Nobody said this would be easy....

Yesterday and today have been a struggle for me. I truly have not been in the Word and if you would have been around me, you could definitely tell. I’ve been unnecessarily irritable, lazy, not in prayer, and just flat out -more like myself and less like Him. 
I think that my lack of reading His words and my lack of prayer left the door wide open for attacks from the other side. I got to a place this afternoon where I completely broke down when my husband told me he was leaving to go to starbucks to spend some time with the Lord. I was mad, not at him, but at myself for not utilizing my free time and spending it with Christ. I had thoughts along the lines of “maybe my heart isn’t sincere enough”, “maybe I am someone who just can’t do this”, “maybe God does not want me”. I acknowledge these are attacks but I realized that I have not been preparing for this. 
As Christians we sometimes believe that being in Christ that there aren’t struggles. I think that we get this false notion that because were Christians life is suppose to be peaceful. GUESS WHAT? Its not. Jesus addressed this in Matthew 10:34.

"Do not suppose that I have cone to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword."

The Word of the almighty God is our sword. He has given us the weapon we need to fight off these attacks in His name, because we certainly can not do it ourselves. As I am sure many of you have read in Ephesians, we are taught about the armor of God. That every day we are called to wake up and put on the full armor of God.

"10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." 
Ephesuans 6:10-17

He calls us to do this EVERY DAY that when these attacks come we are armored and prepared to take up our sword and defend ourselves against darkness. This is what the Lord reminded me of today. That every day we need to be in the word, in prayer, fellowshipping with other believers so that when attacks come we do not fall to them.

So I want to challenge all of you to join me in this. To make a habit of it, every morning, to wake up at least 30 minutes early to spend time with the Lord, put on your armor, and prepare for battle. Do not be discouraged by other believers walks, but be encouraged, be empowered, and know that with a willing heart our God can do anything through you.

Please be in prayer for my struggles and feel free to ask for prayer. We are all parts of the body. We are all in this together!

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