In the game of poker the best hand does not always win.
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That is what makes poker such a fascinating game.  You never know how your hand stacks up against your opponents hand.
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When to pass, call or bet and the amount of the bet is a big part of working your opponent to optimize your winnings.
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If you have a good hand, you are cautious with betting so that your opponent puts more chips in.  
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If he raises you, you must consider whether or not it is a sign of strength or merely a Bluff .
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~Every hand is a winner and every hand is a loser~ in poker.
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What would it be like to always have an unbeatable hand?  I don`t know whether Alfred Hitchcock or Rod Serling ever had an episode like this but it would be an interesting one to observe.
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What would it be like if you always had a losing hand?  You say you would quit the game!
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 Faith is the awareness, the Confidence that you have a winning hand.
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Satan always has a losing hand.  But he doesn`t always lose.
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How can he win if he doesn`t have a winning hand?  <br> <br>He Bluffs .
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Bluffing in poker causes the opponent to Doubt the strength of his hand.
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If enough Doubt exists, his opponent may fold a winning hand and thus lose the pot!
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If we do not understand the strength of our hand we may fold and <b>give</b> our enemy the victory.
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What if you opponent Bluffs an amount that you can`t match?  <br><br>You go all-in.
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Going all-in is standing on the strength of your hand win or lose.
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But, in Christ you are always the Victor -  if you stand fast in His Strength by Faith .
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You may not be a poker player, a gambler, but the Enemy is.  He is a Liar and the chief of them.
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Bluffing is pretending you have strength when you don`t.
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You can call Satan a Liar , a Deceiver or a Bluffer . Regardless, his hand is always Weak .  He is Defeated ... <br><br>
... Unless you fold.
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~ Fight the good Fight of Faith .  Submit to God .  Give no Place to the Devil . Resist the Devil and he will flee.~
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Get in the game, go all-in and watch the Lord Manifest Victory through you!
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<i> And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have Faith in God.</i> - Mar 11:22 

