Most people know that God has our best interest at heart. Just look at what He said through the prophet Jeremiah:
Jeremiah 29:11 - For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
When we resist God and His will for our lives, we literally turn our back on a more fruitful life, not to mention life eternal. Yet, even when we do turn away, God is always right there, waiting for our return. Remember the parable of the lost son in Luke 15? What about this scripture:
Revelation 3:20 - Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
God wishes nothing but the best for our lives, so why resist Him? On the other hand the Bible tells us to resist the devil:
James 4:7 - Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
We must fight four our souls with everything we have, but again, our resistance to the devil is futile if we don't first submit to God. Without God's help, strength, and direction, we don't have the capacity to truly resist the wiles of the devil. Why? Because our flesh naturally veers toward the things of sin, the things the devil would entice us with....
Don't resist God in your life. As He calls, draw nearer and nearer, then you'll have what it takes to make your resistance to the devil effective...
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