This was part of my morning Bible Study....
"We who call Christ Savior have the right to assemble in His mighty name. (Hebrews 10:24-25) We are the blood-brought, Spirit-caught church of God and the gates of hell cannot prevail against us. The hordes of darkness have no greater agenda than the widespread destruction of Christ's bride and 'so much the more' as His return draws near. Satan is furious because he knows his time is short(Rev. 12:12).
Some of us with little previous battle experience have no idea why God is allowing us to go through such difficult times in a place we thought was His will. He's trying to make warriors out of us, Girlfriend! Rise to the occasion! But we aren't meant to fight unseen forces alone. You and I have the God-given right to lock arms with our sisters and brothers in Christ and defend ourselves with the sword of the Spirit and the shield of faith. Here's the best part: When we do, we are guaranteed the victory. I said guaranteed.
If you fully obey the Lord your God....the Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at your from one direction but flee from you in seven (Deut. 28: 1 & 7)."
If you have never studied Esther you should!!!!!
As Christians we shouldn't be trying to fight our battles by ourselves. I ask you (and myself) if you are trying to fight them by yourself "how is that working for you?" I can assure you probably not very well. But when we allow others to lock arms with us only then can we defend ourselves and have the victory God has guaranteed.
So I ask you (and myself) what battles are you trying to fight by yourself? Is it like me, my food issue? Or maybe it's with your children or spouse. Or maybe it's with gossip. Or maybe it's with ______________. I'll let you fill in the blank. It is time for all Christians to give up on their own agenda's and to step up and to lock arms with your Sisters and Brothers-in-Christ and to fight the good fight together!!!
Today I am challenging myself to become the warrior for Christ that I am called ot become and to keep walking to claim the victory. Will you walk with me?.....
Monday, March 30, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Warrior Princess
It’s been awhile and I’ll try to explain. A few months ago I slipped, or was pushed or maybe I just jumped into this dark hole. I’m not really sure how I ended up there which is the scary part.
Try as I may, I just couldn’t pull myself out. Emotionally I was a wreak. I must admit at times I didn’t feel any hope. People would ask “are you alright” or “what’s wrong” and I just wanted to scream but the scream would get stuck in my throat. Thank God! I mean what would they have thought if I had started screaming?
If you have never been in that place, I hope you never are. If you have been then you know what I am talking about.
This past weekend Marc was at the Walk to Emmaus for 3 days. I do not like being home by myself so I spent lots of time in a Bible study I had started a few weeks ago. I shouldn’t be but I am so amazed at God’s timing. The words spoke to me BIG TIME. I didn’t sleep for 2 days because I just couldn’t put it down.
So what did I learn…I learned that even though I had given up on myself, God hadn’t given up on me. I was just one brave decision away from an important turn in the path I was on. God showed me I had to take responsibility and just taking responsibility was not enough but I had to take hold of the reins and get prepared physically too.
I must admit, I am fearful that I will fail again for the 100th time and of the hard work that becoming healthy takes. Sometimes I think that it will kill me but then again, it occurs to me that to stand by and do nothing is to be dead already…..”as painful as the process may be, that which shatters our superficiality also shatters the fetters of our fragility and frees us to walk with dignity and might to our destinies. We are not the fragile flowers we’ve considered ourselves to be. We, like Esther, are the Warrior Princess’s of God.”
I love that I am a Warrior Princess of God…..love it, love it, love it
Keep Walking with Jesus
Try as I may, I just couldn’t pull myself out. Emotionally I was a wreak. I must admit at times I didn’t feel any hope. People would ask “are you alright” or “what’s wrong” and I just wanted to scream but the scream would get stuck in my throat. Thank God! I mean what would they have thought if I had started screaming?
If you have never been in that place, I hope you never are. If you have been then you know what I am talking about.
This past weekend Marc was at the Walk to Emmaus for 3 days. I do not like being home by myself so I spent lots of time in a Bible study I had started a few weeks ago. I shouldn’t be but I am so amazed at God’s timing. The words spoke to me BIG TIME. I didn’t sleep for 2 days because I just couldn’t put it down.
So what did I learn…I learned that even though I had given up on myself, God hadn’t given up on me. I was just one brave decision away from an important turn in the path I was on. God showed me I had to take responsibility and just taking responsibility was not enough but I had to take hold of the reins and get prepared physically too.
I must admit, I am fearful that I will fail again for the 100th time and of the hard work that becoming healthy takes. Sometimes I think that it will kill me but then again, it occurs to me that to stand by and do nothing is to be dead already…..”as painful as the process may be, that which shatters our superficiality also shatters the fetters of our fragility and frees us to walk with dignity and might to our destinies. We are not the fragile flowers we’ve considered ourselves to be. We, like Esther, are the Warrior Princess’s of God.”
I love that I am a Warrior Princess of God…..love it, love it, love it
Keep Walking with Jesus
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
