The Cause Behind a Trial (TMF:1899)

Thursday, July 21, 2022
Peace to Live By: The Cause Behind a Trial (TMF:1899) - Daniel Litton
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       I think even for trials we feel we may have caused that Satan is often behind them. Let’s say you haven’t been eating right for a long time and you go to the doctor and find out you have Type-2 diabetes. You say to yourself, “I knew it. I should have been eating better. Why didn’t I listen to those background thoughts, those foreboding thoughts of warning?” You see, though, I think Satan can cause a spirit of delusion to come upon a person, and the person, for whatever the reason, doesn’t notice the obvious. He or she doesn’t take heed to what they ought to because of a blindedness caused by the enemy. Regardless of whatever the trial is, really no matter what it is, the beautiful thing is that we have a choice in how we respond to it. And this choice of response then depends on our own level of inner-self. If we are negative minded, the trial is probably going to be seen as heavier and more problematic than it really is. It may be magnified to the point where it is out of proportion with reality. Recall, we said that “all that really matters is God.” It’s important to keep that thought at the forefront of the mind. That puts things into perspective.