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From: "Vinny Samarco" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Echurch-USA The Electronic Church" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 1:58 PM
Subject: Fw: Something to think about


> In case you haven't seen this, here is something to consider.
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> Vinny
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> From: "Fred" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 9:54 AM
> Subject: Something to think about
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> 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
> savior."
> "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 Savior 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 sake 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?
> You be the judge!!!!!
> Does "BUSY" mean: Being Under Satan's Yoke?
> Please pass this on, if you aren't too BUSY!
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