I am writing this to warn some of you. I don't want to see you fail in the mission Jesus has entrusted you with. There is a trap laid for your soul. If the enemy can do it he will disarm you and take you captive. Psalm 91 verse 3 says Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler. A fowler sets a trap to catch a prey unawares. So hopefully after reading this something will arise in your spirit and you will be more sensitive to the issues it involves.
I have been in ministry now since I was twenty- three. I received the Holy Ghost at 22
years of age. Through the years many things have been offered to me if I would not preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I have been offered great job positions that though they paid well would have put me miles from a church so I declined. I went through over twenty years of marriage to a very unfaithful spouse. I could have gone out and looked for someone else but the law of the Spirit of Jesus Christ does not allow that. I waited on Jesus, and He led me out of it. In the meantime I remained the faithful party. I did not get on the phone or net with men nor did I flirt with them. I remained faithful to Jesus and to my marriage. I did Internet ministry with a church group for years. When an email came in from the opposite sex I made sure everyone in my household saw it. I kept nothing secret and I would refer them to another source who could help them. I kept my eyes on Jesus and my goals. I did not accept gifts from them nor did I get on live messenger. After years of struggling to maintain a ministry and hoping for better things I wasn't about to gamble it all on a feeling. People are emotional creatures. Jesus made us this way. He knows what its like to be a man as He became one for our sakes. He had women around him all the time. One sat at his feet regular but He did not sin. The Bible also does not say she was a married woman sitting at his feet nor that she was ugly.We need to be careful because the enemy of our souls is tempting us to give into our flesh. He wants us to give into the pride of life and the lust of the eyes. Satan is out to disarm the ministry.
When I met my husband Bruce for the first time in person he had just lost his wife of thirty years. One of the things that impressed me the most was that though he had every right in the natural to desire love and affection he remained faithful to her until the end. That to me was a major attraction. I wanted someone who was going to be faithful. It also helped that he is the most handsome man and best Bible teacher on the planet. Just the other night I listened as he preached on someones Internet ministry program. One of the women had gone to our website and looked at our pictures. You can easily see by looking at this site that we are together as a couple in all of our pictures. The comment made to him was that he was a very handsome man. I paid it no mind except that Bruce's voice got louder as he stated thank you both from him and his wife Dana. It then dawned upon me that this person never saw me in the picture at all. She was interested in flirting with Bruce if she could. That dear Brothers
and Sisters is what you will contend with. Don't disregard the voice of your wife or husband if he or she is telling you that a certain lady is paying you way too much attention. In the past I have been paid alot of unwanted attention but never did I let it trip me even though I desired physical and emotional affection. I think twice when someone pays me too much attention. I tell Bruce how I feel about it. I don't return to business places alone if someone does. Recently a man at a business kept flirting with me and trying to get me to buy him lunch. I went home and told Bruce and the next time I had to deal with him I had my husband with him who told him exactly what he thought about it all. Build up walls of love and faithfulness to protect your marriage. I tell Bruce I love him all day long and I mean it. I also tell him how handsome he is. He is not lacking attention by any means and neither am I. If the enemy could pry us apart though he would. The only way out of a marriage covenant is adultry .We have to remain faithful as He that has called us is faithful. Just being unhappy with someone and not liking the treatment or relationship is not enough. I want to tell you to run, run, run. The enemy knows how to destroy you. I know many men and women of God who were wonderful in ministry but are now just shredded by the devil. The pulpit is closed to them. People don't want to hear what they have to say anymore.The Lord, Himself, has shut the doors to ministry. Never think you are not an open target. The enemy has been tracking and trailing you and trying his best to gun you down. Don't give in to lust,pride or unrighteous living. Get closer to Jesus at any time of disappointment. Pray for your spouse. If you are a single minister guard your mind. Don't give the enemy an opportunity to bring a reproach on the church or your ministry. Happiness is not our goal but heaven is. We are not to preach this gospel and bring people to the knowledge of salvation and then give it up for a cheap sellout like Esau did. Remember God hated Esau. We need to live the promise.
In Jesus Name,
Dana Klein
