What it means to be busy..... >>> >>>Satan called a worldwide convention. In his opening address >>>to his evil angels, he said, "We can't keep the Christians >>>from going to church. We can't keep them from reading >>>their Bibles and knowing the truth. >>> >>>We can't even keep them from forming an intimate, >>>abiding relationship experience in Christ. Once >>>they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is >>>broken. So let them go to their churches; let them have >>>their conservative lifestyles, but steal their time, so >>>they can't gain that relationship with Jesus Christ. >>> >>>This is what I want you to do, angels. Distract them >>>from gaining hold of their Savior and maintaining that vital >>>connection throughout their day!" >>> >>>"How shall we do this?" shouted his angels. "Keep >>>them busy in the nonessentials of life and invent innumerable schemes >>>to occupy their minds," he answered. "Tempt them to >>>spend, spend, spend, and borrow, borrow, borrow. >>>Persuade the wives to go to work for long hours and the >>>husbands to work 6-7 days each week, 10-12 hours a day, >>>so they can afford their empty lifestyles. >>> >>>Keep them from spending time with their children. As >>>their family fragments, soon, their home will offer no escape >>>from the pressures of work!" >>> >>>"Over-stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still, >>>small voice. Entice them to play the radio or cassette player >>>whenever they drive. To keep the TV, VCR, CDs and their PCs going >>>constantly in their home and see to it that every store and restaurant in >>>the >>>world plays non-biblical music constantly. This will jam their minds and >>>break that union with Christ." >>> >>>"Fill the coffee tables with magazines and newspapers. Pound their >>>minds with the news 24 hours a day. Invade their driving moments >>>with billboards. Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, mail order >>>catalogs, >>>sweepstakes, and every kind of newsletter and promotional offering free >>>products, services and false hopes. Keep skinny, beautiful models on >>>the magazines so their husbands will believe that external beauty is >>>what's important, and they'll become dissatisfied with their wives. >>>That will fragment those families quickly!" >>> >>>"Even in their recreation, let them be excessive. Have them return from >>>their recreation exhausted, disquieted and unprepared for the coming >>>week. Don't let them go out in nature to reflect on God's wonders. Send >>>them to amusement parks, sporting events, concerts and movies instead. >>>Keep them busy, busy, busy!" >>> >>>"And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip >>>and small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences and unsettled >>>emotions. Go ahead, let them be involved in soul winning; but crowd >>>their >>>lives with so many good causes they have no time to seek power from >>>Jesus. >>>Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their >>>health >>>and >>>family for the good of the cause. It will work! It will work!" >>> >>>It was quite a convention. The evil angels went eagerly to their >>>assignments >>>causing Christians everywhere to get more busy and more rushed, going >>>here >>>and there. >>> >>>I guess the question is: Has the devil been successful at his scheme? >>>You be the judge! Does "busy" mean: >>>B-eing >>>U-nder >>>S-atan's >>>Y-oke? >>are you too busy to pass this on? _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com --part1_a2.f40b916.27a1ed48_boundary--