The Reason For My Faith: I Will Continue To Fight

Habakkuk
Then & Now

As I was reading Habakkuk during my morning quiet time, I was given some insight I have not considered before. The phrase, ”The more things change, the more they stay the same,'' came to my mind. Jeremiah and Habakkuk were contemporaries living in Judaea just before and during the time when Babylon took them away. While Jeremiah taught that wickedness in God's own people has doomed them, Habakkuk preached about the corruption that had infested the government of their day. His opening verse gives us all we need to know about how evil the government of the Southern tribe of Judah had become.

A Train Ride
From My Past

Have you ever wondered how people get from point A to point B? I don't mean in a physical mileage way, but rather an emotional, phycological, and spiritual way. We all take in our surroundings and make decisions based upon the way we see things happening, and the way we feel. Then we get to a certain point in our life when we take an inventory of how we are doing. Sometimes we're relatively satisfied, other times we're disappointed, but do we ever really reflect upon the decisions we made that ultimately got us to point B?

Monday, March 1, 2021

I Will Continue To Fight

by Chuck Ness

I wrote this psalm back in 2008 , when I was in a spiritual struggle with Satan. I won that battle, but only because I had the full armor of God on. So I wrote this as a thank you and a praise to my Lord and Savior who gave me the tools I needed to win the battle.

Before I found Christ my soul was lost in sin

The evil one controlled it he had found a way in

He had desires for my flesh and commanded my soul

He even transformed my heart into an empty black hole

Thanks to the Holy One I will continue to fight on

Because I know one day that all temptation will be gone

Satan's attacks can be sudden and swift

Hoping to entice me with an evil little gift

While hoping to sow a seed that would grow

He awaits patiently to deliver a final death blow

Thanks to the Holy One I will continue to fight on

Knowing one day all temptation will be gone

Like darkness that overcomes me when I close my eyes

His evil ways are dark and full of many lies

He uses old forgotten memories to make me desire

A life that was headed for destruction and fire

Thanks to the Holy One I will continue to fight on

Knowing one day all temptation will be gone

The devil would lure me in with pleasure and fun

Offering me every fleshly desire under the sun

With a chance at fame fortune and wealth he almost won

I could've been just another life and soul that was gone

Thanks to the Holy One I will continue to fight on

Knowing one day all temptation will be gone

He offered the World, and told me I could have it all

Hoping to make me dizzy, so I'd stumble and fall

He knows in the old days I would answer to his call

But now my heart belongs to the One Who created it all

Thanks to the Holy One I will continue to fight on

Knowing one day all temptation will be gone

Because I trust in The One who paid for my sin

Satan tries even harder to find a way back in

Day in and day out his temptations try to win

But with the full armor of God I'm ensured I will win

Thanks to the Holy One I will continue to fight on

Knowing one day all temptation will be gone

Praise God for loving me enough to die for me.

Putting On The Full Armor Of God
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the [a]wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints. Ephesians 6:10-18

2 comments:

Michael Day said...: Mr Ness With the hope and prayer I held hope in a small way for a truth to be stated in our SCOTUS to hear the Petition for redress for grievance by Sidney Powell
This hope I held to my heart no now it truly is clear our GOD FEARing Nation
Is No More
Stop my daily reading on the WEB and choose to busy my Day in my chores ,Family an hobbies ,and had a deep conversation an admitted my complete CONfusing to my wife and the only clear FACTS we are sure of is we are no longer under a legal Federal ,state or city governments call the United States
All the bill of rights is subverted, and with that said my prayers all last night asking for GOD to tell me how to prepare what to study came from you this Morning in you post for you were the first place I went to on this fine Morning
I truly feel that your wordsmiths skills ,your message to
Put on
The Full Armor of GOD
And that i am the first to comment
GOD has answered my Prayer
Common SENSE
Mr Ness tells me you are Well Connected; Tue Mar 02, 09:31:00 AM 2021
Chuck Ness said...: Michael Day, I thank you. You know, your comment is a message from GOD. I was feeling like what I did was for not, but your comment has truly blessed my heart. I feel joy that what God moved me to write, has blessed you. I have a happy heart, and a tear of joy in my eyes.

I was praying for God for an answer as to whether I should keep doing this.

His answer to me was from you that I am doing what He wants, and He wants me to continue. And I will continue.

Thanks brother. You are in my prayers.; Tue Mar 02, 08:35:00 PM 2021

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