Today, I’ve been home for three weeks and three weeks from today, I’ll be back in Georgia, preparing to fly to India.
It’s been great to be home for a hot second and be able to spend time with people who have loved and supported me so well.
I didn’t really know what to expect during this interim period, but the Lord has been teaching me so much and I am going to try to communicate it as best I can.
I’ve been having some kind of health thing – stomach issues – since sometime in Ecuador/Peru (that’s August/September. One day, I’ll stop gauging time by country, but not yet). I thought it was a parasite so I got medicine and it went away, but then it came back. Again, I thought parasite, but didn’t know for sure. Once I got back to the US, I saw a doctor who wasn’t sure what it was and my opinion moved from parasite to ulcer, but I still didn’t really know. (I’m pretty good at making stuff up like that. 
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I saw the doctor for the second time and, after hearing my current symptoms, he immediately told me it was my gallbladder and said I needed to come in the following Monday for an ultrasound.
I left him and went to have coffee with my sister and her friend who were interested in hearing about some of the things I’ve learned this year regarding spiritual warfare.
We talked for a while and before leaving, my sister told me I better be praying against that gallbladder stuff.
It hit me.. I hadn’t prayed against it at all.
I’ve learned all this stuff all year about spiritual warfare, attacks and strongholds and I hadn’t even prayed about it.
Physical manifestations of spiritual attack are all over the New Testament (Mt. 9:32:33, Mt. 12:22, Mt. 13:11-13 and Lk. 17:14-18. to name a few).
Yes, I have the power to overcome any spiritual attack, but it doesn’t automatically kick in just because I’m being attacked. I have to exercise that power. I have to be to on guard against it (Eph. 6:18, I Pet. 5:8 – these were written to the Church. To followers of Christ.) and utilize the power I have in Christ. I’m set free, but I have to choose to live in that freedom. (Gal. 5:1)
So, I started praying against it.
I prayed health over myself. I prayed against any spirit of sickness that might be attacking me. And the pain stopped. It went away. It started to come back a few times and as soon as I would verbally stand against it, it stopped, just like that! That is the power I have in Christ and it’s incredible to see it at work!
The pain and symptoms didn’t completely leave right away, but the Lord reminded me of those verses about being on guard and alert, so I was. It kept coming back, temporarily, I would pray and it would leave. Then the Lord reminded me of Mark 9:29 (it’s a good story, you should read it).
I kept praying and decided that, instead of going to my ultrasound appointment on Monday, I was going to cancel it and spend the day fasting. So I did.
It’s been almost a week now since I’ve had any pain or symptoms.
So that happened and it leads my mind to so many other things. Sometimes, I think I’m completely crazy, but, in a way, it all makes sense at the same time.
If spirits can affect my body – not control it, but affect it – what else can they affect?
I have come to believe that, more than what we ever give credit to, we are affected by spiritual forces.
Our mind can be attacked, leading us to make conscious decisions that affect us physically, emotionally, and/or spiritually.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to blame all of our problems on this thing we can’t see, but if we know we have an enemy that we can’t see (Eph. 6:12) and choose not to fight against it, then are we not allowing the enemy to win?
Could my thoughts, habits, the things the that annoy me, my interactions with others, be rooted in the spiritual realm?
Whether good or bad, I believe so.
1 Cor. 10:31 and Col 3:23 tell us to do everything like we’re doing it for the Lord. Everything I do should be an act of worship. John 4:24 says we must worship in Spirit. That means, if I’m operating like I’m supposed to as a follower of Christ, I should be spending way more of my time and energy in the Spirit than in the physical, in the flesh!
Is that what it means when we throw around terms like Spirit-led life? Praying without ceasing?
Maybe so.
The question I’ve landed on is this:
Have I created enough space, enough time, enough quiet in my life to even know what is going on in my spirit?
Have you?
What kind of spiritual victory and freedom can I walk in if I am aware of and actively fighting against the ones who want to devour me? (1 Pet. 5:8)
I think I want to find out.
As I mentioned in the beginning, I am heading back onto the field for 5 months and am still in need of financial and prayer support.
Thank you to those of you who have already given so generously and sacrificially. I wish I could adequately show my appreciation, but the Lord will bless you in ways far better than anything I could ever do!
Please pray for wisdom and the courage to be obedient. If you would like to give financially, you can do it on my blog homepage or at either of the following links:
For every day needs:
https://www.youcaring.com/tammy-moye-660145
For the cost of the trip:
https://www.adventures.org/give/donate.asp?giveto=worldrace&desc=Tammy%20Moye&appeal_id=MOYETAMMY
