How To Destroy Your Faith

Understand this post is about people whom are Christian, raised Christian, had all appearances of living a Christian life ...

We face a formidable foe, its name is Satan.  Its methods have been known in writing since Moses penned the book of Genesis on clay tablets.  And yet, thousands of years later, its lies still cripple us!  Why you say?  Because there is always just enough truth to cause doubt ... and unresolved doubt allows for the entrance of sin.

I have pondered this situation for the whole of my Christian life, because one sees this so often!

Why is it not possible to guard our lives from temptation?
Why doe Satan continually (or eventually) win?
Why are lies so terribly appealing to us?

Of course, we are told in the Bible how to live our lives such that Satan has no "in" in our life.
We are told what to be watchful for.
We are told ultimately to flee from even the appearance of evil ...
And the whispered lies always pierce our souls.

Wind the clock back many decades ago ...

I was a youth pastor with a huge youth group - and every problem known to man existed in that group!
I was often at my wits end on how to help these kids, one of the reasons I am such a strong believer in prayer!
The result of those prayers was my suddenly understanding and seeing to the real situation separating them from God.
Not really pleasant in the least for anyone!
No, no one actually wants to know anyone else could know their sin.
Much less willing to get in your face!

But sometimes it was not of  their choice.
Sometimes, we have trauma inflicted upon us.
Trauma leading to unresolvable sin.
But we still have to overcome, and that can be near impossible for anyONE of us to do.

Such was the situation of a young teenager I met 41 years ago.
Inappropriate would be the only to describe their behavior!
But, I "knew" that their behavior was the direct result of having been broken.
But it seemed by gentle questioning, nothing was known by anyone.
However, there were sufficient problems to warrant psychiatric evaluation.
The doctor's prognosis: childhood molestation.
Not a well understood damage back then.
So, I could understand the situation better but was powerless much more than to pray.

Across a decade, they got their act together.
And then Satan struck.
Subtle, so very subtle, was the attack.
Always drawing them and others further from God.
Even those of us watching could not see it coming!
What was to follow was an orgy of sin for demons.
But, watchers learn and can warn others.

Now I have a best friend, whom had to be reduced to that of an acquaintance finally a few years ago.
And the change in our relationship was marked.
From family to strangers literally overnight.
And I could think of nothing I could have done to cause this.
I have spent years in prayer for God to move in their life,
To resolve this situation.
Or to just end me - so much simpler to end me!

I really hate unresolved issues ...

Saturday, God decided to move in their life ....
Across over an hour of hysterics and vomiting- I learned they were at their end.
They had been abused as a child!
And are just now remembering.
Pushing all away from them.
Falling into unfamiliar thought patterns and behaviors.
And they desperately need help.

And now to pray for wisdom at this unexpected turn of events.