The lights
of the interstate seemed but a dim glow to the fire that seemingly surrounded
me as I drove. My heart ached and seemed to be trying to escape from my chest.
The enemy had launched an attack on me, one in which they only used the
cruelest of tactics. He whispered of the things of my past, his cold breath
sending spasms down my neck, as his minions dragged the corpse of my
former-self before me. The air grew foul and the stench nearly suffocated me. “Pick
it up…this is yours to carry!” He hissed, “Why would you leave this behind? It’s
you! It is and always will be a part of you…” Tears streamed down my face…tears
of frustration, rage, and pain flooded my eyes as I stared at the me I had know
for 23 years lying dead at my feet. “I can’t carry that anymore…it’s not who He
made me to be” I choked. “PICK
IT UP!” He growled. An agonized cry erupted from my throat, but still I did not
move…my mind raced trying to regain my footing that was slipping. Suddenly Light
began to flood my thoughts…the words that had been spoken over me at training
camp echoed in my mind, resonating deep within my soul… His words of Truth,
Life, and Love soothed my spirit. Then like the mighty winds of a hurricane
Truth and Kingdom began to coarse through my veins… I began to roar, “KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINGDOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
as I plunged towards the enemy. Streams of Truth flew from my lips, and with
all power an authority as a child of the King, I clashed with the enemy… They clawed
to get away and still I threw punches. Gripping my sword I began to slice
through ten at a time…terror was all I saw in their eyes, but not of me… but rather
of the One who fought with me…from within me… a smile flashed across my lips. From
somewhere deep within I heard my Beautiful Father whisper, “Victory.”
As I look
back on that moment in my car and still nurse the bruises on my hand from my
steering wheel getting between me and the enemy, I get chills at the thought of
it….I realize and am slightly terrified of the Power of the Kingdom inside me …but
then… I feel it rumble deep within me like thunder… Beautiful, Powerful, Fierce…FREEDOM!
Be Bold…
Bring Kingdom…
Be Changed…
