* Luís Alberto Alves
Without spiritual preparation it is very difficult to go through the "bad" day. Some give up, claiming that without Jesus they had no fight and return to the muddy sea from where they were one day rescued. It is important to get the Lord's coat to keep standing in the midst of the storm, the intensity of the sadness and even the uncertainty of the professional future. The "bad" day serves to strengthen us. Imagine someone who decides to run the 42 km of a marathon without physical training. It does not complete nor one thousand meters and falls fainted of fatigue.
You have to exercise a lot until you feel pain in your body. Acquire the body to the fatigue you will feel when you are in this type of race. Unfortunately some Christians think that life in this world is not a spiritual marathon, but just a fairy tale. They never paid attention to Paul's letter to Ephesians, chapter 6, verses 10 to 18, where he makes it clear that our struggle is not against the flesh (people), but against evil spirits (principalities, powers, evil forces that dwell in the heavenly regions).
A Christian's exercise is to pray and read the Bible. Ask for understanding from the Lord. Stay close to Jesus Christ. Do not give way to darkness. Escape from everything that looks like evil. Do not waste time on the scoffers' wheels, where you never talk about God, but about your neighbor's life and yours when you're away. Filter on the internet subjects interesting to your spiritual growth. Never waste time with false theories, planted by Satanists, that Jesus is a legend and that because of his love we can do any kind of thing. So it is possible for you to go through the "bad" day and continue to worship the Lord.
* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor
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