Max Lucado

[wavingrl]

A Stronghold | Max Lucado

<It’s a fitting word—stronghold: a fortress, thick walls, tall gates. It’s as if the devil staked a claim on one weakness and constructed a rampart around it—placing himself squarely between God’s help and your. . .explosive temper; fragile self-image; freezer-size appetite; or distrust for authority.

Stronghold. Seasons come and go, and this Loch Ness monster still lurks in the water-bottom of your soul. He won’t go away! He lives up to both sides of his compound name: strong enough to grip like a vise and stubborn enough to hold on.

Remember Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians 10:4, “We use mighty weapons, not mere worldly weapons, to knock down the devil’s strongholds.” You and I fight with toothpicks but God comes with battering rams and cannons! So give your strongholds to God and He will break them down!>

 

[wavingrl]

lol--how much trouble have I gotten into 'when I get like this'--a lot.

I will try to control myself. Somewhere I started a private blog of some kind. This forum probably has a similar option--I am 'collecting my wits'.

inspired by 'Elena'--a translator from San Francisco--living somewhere in Russia. quick witted, had lived in many different countries--always found the best links and always made us lol--ROFLMAO. the forum owner didn't allow political discussions--that was a book forum.

I don't think I will find another forum like that--ever.

we would toss around ideas--passionately and actually insanely--and come up with some 'inspired' writing.