James 1:2-3 says: "My Brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience."
When you fall into temptations, anxiety or depression you often say "God is testing my faith". Or God has put this in my life to teach me something. But that is not true. Satan is the tempter and the evil one. Yes God "allows" it but it's not His will for our lives.
Later on in James 1:13-14 it says "Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man; But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of this own lust and enticed."
Satan will draw you away and tempt you. He will test your faith. If you are praying and believing for a certain thing satan will come and put doubt in your mind. He may even bring trails were the situation you're believing for seems to be getting worse and not better.
That is where your faith comes in. You need to trust God with all your heart and not let satan sneak in with his lies. God's word is truth. You don't have to live an anxious life because Philippians 4:6 says "Be anxious for nothing". You don't have to live depressed because Romans 15:13 says "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you will abound in hope and overflow with confidence in His promises.
John 10:10 says "The thief comes not but for to steal, and to kill and to destroy; I have come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly". God wants us to have an abundant life. When are you going to stop believing satan's lies and start believing the word of God?
God says in Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you, plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster to give you a future and a hope." God has such good plans for your life. The plans he has for you are different then the plans he has for anyone else. You're life is one of a kind, you are one of a kind.
Don't let the evil one steal your life, joy or happiness. No matter the circumstance, no matter how bad things may look. STAND on the word of God. If satan tries to tell you your going to die early or your suicidal you say, NO Psalms 91:16 says "With long life I will satisfy him and I will let him see My salvation. 1 Corinthians says "...But we have the mind of Christ [to be guided by His thoughts and purposes]." You don't have to believe satans lies.
Satan is the kings of lies, but God is the King of life. In God there is HOPE, JOY, true unconditional LOVE, PEACE and LIFE. Don't let satan steal on more minute, hour, or day of your life. Start living the awesome life God has for you.
I hope this can help someone today!
God Bless you all.
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