Genesis 19:12-26 Our Lord Jesus is worth going all the way with and all the way for. To truly encounter the Lord is to discover that there is nothing out there that's better than our Lord, there is no one who compares to Him. If we understand this we won't look back from following the Lord. To look back is to give up on the Lord. To look back is to become faithless. To look back is to doubt God. To look back is to disobey God. Looking back in our walk with God is a choice, a wrong choice. Remember Lot's wife, she looked back and became a pillar of salt. Genesis 19:26 To look back is to disrespect God's instruction . To look back is to choose the pleasures of this world over the kingdom of God, it is to choose the deceptions of the enemy over God's truth, it is to choose sin over righteousness, and the offer of the enemy over God's promises. God's mercy found Lot and his family in Sodom and Gomorrah, a way of escape was made for them during a time of judgem

 2 Corinthians 4:8,9 It can be tough believing God and holding unto faith in God when nothing seems to be working. It can be challenging believing God and it seems God has not been answering. Our close acquaintances might encourage us to give up on God, that was what Job's wife encouraged him to do. Job 2:9 Our human mind through logical reasoning will make us think we are wasting our time. Our flesh will push us to go our own way and rebel against God. Matthew 26:41 Despite all of this, God is telling you not to give up, do not give up on God. Stay faithful to God, your faithfulness to God will be rewarded, you can't afford to give up. Difficulties and sufferings have a purpose, they are to reveal the glory of God, they are meant to produce true life in us. 2 Corinthians 4:10 If you trust God you will trust His process, you will know God is faithful. Your faithfulness to God opens a portal for God to come to you and fellowship with you. Revelation 3:20 Nothing should be strong

  John 8:44 Satan is a liar and the father of lies. Our text passage establishes this fact. Through lies he deceives, he not only lies he also steals, kills, and destroys. John 10:10 The purpose of his lies is to steal, kill, and destroy. He is also called the accuser of the brethren (believers/Christians) Revelation 12:10 He accuses us to cause delays, denials, and to wreck havoc in our lives. Every individual has a responsibility to ensure he/she is not deceived by the enemy. Proverbs 4:23 Don't fall for Satan's lies . Eve fell for it and humanity is still dealing with the repercussion of Eve's falling for the enemy's deception. Genesis 3:1-7 Through a lie and deception, he denied Adam and Eve the blessing of living in Eden, the joy of living forever, and the peace of communion and a relationship with God. Only God knows what the enemy has robbed individuals, families, societies, and nations of, from one generation to the other. A deceived person has been blinded to a

 Matthew 6:25-34 Our text passage shows us how God wants us to live, He wants us living worry free lives. Human beings have a tendency to worry about life and the issues that come with everyday life. We worry about the future of the earth, our environment, outer space, our jobs, our careers, our finances, our marriages, our children, friends, spiritual issues and a whole lot. Living a worry free life almost seems impossible. If it wasn't possible to live worry free, why would the Lord recommend we live that way? The Lord taught us to live worry free, it's possible. God supplies the grace for us to live free of worry, so it is possible by God's help, you can also adopt the right perspective and live worry free. The right perspective is the perspective God wants you to have regarding life's issues. Instead of focusing on the issues that make us worry, God  will have us focus on His love and abilities. Colossians 3:2 Instead of focusing on our challenges and difficulties,