2009-12-29T09:12:46-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/drugs/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/when-you-ve-fallen-and-you-can-t-get-up-5992 2009-12-29T09:12:46-05:00 At the end, it's your enemy who's covered with shame because you have shaken off his shackles of shame, and you've realized you can't change you but the Lord can. You have refused to stay down. You're defiantly determining to make the devil pay for what he deceived you into doing. You're going to do some serious damage to the kingdom of the one who had tried to do some serious damage to you. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/shaking-the-snake-that-stalks-you-5952 2009-11-03T09:08:34-05:00 The next time the serpent comes your way, the Bible says, "Resist him." "I know who this is. I'm not falling for this again!" That's how you stand up to him. You claim the victory that Jesus Christ won over Satan when He died on the cross. Take your stand! Go to your Savior and unleash Jesus on that serpent. No compromise. No giving in. No accommodation. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/shields-up-5782 2009-09-10T10:45:52-05:00 God promises not only to look out for you as you're going into the battle, but also to be your "rear guard" after the battle. So when God has worked mightily, when God has used you significantly, don't get spiritually careless. That's the time you give yourself that all-important order, "Shields up!" http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/boomeranging-satan-5771 2009-09-10T10:21:34-05:00 God says if you "resist the devil," he will "flee from you." First, you have to recognize who these feelings and who this pressure is coming from. Then, you have to make a conscious choice that says, "I know who this is. I'm not falling for this! I am taking my stand against the devil's schemes!" http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/black-ice-5708 2009-09-09T11:26:04-05:00 Your enemy looks for a time when your resistance is down, your guard is down to bring you down. It can be right after a spiritual high when you're riding on your emotions or while you're taking time off or watching or listening to something for entertainment, when you're with friends you let your guard down with, when you're tired, when you're away from home, when you're discouraged, when you're enjoying success. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/Flash-Gordon-Rescues-5647 2008-09-12T14:58:29-05:00 Remember, Jesus is your Savior, and Savior means Rescuer. He's already accomplished the toughest rescue of all. He rescued you from the clutches of sin and hell. Surely, after that, He can save you from this comparatively small crisis. He will change the situation or He will enlarge you to deal with it, but He will always rescue you! He always has. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/The-No-Regrets-Alarm-4535 2008-08-28T16:18:49-05:00 Now the day you put your trust in Jesus as Savior, God planted in your soul a sin alarm. Somebody planted a gluttony alarm in our refrigerator. There's this noise that makes you stop and think before you reach for something. It's annoying, but that pig can keep you from doing something you will regret later - like tomorrow on the scale! Now we need some noise inside of us when we are about to reach for something that we are going to later regret. And God delivers us from evil if we will listen to the inner alarms He triggers when we are about to sin. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/Nothing-to-Hide-4360 2008-08-27T16:08:11-05:00 Our word for today from the Word of God comes from Romans 13 beginning at verse 12, and it encourages us to live with those three words as our life motto. Nothing to hide. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/The-Royal-Switch-4382 2008-08-27T15:40:21-05:00 Our word for today from the Word of God comes from 2 Corinthians 10:4-5. It says, "The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds." We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/Always-There-To-Catch-You-4385 2008-08-27T15:38:21-05:00 That man going over the edge, arms flailing, out of control - that could be a picture of David's condition in our word for today from the Word of God. It's in Psalm 94 beginning at verse 17. In fact, it could be a picture of your condition right now.