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We Christians must be armed and expect...

We Christians must be armed and expect every day to be under continuous attack. . . . At such times our only help and comfort is to run here and seize hold of the Lord’s Prayer and speak to God from our heart, “Dear Father, you have commanded me to pray; let me not fall because of temptation.” . . . Otherwise, if you attempt to help yourself by your own thoughts and resources, you will only make the matter worse and give the devil a wider opening. See also Challenges, Criticism, Discouragement, Enemies, Hypocrisy, Insecurity, Judging, Problems, Temptation, Testing

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