The Kingdom of God is at Hand

"The Spirit drove Jesus out into the wilderness and he remained there for forty days, and was tempted by Satan. He was with the wild beasts, and the angels looked after him.  After John had been arrested, Jesus went into Galilee. There he proclaimed the Good News from God. ‘The time has come’ he said ‘and the kingdom of God is close at hand. Repent, and believe the Good News."  Mark 1:12-15

Jesus showed us how to fight temptation. He went out in the desert and denied himself. Simple as that.  His focus was on  obedience.  He got tempted by the devil who offered him power and the riches of the world,  he was tempted by hunger, he was tempted by the world (being in the desert is no vacation in addition there were wild beasts around him)…and Jesus PASSED the test.  He is showing us how to do it.  It's like replacing something that's being removed.  By giving up something you desire, you are replacing it with the Word.  This is of extreme importance.  

​Discipline makes us stronger. The bottom line is, if you are in your time of complete testing, fasting from all your delights and  denying oneself strengthens us.   When I once had a problem with food (once is really an understatement) I prayed so hard to God for help.  You know what he said in my heart?  “Just say no!”  We have the power to say no!!!!  I literally wrote it on the back of my hands in marker and read it every time I got tempted.  “Just say no”.  

Surrender opens us up to trusting Him more.  When we truly surrender to God in all things our faith grows.  Scales fall off our eyes and we can walk in a higher dimension of spirituality.   He says that the Kingdom of God is at hand.  Yes it is, it is where you are at this very moment. Jesus is in you. He brings heaven will him, align yourself with that reality.
 
Facing fears undoes Satan's manipulative antics. You realize that the whisperings of Satan are not your thoughts. Not only will you realize there was really nothing to fear, but the peace that will resound in your being is amazing.  People start to  feel it around you.  It attracks souls desiring to come closer to God. It repels souls with unclean spirits.  

The Kingdom of heaven is at hand!
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​Sending love to all of you!