Who will fall?

I was reading in an on-line devotional today about falling away from the Lord. One of the biggest struggles I have is spending serious time with God on a daily basis. The bible says in Timothy that in the last days people will turn from the Lord and what they believe, and they will follow the teachings of demons. To me that says that the devil will use whatever means necessary to attract and confuse even believers to drag them away from the Father. That concerns me and I hope it concerns everyone who reads it.

I have a friend, who I will not name, who has turned from the faith. This friend was once a very serious Christian, one that played a large part in a lot of peoples lives. I had lost track of this person for a while then he/she turned up out of nowhere. I found out that my friend was not a believer anymore. The world and all of its confusion dragged this friend down and away from God.

Now if the devil can drag this person away from God, he can do it to anyone. This is the scary part to me. My friend was strong in the faith at one time. Daily quiet times and prayer were more than common. Yet, the devil won my friend over.

I read last night in John that if we abide in Him he will abide in us. If we do not, we won't bear fruit and will be discarded like dead branches and burned in the fire. If we do abide in Him, we will be pruned to produce more fruit. To abide in the Lord we HAVE to spend time with Him.

Its amazing to me though, how the devil works. When I start praying and reading, the devil comes full head with things to beat me with. I try to resist for a while but I lose. I don't allow God to fight for me like he promises he will. Its at this point when the things of the world start to look appealing. I use to find comfort in people. People are weak. I should know that if I am weak without God, then the people I try to find comfort in will be weak too. I also have tried to go back to my old ways. No church, no prayer, just do whatever I want to do. All of these things are very short lived in satisfying me.

So, that can only mean one thing. I have to find comfort and peace in God. The sad part is, I have wasted so much time and resources in the time it has taken to realize this.

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