Pastor and author Greg Laurie explains why you might experience spiritual attacks. The world is a lost and fallen place. It’s filled with people who desperately need to hear Christ's message of hope and love. The Bible says Christians are to witness and reach out to the lost for Christ. Some people may not hear about Jesus Christ any other way. RELATED: Find Strength During Spiritual Attack With These 10 Bible Verses However, Greg says that doing this exact work of spreading the gospel and leading people to Jesus Christ may result in your becoming under spiritual attack. In a clip posted on YouTube, the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship church in Irvine, California, explains why he believes this to be the case. Greg Laurie on Spiritual Attacks "You know, it's been said, ‘You don't kick a dead horse,'" he said. "The idea is if someone is not a threat to the kingdom of darkness, I don't think the devil is going to waste a lot of time on them. But if someone is moving forward as a Christian, and even worse, if they're sharing the gospel and leading people to Christ, get ready; the enemy is going to oppose you." RELATED: How To Find Victory In The Midst Of Spiritual Warfare Greg then draws upon a section in the Bible. Before Jesus was to begin His ministry, He was taken out into the desert and was tempted by Satan. "That actual spiritual attack can be a confirmation you are doing the right thing," he said. "But here's a tricky little thing: Sometimes the worst attacks happen after great spiritual victories." YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Pastor Shares ‘Crazy Story' Of How His Lost Bible Was Found By Someone Who Needed Saving Being a Christian is not an easy path in life. Jesus Christ never said that once you become saved, everything will be all happiness, rainbows and roses. Christians will continue to be tempted and face evil. Opposing forces that want nothing more than to stop and put an end to their work for Christ. Ephesians 6:12 "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." WATCH: Pastor Greg Laurie Explains Why You May Be Attacked Spiritually LISTEN: Dad Speaks On Missing Son and the Miracle of Finding Him | Strangers Rally to Raise $52k For Mom To Be with Her Baby h/t: GodTube Featured Image Credit: YouTube/Pastor Greg Laurie The post Pastor Greg Laurie Explains Why You May Experience Spiritual Attacks appeared first on GodUpdates.

A federal appeals court removed a temporary hold on a Florida law that bans ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors. In a 2-1 decision, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta blocked a lower court order against the ban while it’s appealed. “Florida will always stand for sanity. Let kids be kids,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said. Florida will always stand for sanity. Let kids be kids. https://t.co/K2bRG8c5L7 — Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) August 28, 2024 From the Associated Press: The law revived by the ruling prohibits transgender minors from being prescribed puberty blockers and hormonal treatments, even with their parents’ permission. It also required that transgender adults only receive treatment from a doctor and not from a registered nurse or other qualified medical practitioner. Adults who want the treatment must be in the room with the physician when signing the consent form. U.S. District Judge Judge Robert Hinkle had blocked the law in June. Florida’s attorneys had conceded during the district court trial that the state cannot stop someone from pursuing a transgender identity, but said it can regulate medical care. For minors, the only treatments at issue are puberty blocking treatments and cross-sex hormones — giving testosterone to someone assigned female at birth, for example. Those who were undergoing treatment when the law was adopted in May 2023 were allowed to continue. Surgery, which is rare for minors, was still blocked. Court clears way for Florida to enforce ban on gender-affirming care for minors https://t.co/q3UTinl1BC — The Hill (@thehill) August 27, 2024 Per The Hill: According to KFF’s policy tracker, 26 states have enacted laws or policies limiting access to gender-affirming care for minors since 2021, and most of them create penalties for medical professionals who ignore the bans. Seventeen states are currently facing legal challenges to their restrictions, based on KFF’s analysis. In the Florida case, the appeals court considered whether the state law was in the public interest and based on “legitimate concerns” about the effects of gender-affirming care for minors. “As to harm to others, even with the law in effect, physicians may continue to prescribe and administer puberty blockers and hormones to adults. And minors who were already receiving them may continue to do so,” the order states. The earlier hold on the law was the result of a judge’s ruling that the ban would be unconstitutional and discriminatory against transgender people seeking medical care.

Conservative activist Robby Starbuck announced the latest victory in the crusade to bring back sanity to corporate America. “Big news incoming… We got another one!” Starbuck said Wednesday. Big news incoming… We got another one! — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) August 28, 2024 American automobile manufacturer Ford became the latest iconic brand to scale back its DEI policies. “We were in the middle of investigating woke policies @Ford but this morning Ford confirmed to me that they’re making changes,” Starbuck announced. Per Robby Starbuck: Here are the changes: • Ending participation in the @HRC’s woke Corporate Equality Index social credit system. • It sounds like there will be no more donations to pride events or other divisive events. • ERG groups must be focused on business. • No supplier or dealership diversity quotas. • CEO calls for respect and civility toward all ideologies, hints at merit based approach. This isn’t everything we want but it’s a great start. We’re now forcing multi-billion dollar organizations to change their policies without even posting just from fear they have of being the next company that we expose. We will continue to communicate with our sources in companies we expose and report on any that step out of line. I can promise that if we have to do a second report, it will be much more aggressive. We are winning and one by one we WILL bring sanity back to corporate America. WATCH: Big news: We were in the middle of investigating woke policies @Ford but this morning Ford confirmed to me that they’re making changes. Here are the changes: • Ending participation in the @HRC’s woke Corporate Equality Index social credit system. • It sounds like there will… pic.twitter.com/LAIxUgNicV — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) August 28, 2024   Per Zero Hedge: Bloomberg has obtained an email from Ford Motor Company notifying employees that it’s scaling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, joining the ranks of other mega-corporations that have either nuked or altered their woke initiatives. Details are scant at the moment, but two headlines from Bloomberg reporters hit around 1100 ET, detailing an email that Ford executives sent employees about ‘modifying’ DEI practices and ending its participation in LGBTQ rankings. FORD SAYS IN EMAIL IT ENDED PARTICIPATION IN LGBTQ RANKING FORD SAYS IT WILL MODIFY DEI PRACTICES IN EMPLOYEE EMAIL There was no word from Bloomberg if Ford’s scaling back of far-left activism was anti-woke crusader Robby Starbuck’s doing. Ford told employees it would modify its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and end participation in a notable ranking by an LGBTQ advocacy group, joining a series of companies in curtailing some of the programs. https://t.co/P9dQs2XpbT — Businessweek (@BW) August 28, 2024 Starbuck shared a full statement from Ford: Here is @Ford’s full statement I received this morning. Sanity is coming for corporate America. pic.twitter.com/sqoJ8KPGHT — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) August 28, 2024 * Images from Robby Starbuck X Post * “So far you’ve helped me change corporate policy at Tractor Supply, John Deere, Harley Davidson, Polaris, Indian Motorcycle, Lowe’s and now Ford. We are a force to be reckoned with,” Starbuck wrote.

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