Satan Lives But God Wins

07/27/2009

This trip we are going on is to see or prepare us for a full week of work next year

I had someone today tell it to me like this:

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Okay, when the children of Israel were lead in the desert, they hit detours, deadends and dryholes, and many gave up the challenge and opportunity that waited on the other side of the desert for them. At one point they even criticized Moses for getting them lost. But some persevered and although Moses never got to cross into the holy land others did and it was better than they could ever imagine.

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You know that made sense once I read it, after my thoughts settled down.

We are going to Oklahoma to Indian Falls Creek, leaving Weds, bright and early. My friend had this laid on his heart and came to us about helping. We help with the media at our church, graphics, lights audio and cameras. We have good experience of what we would like to do but hands tied some. So we have talked about this and that, when my friend came to us and said God had laid on his heart that he would like to go out to OK and help with the media productions at Indian Falls for the last week of July, which is Indian week. My friend is Native American, and is passionate with his work and loves the Lord, he is a producer. Now this was about 3 months ago and here it is 1 ½ days before we leave.

Going back now to last week, we had a meeting to talk about the trip and to get an idea what all we want to accomplish. Well all has been going good, except for one detail, one of the guys who wants to go may have to work but did not know yet or not. Now when we mentioned this awhile back “3 months ago roughly” well this guy had mention then he was worried he may have to work.

Back to the present, well he comes up this past Friday and said we would have to work, but if it works out he may drive or fly out and meet us late Weds. We are praying for this to work. This was one small blow for us, he is our light guy. He really wants to go and we would love for him to, but right now does not look good.

Ok at the meeting we had a week ago they had mention about shirts to show that we were from this church. Hold up there, when I go on mission trips I like going as an individual. Normally, it is something that God has placed on me to do to serve Him. I told them that and they understood. I do not see that the church should get the praise that God intends us to do to glorify Him.

The other thing that had happen was last week we learned that the room reservations we thought we had we didn’t. They had put us on a waiting list instead of guest list, so that meant no staying on the grounds. So my friend dugged around and found us a room 23 miles away and a little more money.   Strike 2 on our trip

Strike 3 was when my friend came up and said his wife said no to the VAN, we would have to take his car. Small car on a 10 hr trip, bad news, cramped. Right correct…. Well I thought to myself that this trip is getting blown apart and if one more thing happens I am done not going. I texted my friend and told him that. Ok you see what is happening; SATAN is tearing it apart because we are doing something for God, to glorify Him. Satan does not want this to happen because if Satan wins he is victor and then there is another lost soul somewhere in the world that could have been saved if only we would of gone. But God pierces my friend’s heart and he sent the email that describes Moses in the Holy Land, as described above.

I sent him a email back that reads

AGREED

LETS GET IT ON>…. See ya at bright and early…

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You see God wants us to go out and talk to these people, it is a open door for us to share our hearts with others, not for money, not for pleasure, but to glorify our God so he will be the winner in the end.