We ARE Victorious in Christ Jesus. The assignment of our adversary is to attempt to convince us that this is not so. We must press into Jesus--His person and His Spirit and His character--to be like Him in an ever increasing way. When our efforts, or our endeavors are thwarted, we must know that God knows about this and has better plans for us. The greatness of God is in turning that which satan meant for evil and defeat into good and victory, despite the appearances.
This can be very frustrating, because people that we have loved and cared about will--in ignorance--cooperate with our adversary, thinking that they are, rather, doing the will of God. Do not "throw in the towel", but rather recognize that God is shaping us and refining us and preparing for us a new assignment. May God, in His mercy, give us the Grace to forgive and release these people. By releasing them, God has liberty to intervene in their lives and in their thinking to bring about the correction that's needed.
We ARE seated with Him in heavenly places to the degree that we join ourselves with Him and His purposes.....calling those things that be not as though they are as we surrender to being His children by Spirit and character.
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