I
have not had a good week. In fact, my week has been down right hell.
I was reminded of these two quotes today:
The best way to drive out the devil... is to jeer him... for he can not bear scorn. - Luther
The devil... the proud spirit... can not endure to be mocked. - Thomas More
So here I go... a public mocking filled with scorn meant for the one and only proud spirit who thinks he is oh-so-smooth but is really just a sniveling, scared worm who tries to mess with good and decent people like me as a means to pass time while he pathetically awaits his final and eternal demise which will be handed to him by The God of All Power; The God of All Things; the God I am proud call my God; my King and My Protector. This is for you, jackass. All for you.
You implied God must still be mad at me for my past mistakes even though I have laid them before Him and been forgiven. You implied He had not forgotten my sins and like man, He would never let me forget them either. You implied He was punishing me... and He would just keep punishing me all the days of my life and you asked me... “Why bother living a life for Him if you’re just going to be punished repeatedly?”
You implied that a God who really loves me wouldn’t let such painful things happen to me. You implied that if I had only worked a little bit harder, done a little more or tried more diligently to be better then I could have earned the kind of love from Him that would buy my protection from terrible things. You implied that unconditional love does not really exist and even if it did, I would not be worthy of it. You implied that God’s love doesn’t rain down on me... maybe others, but not me. You implied that I deserve to be treated better than the way “my God” is treating me. You implied that I am a sucker and you asked me... “How long are you going to allow yourself to be used and abused?”
You implied that God is not who I thought He was. You implied that I must have just gotten it wrong or maybe I was confused. You implied that it is time for me to stand up for myself and put my foot down and yell “I’m not going to take it anymore!” You implied that maybe I was wrong about all the wonderful things He has done for me... maybe it was all just coincidence that He was happy to take the credit for. You asked me, “How long is it going to take you to see who He really is? He doesn’t love you. You’re just a number, just another boring robot programed to be faithful no matter what... just another idiot. Why can’t you see that???”
Yes, my week has been hell but what I am realizing now is that the reason my week has been hell is because I have let you, the ruler of hell, have way too much of the space between my ears. I have allowed your idiotic ranting to team up with my ridiculous self pity. I want you to know that I’m on to you. You may have had a little piece of me for a few brief moments... but the God I worship is a God of His Word and He promised me that He would never ever let me go. He promised me that He would never let me be snatched away by anything, especially the likes of you. All you are is a sad little hungry wolf who’s such a bad hunter that your only chance of feeding is to prey on the lame. You yourself know exactly how lowly you are, you sneak around waiting for scraps... awaiting that weak moment that might give you an in and when it comes... your limited intelligence has left you with only one way to try and defeat your enemy. You only have one lousy trick. One. Come on dude... how many years have you been around? And you still can only think of one trick? LIAR. Yep... lying is your one and only gig. Sure, it may have worked for you all this time - but a day will come when your lies will do nothing but keep you company. Until then, I will continue to rely on my God to squash every single one of your stupid, moronic lies with His Truth.
So, this little game you tried to run on me in my moments of weakness... how did that work out for you? I am proud to say your prodding did nothing more than build my faith in God a little stronger. So... ha! You lose.
And just so we’re clear on what the truth is, let me tell you what I know. God isn’t mad at me for my past sin... He did forgive me and anything that is happening in my life now has nothing to do with punishment. The crappy things that happen in life that make life difficult happen because of YOU and the sin you brought us. You are the one to blame, not God.
The best way to drive out the devil... is to jeer him... for he can not bear scorn. - Luther
The devil... the proud spirit... can not endure to be mocked. - Thomas More
So here I go... a public mocking filled with scorn meant for the one and only proud spirit who thinks he is oh-so-smooth but is really just a sniveling, scared worm who tries to mess with good and decent people like me as a means to pass time while he pathetically awaits his final and eternal demise which will be handed to him by The God of All Power; The God of All Things; the God I am proud call my God; my King and My Protector. This is for you, jackass. All for you.
You implied God must still be mad at me for my past mistakes even though I have laid them before Him and been forgiven. You implied He had not forgotten my sins and like man, He would never let me forget them either. You implied He was punishing me... and He would just keep punishing me all the days of my life and you asked me... “Why bother living a life for Him if you’re just going to be punished repeatedly?”
You implied that a God who really loves me wouldn’t let such painful things happen to me. You implied that if I had only worked a little bit harder, done a little more or tried more diligently to be better then I could have earned the kind of love from Him that would buy my protection from terrible things. You implied that unconditional love does not really exist and even if it did, I would not be worthy of it. You implied that God’s love doesn’t rain down on me... maybe others, but not me. You implied that I deserve to be treated better than the way “my God” is treating me. You implied that I am a sucker and you asked me... “How long are you going to allow yourself to be used and abused?”
