Have you ever wondered why God does not take away your sinful nature? Why there are so many areas of weakness in your life, and such difficult problems and obstacles for you to overcome? Why are there so many needs around for you to fill? Are you ever perplexed by the persistence of unsolved problems in even the most biblically-faithful fellowships?
Part of the answer is found in - the Lord uses those difficulties to teach us how to wage spiritual war. He wants to shake us out of our apathy and teach us to trust Him. Often it is only when the enemy has completely overrun us, and all our resources are gone, that we develop a teachable spirit. These times of failures and crisis become teaching times as the Lord shows us how to make war - how to trust in Him.
The implication of this strategy for our lives is clear; we cannot stand still in our Christian experience. If we try to stand still, we can be sure that the principalities and powers arrayed against us will not. Either we advance or we perish.
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