Bad day: are you ready? 3

* Luís Alberto Alves

When we are in this kind of gale, time does not pass. It's like a dentist's chair, where minutes seem like hours. You pray to Jesus Christ, but the disposition seems to you little. The mind seems to fail. The thoughts, before fast, enter in a process of slowness. Everything stays the same. Even the appetite disappears, because on the "bad" day we feel useless. As if we were weight for the rest of the family.

That's why we should be prepared. In the time of bonanza keep spiritual energy. Do not lower your guard. Keep the rhythm of prayer, in the trap of the enemy, who today uses social networks to keep the Christian from communion with God. Hear a lot of praise, but quality. Learn to separate self-help hymns from those who are spiritual. Stay away from lyrics where only man is exalted and Jesus Christ does not even appear in the song.

In the Armed Forces of any country, elite troops live under constant training. The soldiers practice rigorous physical exercises, under strong heat. The layman asks: "What is this for, are not we at war?" The military always think of confrontation. He can arrive anytime. So you need to be prepared. In this way it is possible a good reaction against the enemy troops. In this case, they will fight against something visible in their eyes. The Christian will fight the darkness, invisible to us.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor