I have a tendency to wake up early. It is the only way to get any sort of alone time… so the other morning I woke up for the sunrise. But right when I woke up I needed to use the bathroom, so I stumbled through the darkness and made it to the outside bathroom stall. I stepped inside, shut the “sturdy” door behind me and flipped on the light. As soon as I did that, mosquitos started flooding in through the cracks, of course surrounding and biting me in the most inconvenient places possible. I started to think about how that is often how the devil works. When we are on fire for God and our light is shining he sweeps in to attack. Sending small doubts, causing us to hit walls in ministry or get discouraged. He doesn’t want us to succeed so he sends” mosquitos” to attack and bother us with their buzzing in our ears and pricking our skin hoping that it will be enough to make us give up. To be honest, right now that is how I feel… discouraged. I am battling off the lies of the devil and it is really draining. He knows exactly what to say and do to make me feel weak, he doesn’t play fair! Thankfully though I know that I have my Father in heaven who cannot be touched by him, and He is the ultimate encourager. So I am working on training myself to listen to that voice, the one that lifts me up and shows me love. It can be difficult, but in the end I remember that no matter how hard those mosquitos bit and buzzed, it didn’t stop me from accomplishing my goal… I still used the bathroom! So I will continue to pursue and fight for God, letting my light shine and accomplish His purpose.
