"The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy" (John 10:10a NKJV). satan is the god of this world (see 2 Corinthians 4:4 and 1 John 5:19), is the "father of lies" (see John 8:44), and his job description is to "steal, and to kill, and to destroy." In order to achieve his aims, he most often lies to us and deceives us. "For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds" (2 Corinthians 10:4 NKJV). satan often disguises his forces to make them look like natural problems so you'll fight them with natural weapons. But you cannot...

At your salvation, your spirit was renewed, but your soul and body was not changed. Spiritual Disciplines are given to us by God. They provide a way of sowing to the Spirit and they help you put off the "old man" and put on the "new man" (see Ephesians 4:22-24). By doing this, you "renew" your soul so it will agree with your renewed spirit. As the saying "means to an end" goes, the Spiritual Disciplines are the "means," while the "end" is intimacy with God. By exercising the Spiritual Disciplines, we are helped to mature spiritually and are put in a place where God can work within us to...