A fallen angel came to Satan and asked him for an assignment. Satan asked what
kind of angel he was and he said
"I am destruction, I teach foul language, anger, and indifference. I cause
strife among people, especially believers, which is my specialty."
"I can get them fighting over all kinds of different beliefs and idea's. I have
many, many people walking around with hate in their hearts who once loved."
"It is really easy, I can get them angry over money, positions, knowledge. It is
almost like they are ready to get upset over how someone else lives or
believes."
"Just yesterday I had 2 men who are neighbours and are Christians fighting over
healing and prayer. You should have seen them, I had God crying over those two.
I am really glad I came when I did because one of the men's boys got to see the
argument and he was really close to asking Jesus into his life, that was a close
one."
"Then the other day [I should get a medal for this] this fella Jack took one of
his friends at work to church with him. This man almost decided to ask Jesus
into his heart, BOY, what a struggle I had and I hate being in church. Well,
this man pondered all night about Jesus, but the next day while at work when
Jack was near him I got another man to get into an argument with him, and man
did Jack lose it, well needless to say I got his friend back, another close
call."
"I did lose one though, this lady just would not give up on her boy, I had him
in drugs and drinking and living it up but she just wouldn't get off her knees
for him and one of God's angels got another kid to talk to him and he got
saved."
"Get this, that other kid loved that boy so much he even was crying with him.
How do you fight someone like that? Maybe I can make his life miserable and get
him back. Well, I got years to work on him. I just can't believe how easy it is
to cause people to fall away from God anymore. It used to be maybe 1 of every
15, today I am getting over half to be lukewarm. It is just awesome how I can
cause them to lose their love, that love that would get them to die even for an
enemy if it would save them."
"We are winning because we finally got them talking love, but they can't live
it.
"I am amazed at how God thinks these people would care about others like the
first church did, those people are long gone, thanks to us."
As he and Satan walked away he said, "I need a real challenge, you got anybody
who is really strong?"..........
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