Re: Fwd: FW: BUSY

--- Smitha wrote:
> > Subject: BUSY
> >
> > SATAN'S MEETING: (Read even if you're busy)
> >
> > Satan called a worldwide convention of demons.
> >
> > In his opening address he said,
> >
> > "We can't keep 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
> relationship
> >with their savior."
> > "Once they gain that connection with Jesus, our
> power over them
> >is broken."
> >
> > "So let them go to their churches; let them have
> their covered
> >dish dinners, BUT steal their time, so they don't
> have time to develop a
> >relationship with Jesus Christ."
> >
> > "This is what I want you to do," said the devil:
> >
> > "Distract them from gaining hold of their Savior
> and maintaining
> >that vital connection throughout their day!"
> >
> > "How shall we do this?" his demons shouted.
> >
> > "Keep them busy in the non-essentials 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 families fragment, soon, their homes
> 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
> and TV so their
> >husbands will believe that outward beauty is what's
> important, and
> >they'll become dissatisfied with their wives. "
> > "Keep the wives too tired to love their husbands
> at night."
> > Give them headaches too!
> > "If they don't give their husbands the love they
> need, they will
> >begin to look elsewhere."
> > "That will fragment their families quickly!"
> >
> > "Give them Santa Clause to distract them from
> teaching their
> >children the real meaning of Christmas."
> > "Give them an Easter bunny so they won't talk
> about his
> >resurrection and power over sin and death."
> > "Even in their recreation, let them be excessive."
> > "Have them return from their recreation
> exhausted."
> >
> > "Keep them too busy to go out in nature and
> reflect on God's
> >creation. Send them to amusement parks, sporting
> events, plays,
> >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."
> > "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 plan!
> >
> > The demons went eagerly to their assignments
> causing Christians
> >everywhere to get busier and more rushed, going
> here and there.
> > Having little time for their God or their
> families.
> > Having no time to tell others about the power of
> Jesus to change
> >lives.
> >
> > I guess the question is, has the devil been
> successful in his
> >schemes?
> >
> > You be the judge!!!!!
> >
> > Does "BUSY" mean:
> >
> > B-eing
> >
> > U-nder
> >
> >
> > S-atan's
> >
> > Y-oke?
> >
> > Please pass this on, if you aren't too BUSY!
> > I don't think I know 10 people who would admit
> they love Jesus.
> >Do You Love Him?
> > IF YOU LOVE JESUS, PASS THIS ON!!!!!!!