“Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, ‘Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?’ And the woman said to the serpent, ‘From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, letst you die.’’
“And the serpent said to the woman, ‘You surely shall not die! For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’
“When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.” Genesis 3:1-6
“Sin is very generous to the feelings! It can look good, sound good and feel good. In fact, temptation by definition is attractive! If it were not attractive it would not be temptation. If I disliked sin, I wouldn’t have a problem with it, but my problem lies in the fact that I live it, and the only reason I commit sin is because I either enjoy it or it presents to me a good way out of a situation at the time.”*
Eve knew the truth. Did you read that in the passage above? Eve also embellished/amplified God’s words too, did you read that? It looked good for food (a necessity easy to rationalise) and she was probably hungry. It looked (felt and smelled) very “pretty” and after all, who doesn’t want to be wise...even God would want us to be wise, wouldn’t He?
Sin tempts us easily, yet temptation is not the choice to engage...we make the choice!
Take care with love, especially His! Your servant and friend in Christ, Darlene
PS: ANY PRAYER UPDATES TODAY?
For any of you who wonder if prayer is worth taking time for, just page back through previous entries and see the hand of our loving Father in action! I need more of you to send updates please!
NEW PRAYER REQUESTS: Galdor’s mother passed away last week and he has a significant job interview he needs to get through. Please pray for him and his family. Kent’s mother has Alzheimer’s and cancer in her nasal passages – she is just starting radiation, but is very frail.
PRAISE & THANKSGIVING: Adrian is doing better.
PRAY FOR THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS: Tim, my little brother is struggling with his Cardio Pulmonary Artery Disease. David still needs prayer for his health, but is doing better. Adrian is still in a lot of pain and desperately needs a “healthy” place to live. Steve Barns for relief from great pain and depression.
For a solution for Audley and Beverly (she is a stroke survivor who remains physically challenged, unable to be left alone for long, limiting Audley’s ability to travel for work.). Tim B and Losa with headaches, that their doctors will OK a new procedure for relief. For Carlton. Gwen (13 year old) -- headaches and attitude toward her mom. Deb, special friend with multiple Myeloma (please see her blog at this LINK. (http://debdarley.blogspot.com/ ) Wisdom for doctors caring for Tim, Doris, David, Poetry and Gary, Annette’s friend Sue.
ONGOING PRAYER REQUESTS: Deborah and her son Michael, recovering from the loss of her mother to cancer and her father to suicide. Cucuawe is recovering from the loss of his 17-year old daughter and his father-in-law to cancer. Please pray for Blacky, Freddie and Deepak as they struggle through some challenges.
For Reg and his ministry, that the Lord would bless him in unexpected ways. For Michael C - his mother is fading with Alzheimer’s and ill health.
For Roger as he considers options for a pledge of heart. Tim (my brother) needs financial help, especially with no insurance for his illness. Pray he secures a disability pension. Adam who is investigating a cult that is filling many unmet needs for him. Scott, for strength as he struggles and grows. For David K, that his path forward is filled with faith. Isaias (health, strength and family safety as he continues his mission work in Philippines); God’s grace on USA & REVIVAL for His children. For Kevin (Godly wisdom with his son), Michael.
PRAY FOR THE WORLD: For those still affected by the many natural, financial and political disasters in the past year. For the rest of the world to stay calm with regard to war, the economy and most of all for those who are believers, to pray and help others have peace during this time.
ONGOING JOB RELATED: That Tim might find satisfying work. Paul K who resigned from his job and is setting up a consultancy. Randy needs a new job in Canada or Australia. I still need a new project as I didn’t get the recent project I worked on. I need help getting through this now, yet it seems some significant things with projects and writing are starting to happen!
NOTE: (I will be sending a separate email asking your opinion about publishing on Kindle later today. It would be very helpful to hear from you in response, please.))
*Christ For Real by Charles Price
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