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Who said Satan wouldn't attack?

“Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;”
Hebrews 5:8 KJV
http://bible.com/1/heb.5.8.kjv 
Many people expect a Christian's life to be rosy. But because they are not taught the truth, that your troubles double, they fall away at the first sight of trouble, just like in Jesus' parable: “Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.”
Matthew 13:21 KJV
http://bible.com/1/mat.13.21.kjv

You can read the whole parable in the book of Matthew 13. Once you become a Christian, expect double trouble. Expect more attacks of the enemy. Expect anything under 'suffering'. But...in the midst of all these: there is One who always rescues us. One who always has a plan for us. And He rescues us. Even Jesus had to suffer, to learn obedience. This doesn't mean He was disobedient! He suffered so that he could go through training. God will permit somethings sometimes for your training, and spiritual growth. There cannot be a winner without a competitor. Or a winning boxer without another fellow boxer. It's the same thing! You cannot go higher in Christ until you defeat the enemy, become a winner and experience competition. Suffering only trains us to be ready for what God has ahead. God allows satan to throw rocks at us, but, at the end of the day, the rocks have turned into bread. We now have a warehouse of bread! And, God will not allow you to be drowned in suffering; He will rescue you. Remember this: "Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all."
Psalms 34:19 KJV
http://bible.com/1/psa.34.19.kjv

So you see; satan will be allowed to throw suffering at you, but once you have been restored that stage you are ready for God's plan, and will be able to help those who are suffering. Remember, longsuffering is a Fruit of the Spirit: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”
Galatians 5:22-23 KJV

http://bible.com/1/gal.5.22-23.kjv

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