You implied that God is not who I thought He was. You implied that I must have just gotten it wrong or maybe I was confused. You implied that it is time for me to stand up for myself and put my foot down and yell “I’m not going to take it anymore!” You implied that maybe I was wrong about all the wonderful things He has done for me... maybe it was all just coincidence that He was happy to take the credit for. You asked me, “How long is it going to take you to see who He really is? He doesn’t love you. You’re just a number, just another boring robot programed to be faithful no matter what... just another idiot. Why can’t you see that???”
Yes, my week has been hell but what I am realizing now is that the reason my week has been hell is because I have let you, the ruler of hell, have way too much of the space between my ears. I have allowed your idiotic ranting to team up with my ridiculous self pity. I want you to know that I’m on to you. You may have had a little piece of me for a few brief moments... but the God I worship is a God of His Word and He promised me that He would never ever let me go. He promised me that He would never let me be snatched away by anything, especially the likes of you. All you are is a sad little hungry wolf who’s such a bad hunter that your only chance of feeding is to prey on the lame. You yourself know exactly how lowly you are, you sneak around waiting for scraps... awaiting that weak moment that might give you an in and when it comes... your limited intelligence has left you with only one way to try and defeat your enemy. You only have one lousy trick. One. Come on dude... how many years have you been around? And you still can only think of one trick? LIAR. Yep... lying is your one and only gig. Sure, it may have worked for you all this time - but a day will come when your lies will do nothing but keep you company. Until then, I will continue to rely on my God to squash every single one of your stupid, moronic lies with His Truth.
So, this little game you tried to run on me in my moments of weakness... how did that work out for you? I am proud to say your prodding did nothing more than build my faith in God a little stronger. So... ha! You lose.
And just so we’re clear on what the truth is, let me tell you what I know. God isn’t mad at me for my past sin... He did forgive me and anything that is happening in my life now has nothing to do with punishment. The crappy things that happen in life that make life difficult happen because of YOU and the sin you brought us. You are the one to blame, not God.
God does love me
and I didn’t buy that love through being good or working hard... no... He loves
me because He is God. He loves me so much he sacrificed His only son to
save my life. What have you ever sacrificed for anyone???? God
loves me so much He won’t let me fall to sin... He promised to never let me go.
But He let you go didn’t He? He dropped you because He knew... you
weren’t salvageable. I am salvageable. I have a place in His
forever home and knowing that brings hope to my life. You have been cast
out permanently... how does that feel? No wonder you’re so bitter... you have
no hope.
God is still exactly who I thought He was and He is never going to change. He speaks the truth and does not have to resort to lies to win people over. People come to faith in God because their eyes open to the truth and they see clearly... no tricks needed. My life has been filled with difficulties and struggle... many of my own choosing but God did bring me through each stage. He was there, even when I didn’t know it. He led me to a place where I could learn to love Him because He is loving, gracious and merciful. I will never love you because you are hateful, selfish and mean... no one can ever love you because love cannot exist along with what you are. You will die alone.
God has used every single experience of my life to draw me closer to Him and to draw others closer to Him. Yes... I am responsible (at least partially) for bringing some of your favorite sinners to the grace of God’s love and mercy! And guess what... I’m going to get some more of them to Him too. You lose. You are a loser. You have no choice but to go down in flames. Your fight is futile and you know it.
In closing, you are a pathetic, weak, sad, hopeless, unlovable, prideful, sneaky, thieving, hateful lying loser whose hopeless destiny is already set. You are defeated. You are nothing. So run away little girlie-man... you have officially been mocked.
God is still exactly who I thought He was and He is never going to change. He speaks the truth and does not have to resort to lies to win people over. People come to faith in God because their eyes open to the truth and they see clearly... no tricks needed. My life has been filled with difficulties and struggle... many of my own choosing but God did bring me through each stage. He was there, even when I didn’t know it. He led me to a place where I could learn to love Him because He is loving, gracious and merciful. I will never love you because you are hateful, selfish and mean... no one can ever love you because love cannot exist along with what you are. You will die alone.
God has used every single experience of my life to draw me closer to Him and to draw others closer to Him. Yes... I am responsible (at least partially) for bringing some of your favorite sinners to the grace of God’s love and mercy! And guess what... I’m going to get some more of them to Him too. You lose. You are a loser. You have no choice but to go down in flames. Your fight is futile and you know it.
In closing, you are a pathetic, weak, sad, hopeless, unlovable, prideful, sneaky, thieving, hateful lying loser whose hopeless destiny is already set. You are defeated. You are nothing. So run away little girlie-man... you have officially been mocked.
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