Are You Fighting Or Accepting The Enemy?

SF, Stagecoach, NV

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

   

Are you like me, attacked daily?  Busy, Busy, Busy – mostly for Blog, Bible Study, Church, Prayer Meeting, elect a new Senior Pastor – all of which are overwhelming, plus take care of my 83 year old uncle. 

We’ve been doing a bible study called “GOD IS GOOD” by Bill Johnson at Bethel Temple in Redding, California.  Boy does it open your eyes.  There are 8 Sessions in all.  I will tell you this, we’ve completed 3 sessions now and each one gets better and better. 

I lost my “joy and peace” last week and I know that means trouble – So I prayed for the Lord to show me, where I’ve missed it, because I knew He didn’t want me to strangle anyone or just sit on my hands stewing what the enemy was doing. 

Believe me all that night I bound the twerp [enemy] from my killing thoughts, still no sleep, my mind would not let my anger go and I surely didn’t want to forgive these people.  I’ve taught many times, NEVER make a decision in anger – Moses was my example – he lost going to the Promise Land. So, I just kept asking the Lord “IF I should leave my church and quit the Board – no response from Him. 

After being up for 24 hours, no peace, or joy I thought I’d put my mind on HIM.  Truly we do get smarter as we get older [hehe].  So I started to transcribe for the Bible Study the 4^th Session of “GOD IS GOOD”.  Over half of the DVD was talking to me, I Bless the Holy Spirit for guiding me to work and Bill Johnson for his teaching.  The wisdom revealed was without a doubt supernatural – just for me and within minutes, I had my answers.  God is not just a GOOD GOD, but A SMART GOD!

As all of you know, His joy is our strength and our peace is a promise from Abba [God] that we get through Jesus and His Victory.  His peace surpasses ALL Understanding!  [John 16:33 NKJV] "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."  As I’m being constantly reminded of, in this study, WE HAVE A GOOD GOD!

Usually I’m a very calm person; in fact I know I’m the least observant person on this earth. I firmly believe that we have different callings to fulfill; therefore, we will ALL learn different things in the Bible.  Yes, we all learn the BASICS, but the depth is always concerning our job for the Lord.  Learning usually goes in this order; Baby-milk, Teenager-chicken and Adult-steak.

My point in telling you this, was when I got up the next morning, I felt I should complete transcribing the 4^th Session.  And the Holy Spirit showed me where I was missing it.  I then watched the DVD again – understood what I needed to do – and DID IT!  My joy and peace were back that day, and slept like a baby that night.  How wonderful it is to release our “yokes” to Jesus as He said to do in [Mat 11:29 NKJV] "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”  Truly His Yoke is so much easier than what the world tries to have us take on.  These are the steps the Holy Spirit had me learn [again].  Knowing you’re wrong helps, but here’s what you should do, FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH!

1. Take His yoke.  GOD fights the battles and we get the VICTORY! PTL!  You cannot win spiritual warfare, but He can.  Yes, I needed to REPENT and ask for forgiveness of my anger - then Bless those I wanted to kill.
2. He understands the times were in and the attacks we under; spirit, soul and body.  We’re living in tribulation right now.  Not the seven years, but the start of it.
3. He wants us to have HIS PEACE, with that, the enemy must flee.  For we were set free and only go into bondage if we sit on our hind end and allow the enemy to do as he pleases.
4. Our Lord is so gentle, His Love is unconditional, Abba’s given us ministering spirits to watch over and protect us.  And the one I really feel sorry for is the Holy Spirit – He’s stuck with us – till we’re raptured. There is so much to Praise Him for!
5. And we have the certain Promise, He’s OVERCOME the World so He can and will give us the rest we need.  Our minds will settle down; in my case chest pains were gone, my spirit was quieted and I didn’t have to kill anyone for all this.  Just take on Jesus’ yoke – He completed everything He was destined for, so we don’t have to.

Proverbs 3:5-7 still fits the bill for every trial, but I forgot it for a night.  [Proverbs 3:5-7 NKJV] 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil.”

We can’t do it ourselves, but we can TRUST IN HIM.  We can ignore our emotional desires, that feed the enemy, and acknowledge how to bring God the Praise & Worship for taking such good care of us.  Then He will direct our paths in the way we should go.  Any other way creates a worse situation.

Blessings to all who read the Blogs

Sandy F. The Lord’s Servant.