Quote Originally Posted by JohnnieGuy View Post
I love you Desperaux and thanks for all your thoughts.

About the only problem I have with it is it sometimes blames the devil for things I was doing. I shouldn't be rebuking Satan (in some ways) as much as I should be getting down on my knees and asking for the Lords forgiveness for simply being disobedient! I think a lot of the time we are deceived by the FLESH. That's why it is SO important to stay tuned into the word. Because we all have fleshly desires and if we stray from the word we WILL fall. And it will hurt!
I am surprised that you may have missed the point that Anderson says the same thing. We often must come to the point where we must forgive even ourselves. I know I had to.

I definitely agree with a LOT of what are in the steps, such as ways in which I was deceived or deceived myself!

Or also the pride vs. humility or the rebellion vs. submission. A LOT of those things are so true about me and God was convicting me of them even before I found the steps!

He showed me how being rebellious got me into some serious trouble!

Anyway I am walking with God again and nothing is going to stop me from serving Him and Him alone. I refuse to be deceived anymore!
Way to be!


I will look to His Word for my answers from now on, and I will 'lean not on my own understanding.'

I also realize the absolute importance of cutting off the things of the world which:
a) cause us to stumble (non-christian friends/situations)
b) cause us to be deceived (non-christian movies/tv/music)
c) cause us to doubt (non-christian educations/knowledge)

These are our responsibilities. I never knew how important it was until I was lost at sea. Thank God for being the lighthouse, Jesus the liferaft, and the Word my lifejacket.
You are on the right path, friend!