{"id":5623,"date":"2012-06-22T12:47:04","date_gmt":"2012-06-22T12:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=5623"},"modified":"2012-06-22T12:47:04","modified_gmt":"2012-06-22T12:47:04","slug":"life-lesson-number-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=5623","title":{"rendered":"Life Lesson Number Two"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today’s life lesson is simple to understand, but hard to do, in fact in our own strength, it’s impossible, but with God all things are possible!<\/p>\n

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2. \u00a0Obey God and leave all consequences to Him.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I have shared with you over the past months that my church has been undergoing a mighty spiritual attack. Some members, a very few, have taken it on themselves to make major changes and with the power of their financial hold on the church they have succeeded in getting rid of a number of staff members. \u00a0The church is in turmoil. \u00a0I know the culprit, it’s Satan, and he is using these members to sow seeds of conflict. \u00a0I learned the other day that even though they got their way, and pressured our pastor into leaving, that wasn’t enough. One of the people causing all the trouble sent a letter to the church where our pastor is going, accusing him with all kinds of false accusations. \u00a0It wasn’t enough that they ran off a pastor than 99% of the congregation wanted to stay, they had to follow him to his next appointment and try to hurt him further!!!!<\/p>\n

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I was very, very angry and had decided it was time to strap on my guns and ride into town, (figuratively), and face down the bad guys! \u00a0Then Number 2. struck me!!! \u00a0My position is to be obedient to God and leave the circumstances to Him. \u00a0I searched the scripture and could not find a reference that said, “When some of God’s people act in union with the enemy, it is your job to go and attack and defeat them.” \u00a0On the cross, Jesus said, “Father forgive them for they no not what they do.”<\/p>\n

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That’s hard to do, but if it’s God’s will, it is the only course of action that will bring His results! \u00a0God has a plan, and He is far more capable of handling this than I am.<\/p>\n

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the pilgrim<\/p>\n

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