Happiness Now Or Later?

“Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.” Ephesians‬ ‭6:11‬ ‭

I've asked myself the question many times, "Why is it that people living in sin are so happy?" As I prayed about this a lot, I felt God speak to me and tell me that He lets them have their earthly happiness for an eternity of sadness. Let's take it a step further than that. I watched a video recently it was of someone talking about the same subject, they went on to say that the reason people living in sin aren't attacked by the enemy as much as Christians are because the devil is no longer chasing their souls because he already has it. The thing about getting a genuine relationship with God is that we have to remember we will spiritually battle. We have every tool needed to conquer the battle, first, we should begin with prayer, the Bible teaches us to put on God's full armor and we will be able to stand firm against all the enemy's strategies. Today, if you're in spiritual warfare put on the full armor of God and you will be okay. The way that the palm trees were made to withstand the storms for the ocean side is the same way God created you to withstand anything the enemy throws at you! Remind yourself that everything will be okay because you do have God on your side! Choose God while you still have the chance to. You may fight battles here on earth but remind yourself of the eternal happiness to come. Here are some verses to reflect on today. “But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.” 2 Thessalonians‬ ‭3:3‬ ‭ “For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son,” Colossians‬ ‭1:13‬ ‭ “The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.” 1 Corinthians‬ ‭10:13‬ ‭ ““And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life.”” Matthew‬ ‭25:46‬ ‭

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