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I am living proof of the Power and Love of God, given to all who truly desire to be lifted out of that pit of stupidity! It’s impossible to find comfort in that pit. It is full of deception, lies, sin, and evil spirits. The foul stench found in that pit is something you can never get comfortable smelling, it sickens your stomach. That sick feeling in your stomach from the odor of sin is the Holy Spirit speaking to your heart asking, “Would you like for Me to help pull you out of this pit?”

Won’t you answer Him today? From your heart say, “Yes, Lord, please help me rise up out of this pit!” He will help you, just as He did me. But the word Help implies that you exert some effort also. You made the effort to climb down into the pit by allowing satan to guide your steps in life. Now you must make the effort to climb up. The Holy Spirit will guide your steps, as long as you ask and allow Him to. If you should slip and fall, you will find He is holding your hand, to keep you from descending again, deeper into the pit.

The journey up to the level of being a “foolish thing,” can be a long one, or short. It depends not on how deeply you have fallen into the pit; but on the intensity of faith with which you pursue and seek Jesus as your Lord and Savior. It depends on the seriousness of the decision you must make daily to deny yourself, crucify your flesh, recognize and take up your cross. It depends on your decision to refuse hearing the voice of the lying stranger; opening your spiritual ears to hear, receive, and be guided only by the Holy Spirit. Pray for the wisdom to always walk on the narrow path, leading to abundant life here, and eternity in Heaven.

Choosing to travel on the narrow path in your journey toward eternity is the sign of an over comer. One who is a son or daughter of God will gladly choose to make time to study God’s Word. In Revelations 27:7 you will find it is written: “He (or she) that overcomes shall inherit all things and I will be his God, and he shall be My son (or daughter).” How do you overcome satan? Revelation, chapter 12, verse 11, says, “And they overcame him (satan), by the Blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony. Ask Jesus today to be your personal Savior, to cover and cleanse you of every sin in your life by the atoning power of His Blood. Then let your testimony of what He has done for you be heard by others. (As you have my testimony in this chapter of this book). May the Holy Spirit make your journey toward eternity, a happy one, as by faith you trust in God through every circumstance.