LDS Freedom Forum

SATAN'S MEETING:

(Read even if you're B U S Y )

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 CD whenever they drive."
"Keep the TV, 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 church, 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 and friends.
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 "B U S Y" mean:
B-eing U-nder S-atan's Y-oke ?

Perhaps people are falling into these traps because they have found emptiness in attending church activities. Perhaps people have realized that they have been sold a bit of goods when they were told that church is the sure source of happiness and a cure-all for whatever ails them. Perhaps Bible based music absolutely sucks and no one wants to listen to that sappy stuff. Perhaps people have realized that going without so that you can pay your tithing to some "unpaid ministers," leaves you with nothing but an empty bank account. Perhaps people have realized that priesthood blessings always come with exemptions and exclusions rather than absolutes and guarantees and are therefore useless. Perhaps people have finally realized that God has abandoned us.

762X545 wrote: ↑November 28th, 2021, 8:47 pm Perhaps people are falling into these traps because they have found emptiness in attending church activities. Perhaps people have realized that they have been sold a bit of goods when they were told that church is the sure source of happiness and a cure-all for whatever ails them. Perhaps Bible based music absolutely sucks and no one wants to listen to that sappy stuff. Perhaps people have realized that going without so that you can pay your tithing to some "unpaid ministers," leaves you with nothing but an empty bank account. Perhaps people have realized that priesthood blessings always come with exemptions and exclusions rather than absolutes and guarantees and are therefore useless. Perhaps people have finally realized that God has abandoned us.

Agreed.

Other than a few old protestant hymns, our church music is brutal. Any of those sunshine songs will send me into a convulsion. One Sister I know has ripped all of the sunshine hymns right out of her hymnbook.

As for God abandoning us, I'm sure you will hear many opinions but I quote Isaiah 1:15

"And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood."

Mike Maillet
Ingleside, Ontario