Thanks for this e-mail. I sent it on to people in my address book. Amy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Carter" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 10:37 PM Subject: He has succeeded > SATAN'S MEETING: (Read even if you're busy) t > Satan called a worldwide convention of demons. > > In his opening address he said, > > "We can't keep Christians from going to church." > > "We can't keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth." > > "We can't even keep them from forming an intimate relationship with > their saviour." > > "Once they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is > broken." > > "So let them go to their churches; let them have their covered dish > dinners, BUT steal their time, so they don't have time to develop a > relationship with Jesus Christ.." > > "This is what I want you to do," said the devil: > > "Distract them from gaining hold of their Saviour and maintaining that > vital connection throughout their day!" > > "How shall we do this?" his demons shouted. > > "Keep them busy in the non-essentials of life and invent innumerable > schemes to occupy their minds," he answered. > > "Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, and borrow, borrow, borrow." > > "Persuade the wives to go to work for long hours and the husbands to > work 6-7 days each week, 10-12 hours a day, so they can afford their > empty lifestyles." > > "Keep them from spending time with their children." > > "As their families fragment, soon, their homes will offer no escape > from the pressures of work!" > > "Over-stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still, small voice." > > "Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they > drive." To keep the TV, VCR, CDs and their PCs going constantly in > their home and see to it that every store and restaurant in the world > plays non-biblical music constantly." > > "This will jam their minds and break that union with Christ." > > "Fill the coffee tables with magazines and newspapers." > > "Pound their minds with the news 24 hours a day." > > "Invade their driving moments with billboards." > > "Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, mail order catalogs, > sweepstakes, and every kind of newsletter and promotional offering > free products, services and false hopes.." > > "Keep skinny, beautiful models on the magazines and TV so their > husbands will believe that outward beauty is what's important, and > they'll become dissatisfied with their wives. " > > "Keep the wives too tired to love their husbands at night." > > "Give them headaches too!" > > "If they don't give their husbands the love they need, they will > begin to look elsewhere." > > "That will fragment their families quickly!" > > "Give them Santa Claus to distract them from teaching their children > the real meaning of Christmas." > > "Give them an Easter bunny so they won't talk about his resurrection > and power over sin and death." > > "Even in their recreation, let them be excessive." > > "Have them return from their recreation exhausted." > > "Keep them too busy to go out in nature and reflect on God's creation. > Send them to amusement parks, sporting events, plays, concerts, and > movies instead." > > "Keep them busy, busy, busy!" > > "And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip > and small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences." > > "Crowd their lives with so many good causes they have no time to seek > power from Jesus." > > "Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their > health and family for the good of the cause." > > "It will work!" > > "It will work!" > > It was quite a plan! > > The demons went eagerly to their assignments causing Christians > everywhere to get busier and more rushed, going here and there. > > Having little time for their God or their families. > > Having no time to tell others about the power of Jesus to change > lives. > > I guess the question is, has the devil been successful in his > schemes? > > > Does "BUSY" mean:B-eing U-nderS-atan's Y-oke? > > Please pass this on, if you aren't too BUSY > > > > > > -- > Can you imagine what a scarcity of news there would be If everybody obeyed > > the Ten Commandments? > > I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out there is > > IN GOD WE TRUST > Karen Carter '74 > -KC- Ministries