Deceptions of the Devil

 How do you know if you're on the right path with God? How do you know which path to take? When faced with a crossroad, which way do you turn?

Who can you trust?

l John 2:27 ~ But the anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you, but as the same anointing teaches you all things. 

God will give you the answers you need. 

If a person has a connection to God, it will show. Regardless of whether or not they are 'trying' to make it show. God oozes out of a person. Having God draws people towards you like a magnet. 

Ye are the light of the world. 

Being with God can also cause people to push away from you and avoid you. Having God in your heart will cause you to have enemies, that don't even know they 'hate' you. They just do. People will say and do things just to try and destroy you. 

Luke 6:22 - 23 ~ Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake.  Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy; for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in like manner did their fathers unto the prophets. 

You don't have to have done anything to them. 

People that are full of the devil, are malicious and deceitful. They often appear nice. Many folks will love them and think the world of them. As those folks are usually pretty full of the devil themselves. People that plan and plot to hurt others, play tricks and pull stunts behind someone's back. Gossip and lie about others just to make themselves look better. All so that folks will think they are a 'saint'. 

Sadly, they often don't even know that the devil has a hold on them. Because they have done kind deeds to some and put on a good show in front of others, some play the victim for pity. They think they are fooling folks. When in truth, they themselves are being fooled by the devil. They may think they are a 'good person' and headed to heaven, when in fact they are on the wide path towards hell. 

Matthew 15:8-9 ~ This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.  But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. 

The Bible tells us that works alone do you no good. You have to have God in your heart. Faith and Love are required. You have to seek God's forgiveness through Jesus and repent from your sins and the errors of your ways. One scripture says you have to make peace with the ones you've wronged before you come to God. Another scripture says if you're holding a grudge against someone, you need to right the wrong, before you come unto Him. 

Matthew 8:35 ~ So likewise shall my heavenly father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one of his brethren their trespasses.

The great commandments Jesus left us with is to not only love God, but you are expected to love your family, friends, neighbors and enemies. 

Matthew 22:37-40 ~ Jesus said unto him "Thou shall love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all they soul and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And second is like unto it, thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and prophets."

Sinners can be saved without knowing what all they need to do. But once your saved, you have to work on the things that will perfect your soul and heal your wounds. Much like an addict going through the steps of recovery, salvation is an ongoing thing, that requires work every day. Even the best Christians make mistakes and need to repeatedly seek forgiveness. They also pray for knowledge and the strength to resist the devil and his deceptions. 

God knows how smart the devil is, He too was created by God. Once loved by God. Jesus was sent here to show us that it can be done. We can walk perfect before the Lord and be in a good place with God. The Holy Ghost was left here for us to fill us with the spirit that would give us the strength and empower us to be able to be perfect. 

Acts 22:38 ~ Then Peter said unto them, "Repent and be baptized every one  of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sin, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost".

John 14:26 ~ "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have said unto you."

Remember, the devil comes as a wolf in sheep's clothing. 

The devil is very clever at being deceptive. Over the years he has caused people to turn all Christian based holidays into pagan celebrations. Turned the very Sabbath into the first day of the week, when in fact it is the last day of a week. God didn't rest a day before He created the world. He rested on the 7th day, after His work was done. 

Have faith, believe all things are possible and Pray. Prayer will build your relationship with God and the closer you get to God, the more you will understand the Word of God. Accept the Holy Ghost and trust in the spirit. He will lead you in the right direction and help you overcome the temptations of the devil.

Blessed by God

Life's Good @ The Bright Side of the Barn

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I'm Tired

 I'm beat! We {my fur babies and I} were up until almost 5 am this morning. Officially reconnected with 42 of the mystery shopping companies I've worked for over the years. Updating profiles, taking qualification quizzes and deleting those no longer around. Then it was all about going over the job boards to find shops to do for next month. 

The end of May is coming up a bit faster than I had wanted it to. So, it will be nice to have a few pennies rolling in when it's time to move. The property owner stopped by today to tell me that they have applied for the permits, so hopefully early April they will be able to start renovating the apartment that I will be moving too. It's going to be completely brand new when I move in. Sarah told me he was pretty happy after seeing the house and how well I've been keeping it 'new'.

Somewhat looking forward to the move, as then I will be able to unpack at that point. And finally, be home. It's not the ideal location but apparently, it's where God wants me to go. I pretty much gave the Lord the reins in January and have been following the leads He's put before me. Those leads have turned into some pretty awesome blessings, so I'm somewhat looking forward to what's next. {Something I've never been able to enjoy before} I've always had to have a vision or a plan. Whether they fell through didn't matter. I was in the driver's seat. Now I'm a passenger in God's plan. Here for the ride!

I did a bit of touch up work here at the website, some promoting on the Facebook pages. The Bright side of the Barn has a page now, where we promote the companies that I am affiliated with. Beautiful products for the home and a site just for the fur babies. My favorite is the Christian site, where you can find devotionals, and home decor with spiritual encouragements written on them. And of course, the AVON. I also have the link to my daughter's Tupperware, she's actually enjoying selling that. {Something I did years ago}

None of which will make me rich, but all together they do help put gas in the car and pay for prescriptions. Between the affiliates and the mystery shops it should start helping make it through financially in the months ahead. Plus I get a few pennies from the ads here at the Bright side of the Barn. Each time it reaches $100 the funds get transferred to my bank, which is always a nice surprise. I recently discovered my Microsoft cash back added $11 to my account. Not much but every bit helps. 

I've been given control of Chanelle's Facebook page, so I've been updating it often. And I found a few cute pictures of Chanelle and Tux to enter into some animal photo contests. You can't win if you don't enter, right. I don't expect to win the $thousands of dollars in top prizes. Who knows, maybe we can win some new toys if nothing else. Cleo gets pretty bored looking for something to play with and Chanelle has no interest in anything but her beat up old baby. {With 2 new babies just waiting for her}. Would be nice to see her with a new toy.

I still have her original lambchops baby, which looks about as bad as the one she carries around now. I don't remember how we got her to switch over to the new one last time when this one was new. Her baby was packed up the whole time we were in the truck and since we've been here, I found it and she hasn't let it out of her sight. Even growling at her buddy Jackson if he gets too close to it. LOL. 

Hopefully I can get some solid sleep tonight. It's been really windy, and the rain has been horrible the past couple days. I need to get over to where Miss StarBright is this weekend. My horse is starting to shed really well, but it's hard to brush her out when she's so wet. Of course, she loves to stand in the rain and roll in the mud. I have access to the camera where she is now, so I can check on her and watch her during the day. It feels super nice, to be able to see her and how she's doing. 

My friend is an amazing person and has done so much to help me out the past couple months, I'm thinking of something special to do for her, to show my appreciation. Would be nice to return the flavors! I don't pray for wealth, but I do pray for God to help with the finances so I can pay back those that have helped me get forward. 

I never expected life to turn out this way. Between having a couple strokes, struggling with remembering things and other health issues of my own it has been hard enough. But to have to take care of someone that can't seem to do anything for himself has been quite the 'ball and chain' to drag along as well. I would have liked to have been with someone that was going to help take care of me, not someone that would drown me in their needs. 

I'm tired. Physically, mentally and emotionally. I pray every day for the struggle to end so I can find a little happiness outside of being loved by my fur babies. For now, we just breathe and focus forward. Trusting God, who knows my heart. 

Blessed by God

Life's hard work @ the Bright Side of the Barn

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Until next time, Stay Safe and Happy Trails.