“Satan’s greatest victory is to convince us that the battle was only in the past; that we no longer need to be on our guard. It’s okay to relax and be comfortable.” Dwight Koopmans
Our vacation went as planned...needle work while my husband drove, and then visiting with friends, sightseeing, and shopping at each destination. After two weeks I was relaxed. C.S. Lewis once wrote, “The rebellion of your moods against your real self is going to come anyway. That is why Faith is such a necessary virtue: unless you teach your moods ‘where they get off,’ you can never be a sound Christian…consequently, one must train the habit of Faith.” If my mood of relaxation so easily diminishing my habit of making oatmeal, how much more vulnerable am I to temptation if I don’t continue to strengthen my faith daily, even while on vacation? Have you bought into the lie that the battle for your heart is in the past, so you can relax and be comfortable? Do you take a vacation from God (quiet time, prayer time, etc.)? What can you do today that will reinforce your ‘habit of faith’? Lord, I know it was no accident that I came across those sermon notes; help me to double-down on my disciplines that keep my faith strong, at home and away. Amen “And He said to His disciples, ‘Temptations to sin are sure to come...’, The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith!’” Luke 17:1, 5 What are your thoughts? Libby Note: C.S. Lewis (1898-1963), British novelist, poet, academic, literary critic, lay theologian, lecturer and Christian apologist. He held academic positions at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities (1925-63). Although most all of his published works are still in print, he is best known for The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Space Trilogy, Mere Christianity, Miracles, The Four Loves, and The Problem of Pain.
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