Pressing Toward the Mark

Hello brothers and sisters, in the name of Jesus I declare this is a beautiful day, a day of happiness and joy! I can't help thinking about something that I have read:
Mark 4:15 "and these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. when they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes it away the word that was sown in their hearts".
It's funny how we can hear a word or decide that we are going to correct a problem or situation in our life to bring us closer to Christ-like perfection, we read or listen to a sermon and say that's it, and as soon as you turn around Satan comes instantly and we are right back to ground zero. This is very frustrating and can leave us feeling like a loser. But be of good cheer brothers and sisters when we feel this way it means we have recognized the failure, and if we are serious about change we will start again and this time we will better be able to see the enemy sneaking up on us, and we will be able to make the appropriate corrections to pass the coming test.
We learn when we are in the valley not on the mountain top. So be of good cheer and keep pressing toward the mark.
in Christ
Troy