Seven Tactics of Temptation: 1. Satan especially likes to tempt us when our faith is fresh, i.e., when the Christian is only recently converted and thus less prepared to know how to resist his seductive suggestions. 2. Satan especially likes to tempt us when our faith feels strongest, i.e., when we think we are invulnerable to sin. If we are convinced that we have it under control, we become less diligent. 3. Satan especially likes to tempt us when we are in an alien environment. 4. Satan also likes to tempt us when our faith is being tested in the fires of affliction. When we are tired, burnt out, persecuted, feeling excluded and ignored, Satan makes his play. His most common tactic is to suggest that God isn’t fair, that he is treating us unjustly, from which platform Satan then launches his seductive appeal that we need no longer obey. 5. Satan especially likes to tempt us immediately following both spiritual highs and spiritual lows. Periods of emotional elation and physical prosperity can sometimes lead to complacency, pride, and a false sense of security. When they do, we’re easy targets for the enemy’s arrows. 6. Perhaps Satan's most effective tactic in tempting us is to put his thoughts into our minds and then blame us for having them. 7. A related tactic of temptation is for him to launch his accusations as if they were from the Holy Spirit. In other words, he couches his terms and chooses his opportunities in such a way that we might easily mistake his voice for that of God.
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#1 · June 15, 2004, 9:40 pm

Posted by: Bigguyhereagain <Bigguyhereagain@...>

Pet Humor
 
I pulled into a crowded parking lot and rolled down the car windows to make sure my golden retriever had plenty of fresh air. The dog was stretched out on the back seat, and I wanted to impress upon her that she must remain there. I walked
to the curb backward, pointing my finger at the car and saying emphatically, "Now, you stay.   Do you hear me? Stay! Stay!"
 
The driver of a nearby car, perhaps noticing I was blonde (??), gave me a strange look and said,  "Why don't you just put it in park?"
 
 
Catcher
 
 
In his younger days our golden retriever, Catcher, often
ran away when he had the chance.  His veterinarian's office
was about a mile down the road, and Catcher would usually
go there.  The office staff knew him and would call me to
come pick him up.
 
One day I called the vet to make an appointment for
Catcher's yearly vaccine.
 
"Will you be bringing him in yourself," asked the
receptionist, "or will he come on his own?"
 
 

DO I GO HOME TODAY

 
 
My family brought me home cradled in their arms.
They cuddled me and smiled at me and said I was
full of charm.
They played with me and laughed with me and
showered me with toys.
I sure do love my family, especially the girls
and boys.
The children loved to feed me, they gave me
special treats.
They even let me sleep with them - all snuggled
in the sheets.
I used to go for walks, often several times a day.
They even fought to hold the leash, I'm very
proud to say.
These are the things I'll not forget - cherished
memory, because I now
live in the shelter - without my family.
They used to laugh and praise me when I played
with that old shoe.
But I didn't know the difference between the old
ones and the new.
The kids and I would grab a rag, for hours we
would tug.
So I thought I did the right thing when I chewed
the bedroom rug.
They said that I was out of control, and would
have to live outside.
This I did not understand, although I tried and
tried.
The walks stopped, one by one; they said they
hadn't time.
I wish that I could change things, I wish I knew
my crime.
My life became so lonely, in the back yard, on a
chain.
I barked and barked, all day long, just to keep
from going insane.
So they brought me to the shelter, but were
embarrassed to say why.
They said I caused an allergy, then they each
kissed me goodbye.
If I'd only had some classes, when I was just a
little pup, then I would
have been a better dog when I was all grown
up. "You only have one day
left." I heard the worker say.
Does that mean I have a second chance?
DO I GO HOME TODAY?
by Sally Thompson
 
 
Have a Blessed Day
Dave and Barbara
 
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