Every time I go out of town, I face adversity.
I travel frequently to Minnesota from Illinois. One time, I rented a car to attend a wedding. When I returned to the car after the wedding, someone had smashed the front windshield. On another occasion, I had issues with a bad tire. Once, I bought a plane ticket at the last minute. Although I got to Minnesota okay, the airline had a problem, and most of their flights were canceled for days. Fortunately, I drove home and dropped off the rental car at the St Louis Airport instead of Minneapolis for only another thirty-eight dollars. The cost could have been much higher.
Satan knows I have faced some difficulties. I grew up in a broken home. My mom was an alcoholic and committed suicide when I was fourteen. That thief is Satan, and I am convinced he does not want me to enjoy my life. Instead, he wants to steal, kill, and destroy, as the Bible says. Yet in times of adversity, I sometimes think about Job in the Old Testament. He went through more hardship than me but refused to deny God.
We can’t let Satan take control. When he attacks, we must keep moving forward. We can’t stop in our tracks as he wants. Satan may place things in our way, but we can’t let him steal, kill, and destroy.
When trials come, keep on trucking. Trust that the Lord will help you walk by faith and not sight.
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Ken Ebright is a former Minnesotan who lives in Belleville, Illinois. He plays a keyboard, sings in a men’s choir, and does street witnessing.