Comments on: Confronting the Enemy Within Part 1 of 7 http://www.christisall.org/2008/09/03/confronting-the-enemy-within-part-1-of-7/ Making Him Our Focus, His Word Our Foundation Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:01:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Brett Jacobsen http://www.christisall.org/2008/09/03/confronting-the-enemy-within-part-1-of-7/#comment-27783 Brett Jacobsen Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:32:03 +0000 http://www.christisall.org/?p=213#comment-27783 Hi Seth, So true isn't it. Although we have a true desire to serve God, it is not hard for the symptoms of the system to latch on to us and pervert it all ... even if its just a little. We've got to keep being crucified with Christ don't we! Hi Seth,

So true isn’t it. Although we have a true desire to serve God, it is not hard for the symptoms of the system to latch on to us and pervert it all … even if its just a little. We’ve got to keep being crucified with Christ don’t we!

]]> By: Seth Roach http://www.christisall.org/2008/09/03/confronting-the-enemy-within-part-1-of-7/#comment-27725 Seth Roach Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:45:21 +0000 http://www.christisall.org/?p=213#comment-27725 Thank you brother for posting this. Without going in to detail this excerpt speaks to me right now. This article hits the bullseye of my need. I was like him trying to find my identity in ministry. A so-called man of God took me under his wing and groomed me. Then by the hand of God I have found myself completely in the desert out of ministry. God has been dealing with me and my desire to be somebody for Him. Instead He has been telling me to love my family (Wife and son) which have been very neglected for the sake of the ministry. And also to know Him, to fellowship with Him, to spend time with Him and let Him do everything. He wants to break me down and stop trying to live for Him out of myself and for myself in His name. God is merciful and patient. This article has quieted me down again. I find it a battle to not drift back into trying to build up what I think He wants me to do and then pour myself into it. I am convinced that that is not His way. He wants me to know Him as my life and lose mine in Him. I find myself regretting all of the so called training in ministry I received because it only served to strengthen myself in a self-righteous way. And now I am finding that I have to let go of it all and die to it. On the other hand I am very thankful for it so that I know where not to go. I am well aquainted with what He doesn't want for me. Thank you Lord for Your faithfullness. Thank you brother for posting this. Without going in to detail this excerpt speaks to me right now. This article hits the bullseye of my need. I was like him trying to find my identity in ministry. A so-called man of God took me under his wing and groomed me. Then by the hand of God I have found myself completely in the desert out of ministry. God has been dealing with me and my desire to be somebody for Him. Instead He has been telling me to love my family (Wife and son) which have been very neglected for the sake of the ministry. And also to know Him, to fellowship with Him, to spend time with Him and let Him do everything. He wants to break me down and stop trying to live for Him out of myself and for myself in His name. God is merciful and patient. This article has quieted me down again. I find it a battle to not drift back into trying to build up what I think He wants me to do and then pour myself into it. I am convinced that that is not His way. He wants me to know Him as my life and lose mine in Him. I find myself regretting all of the so called training in ministry I received because it only served to strengthen myself in a self-righteous way. And now I am finding that I have to let go of it all and die to it. On the other hand I am very thankful for it so that I know where not to go. I am well aquainted with what He doesn’t want for me. Thank you Lord for Your faithfullness.

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