My sweet sister in law Karen, in an email today, sent me the following story. I don't think she will mind me sharing it with you, it was so helpful. I'll leave out the mushy stuff about missing one another, etc..but you get the picture!
"My friend had a dream one night that she shared with me. She was very very small in the dream and crouched behind a huge shield. There was a fierce battle going on. She wanted to see what was happening, so she heaved and was able to lift the shield ever so slightly from the bottom. She tried to peak under. A very big soldier came around behind the shield and scolded her. He told her that she must not let the enemy have access to her. She reasoned that maybe she could punch a tiny pinhole in the shield so that she could see. He said that the enemy only needed the tiniest chink in the armor to get to her. My friend said with exasperation, 'All I can do is look up!' The man smiled and said, 'That is exactly where your eyes should be looking.'"
We must remember that we are in a battle.
Thank you Karen for sharing. I love you too.
10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12For 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. 13Therefore 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. 14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
19Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
Looking up (along with upsidedownbee).........................Lynn
2 comments:
Thank you so much for sharing. It's the simplest things that remind me where my focus should be. It's amazing the lengths he will go to in order to derail us, deceive us, and lull us to sleep in this world. The battle seems to never end. I used to not see it as clearly but now, I can see it daily...it can be really scary at times, but praise God we have a victorious conqueror who fights on our behalf! Thanks for the story!
I'm forever forgetting we have an adversary. I find myself in the midst of horrible attacks and can't figure out what's wrong with me. I don't always even realize that's what's going on. But thanks for the reminder. It comes right on top of a couple of days of thinking on this very subject. (I'm getting geared up to lead a study in a couple of months. I think that may have something to do with the timing of all these struggles.)
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