Life can be hard sometimes. Especially when you are out of food, out of water, out of places to run, and there are hordes of brain-eating animated corpses coming after you. Oh, and you are also out of bullets to shoot them with. Death is almost certain. What could be done to get ourselves out of this seemingly hopeless situation? For starters, we could have avoided it in the first place if we had prepared our defenses a little better. Another thing that might help is if we always keep a little food, water and ammo on hand. Most importantly, you need a friend who can bail you out of a tough situation whenever you need him.
We live in a world where we have countless masses of "spiritual zombies" coming after us. Examples include unclean media, addictive habits, peer pressure, persecution, and for a religious person it may just be society in general. Temptation exists all around us, and for our spiritual selves they are every bit as dangerous as real zombies. Look out! What do we need to do when we see a zombie coming at us? The answer is simple: You shoot it in the face!
So how exactly do we shoot temptation in the face? There are many things we can do. We can have the courage to stand up for our beliefs in situations that would otherwise cause us to damage our spirit. A memorized scripture or hymn can be recalled from memory when a bad thought decides to try and sneak into our minds. Most of all, we can receive help from our friend, Jesus Christ, who can save us when the zombies have backed us into a corner with no way out.
Using our resources wisely is an excellent way to promote survival. Things we can do include putting on the "whole armor of God"(Ephesians 6: 11-18) and making sure we have plenty of "living water"(John 4:14) and "bread of life"(John 6: 48-51). If we pray and read our scriptures daily, as well as attend church regularly, we can be sure that we will not run out of strength when we need it most.
Like it or not, the zombies are coming! Are you ready for them?
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