The Adversary is strong.
But God is stronger.
The Adversary tries to weaken us by putting pressure on different areas to try and push us down.
We can fight him off. We have the victory. We are conquerors. We have been bought with the precious blood of Christ, the Lamb of God- who takes away our sins.
Who comforts us, who rescues us, who has redeemed us, we are HIS.
I have been under some stress here lately, and I am tired. I am emotionally, spiritually, physically tired. Both of us are. We decided to lift a few things off our plate to give us a season of rest. But I don't feel the rest just yet, but I know it's coming. A few more things to "tidy up" so to speak and then I will have my rest I have been waiting for. A season to embrace my family, my kids, to love on them with fewer distractions.
In a time of short rest and relaxation in my bathtub two days ago I could feel Satan trying to attack me. I did not "feel" the power of the Holy Spirit at that particular moment, but I knew I could tap into it. So I started chanting,
"Satan go away, go away, go away
Satan go away from me
I'm saved by the blood of the Lamb on the cross
You have no power over me.
Satan go away, go away, go away
Satan go away from me
I'm saved, I am loved
poured out from his blood
You have no power over me."
I said it over and over again, and believing that God would still rescue me at that moment, even when I did not "feel" it. And after saying it for some time, I began to feel the weight lifted off my shoulders. I felt lighter.
And it reminds me that we must always be on guard. And often lift up words that speak the Truth. Because even if we don't have the "feelings" of one who has the victory in Jesus, we can rest assured that He protects us because He told us so.
And yesterday I started to feel tired again, and so I went another route, I chanted it again, and went to my treadmill. And I ran for Jesus. I ran to fight whatever depressing mood was trying to creep up on me. And I ran with praise music. And I felt so much better.
A daily battle, I cannot forget that it is a daily battle, and I must be ready to fight. Daily. And on that note, I'm going to sign off and go say a prayer for Jeff, to defend him on the spiritual battlefield today. |
