WMAE 027: Resist! Be Trouble for the Enemy

“Although Judah had turned to idols, rejected God’s law, and filled the holy city with bloodshed, God never abandoned His people. He still loved them and stayed faithful to His covenant with them.” “Judah Is Conquered and Carried Away,” written by David Schiano and published in the September/October 2026 issue of The Way Magazine, can greatly encourage us by showing how God still cared for Judah even after they had forsaken Him. The piece takes us through the history of what happened to the southern kingdom of Judah and highlights the work of certain obedient prophets who tried to help the struggling kingdom. Although this time period was one of the darkest in the Old Testament, the record can still remind us of God’s grace, mercy, and faithfulness to His people.

“In the second half of John 10:10, Jesus Christ said that he came so that we might have life more abundantly. He did not say we would have a life free from challenges or suffering. It is available to have a life of abundance and victory in spite of temporary hardship or loss. God is there to help us and heal us even if we do not recognize it at the time.” I Corinthians 15:57 says, “But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” As believers, we always believe for and expect the best. But what about those times in life when things don’t go the way we expect them to? How do we find victory in hardship or loss? In this episode, Rev. Mel Privette shares his quest to find peace in the midst of challenges and afflictions. When we experience hardship and loss—and all of us will—we can apply the principles Mel shares in this article from the July/August 2026 issue of The Way Magazine: “Finding Victory in Hardship or Loss.”

“Complete healing is God’s will for our lives, but if it takes time to see full deliverance, we can endure in our believing until we see it, thanking and praising God for every small victory along the way.” The decision to make Jesus lord and savior in our lives and to believe that God raised His Son from the dead gives us new life, complete wholeness in all categories. When we are in need of healing, we can go to God. As Rev. Marcia Greene shows in her article “When Healing Takes Time,” God gave us numerous examples in His Word of those who endured to deliverance. Healing may take time. But we too can endure in our believing to see the desired results. This article was published in the January/February 2011 issue of The Way Magazine. Its timeless truths will bless your life today.

“As we teach our children principles of God’s Word, they will develop a godly character that will enable them to be a beacon of light in every social interaction. Regardless of their age, their manner of living can reflect God’s goodness, grace, mercy, patience, tenderness, and love.” As Christian parents, we know we should teach God’s Word to our children. But what about etiquette? Where do etiquette and God’s Word meet? How do we teach etiquette to children? In this episode, Rebecca Stiles, a mother of five, answers these questions. She highlights godly principles to teach children as well as the manners that reflect those principles.

“As you prepare to share the Word, believe for God to put people in your life that you can positively influence. And remember, it’s God’s goodness, not your personality type, that leads people to repentance....It’s His Word, not yours, that reconciles others back to Him....” Are you an introvert? If so, then perhaps you have felt ill qualified to effectively witness to others. In this episode, Laura Mittler highlights the strengths introverts have that can help them win others to Christ, and she gives three practical keys that can help introverts and extroverts do the work of an evangelist.