For Faith and Purity.

[bkilbour]

I have been under attack for quite some time now by the enemy, and God has put me in the base I'm stationed at for the last 9 months to help me learn to serve Him and love Him no matter what the circumstances.

However, as of late, things have been getting harder. It's not that I can't witness to people - to the contrary, I have been bearing more fruit for the Lord lately! But I find myself surrounded by persecutions of all sorts, which hadn't happened before. Sure, someone would occasionally diss me or blaspheme around me, but now they hound me incessantly, either trying to get me to "back off," trying to pick apart my beliefs, or insisting that I give into the wordly and flesh-based lifestyle that they adhere to.

I don't want that, in the slightest, but anyone would get tired after being cahsed by wolves for so long. It's been getting harder to resist 100% the temptations towards pornography. I've been getting irritable, and that's making it harder to show love to these people. And I also see that they aren't just targeting me - they are tearing people around me away from God! Now, see, that just infuriates me.

I'm in a sorry state because of all this. The devil has been on a warpath, and he's found that I'm not budging, so he's laid siege.

I'm asking for your prayer that God will defeat satan in this! And if I can't keep holding on, then may He get me out of here before things turn ugly. I know that, since He has been answering my prayers for other people, and since I am bearing fruit, that I'm not alone. But even so, I need His help, for I can't do it alone. No one can.

Thanks,
Blake

[Angel37]

I am totally praying for you. Wow. You must be doing something right if the enemy's giving you this hard of a time. Don't back down! God's got your back!

[Makachop^^128]

Will be praying for you! I know what your going through, keep strong!

[Tsukuyomi]

I'll be praying as well ^__^ Hang in there and you know where to reach me if you want to talk or just rant ^O^

[Dr.Faust]

Hang in there.

[K. Ayato]

Praying, dude.

[Adie]

I'll be praying.

[SailorDove]

Dear Father,

I agree in prayer with everyone regarding Blake's request. Please continue to bless Blake, (and his fellow believers around him) with wisdom, discernment, courage and patience to overcome this onslaught of the "storm" they're enduring.

To me, it sounds like Your Spirit is convicting people of their sins. And it feels like they are unjustly lashing out at Blake and your other servants because the truth makes them feel uncomfortable.

Please help Blake and the others around him "be not overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good." Equip them all with the "Armor of God" so the enemy can't stand against your children.

In Jesus's name we pray,
Amen.

[Winry]

I'll be praying too.

[bkilbour]

So, er, in some ways my prayers have been answered - I'm getting a lot of new resolve, and since I'm transferring soon, things will be comparatively easy in a base where nobody knows who I am.
Unfortunately, I'm going to have to shake the dust off my feet when it comes to a few people here, but may God be merciful nonetheless.

[K. Ayato]

Sometimes cutting ties with people is necessary, especially if they only serve to pull you down with them. It's tough, I know. I've had to do that many times over the years as I grew up and drew closer to the Lord. Still an on-going thing. I'll pray you have the strength and courage to shake the dust off your feet, and that the Lord brings folk your way who will build you up .