is fine. :-)

By Gypsy• 12 Nov 2008 12:50
Gypsy

Huh? who's "eherrm"??

By azilana7037• 12 Nov 2008 12:49
Rating: 2/5
azilana7037

don't wanna be too "BUSY"...but come to think of it, I was in the past year or so. :-)

But, since I'm with "eherrm"...I now have time to go to the Church and pray my novenas/rosary :-)

By mjamille28• 12 Nov 2008 12:39
Rating: 3/5
mjamille28

oh dear, i sure hope not... :)

By azilana7037• 12 Nov 2008 12:34
Rating: 4/5
azilana7037

sharing it on QL.

I just hope this won't turn into a religion-bashing or "holier than thou" thread. :-)

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