Heaven Land Devotions - Peace That Comes From Surrender

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Recently, I had been feeling rather downcast. I am not alone in
this feeling and am no special case. Yet there is a loneliness
still.


If you are a true servant of Jesus Christ you are going to hit
low points. There are many different kinds of low points.


When a person begins to venture out more and more to share the
Lord, His word, or some good thing, the enemy begins to stand up
and take notice.


It is expected to have fiery darts and arrows launched against
you from people who do not want to hear. What is even a more
fiery arrow, or a more poisonous dart, are those that come from
within the body of Christ.


Again, these are always and only met with love and a "going on"
by a quiet resolve. But from time to time, it seems to hurt a bit
more and there are temptations of the enemy to retreat.


He uses whoever he can to tempt the believers to fear what others
think so they begin to bow at the feet of their accusers, or
those who are lightening fast to point out a tiny flaw. It is no
easy thing.


This temptation is rooted in binding fear. So that the believer
begins to fear what others think rather than God. But the truth
is, these attacks only work to make the believer become more
steadfast and resolute in service to the Lord.


This is the way Christ went and this is the way we choose to go.
I heard the Holy Spirit say to me one day, "It is one thing to
give your life to Christ, but it is an entirely different thing
to give up your life to Christ."


"One unkind thought of another, one belittling thought even,
unless instantly rejected and forbidden, is enought to bring us
crashing down. The outward life of victory is very closely
related to the inward life of love."


- Amy Carmichael