Some of our best “dirt” is done undercover.
We try to hide what we do from God, but He still sees it all.

The enemy encourages us to forfeit our futures and destroy our destiny.
He wants you to trade in your treasures of life for the temporary and ungodly.
What he offers in the night is a counterfeit, a fake.
Sure, it looks real in the shadows of the night.
But, in reality, it is nothing more than the shallow replacement for God’s blessing.

Why is it that he offers it to you in the night?
Why doesn’t he come face to face to you in the middle of the day?

He wants to come to you when he thinks you are most vulnerable.
He wants to approach you when he thinks your guard is down.
You are relaxed. You may even be exhausted.
He figures this is a good time to make his move.

You see, the night is not just a particular time on the clock.
The night may be when your child has left home in anger and rebellion.
The night could be when your closet friend has died tragically.
It could even be when you are passed on the promotion that you were promised.

The night reveals our insecurities and fears.
It gives the enemy the opportunity to make an offer that we seemingly can’t refuse.
He gives us the opportunity to rid ourselves of pain and regret.

Thank God that He shines His light in the middle of the darkness.
He gives us a path to freedom and healing.
You don’t need to fear.

Since it is moving on a path, we must realize that the path is not always clear.
There are obstacles that try to hinder the progress of our faith.

Some of these obstacles are as apparent as a boulder in the middle of the road.
Others are harder to spot, like a nail on the sidewalk.
While one may be smaller than the other, both can be dangerous, unless avoided.

1. Mind – our minds try to keep our faith from advancing by using our memories of the past against us.
Failure and disappointments try to block our view of the future that God has in store for us.
We must continue to renew our minds with God’s word so that we will always move forward in His plan for our lives.

2. People – It is always good to have people with you when they are thinking and doing the right thing.
If you find a friend or friends who you can agree with, you can get a lot accomplished.
On the other hand, if you allow people to speak negative words into your life, your faith will have a hard time overcoming that.

3. Circumstances – the lack of money, time, expertise, and people can hinder your faith from achieving much success.
Facing an uphill climb can be imposing.
After all, there really is a mountain in front of you.
If you can grasp the fact that the circumstance that you find yourself in is only temporary, you will get the power from God to go past this obstacle.

Winston Churchill once said “if you are going through, keep going”.

Don’t allow anyone or anything to stop your faith from progressing.