Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: bob@morningstar.com (Bob Sutterfield) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Spiritual Warfare Message-ID: Date: 30 Aug 90 07:29:01 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Morning Star Technologies Lines: 15 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article jmoon@lehi3b15.csee.lehigh.edu (Jonggu Moon [890911]) writes: If you are working your way towards the Kingdom, then Satan will do everything he can to slow you down, including causing you financial, academic, familial, health and social problems. My experience is similar. When involved in significant ministry, I have found that too much around me is going awry. Special occasions of particular influence for the Kingdom (e.g. traveling to address a missions conference) are particularly ripe for interference. Prayer is the only weapon at hand, and can protect me and my fellow-workers (but not, it turned out, my Subaru's timing belt :-(). On the other hand, when seeking to do God's work, the rewards consistently outweigh the hassles. Such problems quickly fade to relative insignificance in light of the opportunities.