As a child there are no weights…nothing to hold you back. You want to explore…discover…be adventerous. Sometimes, things happen that cause an implantation of fear or anger but many times, as a child you do not see this. It's not until your teenage years or adult years where you yourself truley become aware.
Have you ever thought about that? As a child, you probably felt free. You didn't want anyone or anything holding you back from your dreams and goals.
Well…I was this child. I had ambitions…I had dreams. I wanted to be a doctor…an astronaut…a pilot (this one lasted a very long time…), a teacher, a mommy, a friend, a mentor, a musician. All these dreams…
And then one day, I realized there are shadows that weigh you down. At least that is what I called them. I would see them…they would fly over me and vanish. They would scurry past yet I could feel the presence…the weight…the darkness.
While I was in Teen Challenge and walking through a process of being delivered from all of that, I learned that it was soul ties, limits placed in my mind, as well as influence from the enemy. These shadows…these weights, were not something God placed over my life…in fact, they were the complete opposite.
So tonight, I sit here…i feel the shadows. I feel them fleeting, I feel them flying but today, instead of not understanding, I can look at this crap straight and the eye and call it for what it is…warfare.
And the sickest thing is…I'm not alone. Everyone (17 of us currently) on my squad is feeling it. It may be at different levels…in different ways (finances, family, etc) but simply said, the pressure is on.
Would you mind taking time to pray? Ask God how to pray. What strongholds need desmantaling? Take time to hear His response. Ask for His guidance. We know what is going on…and we have made the choice to stand…arms intertwined. We will not back down.
Thanks for your prayers.
The power of God is equal to every emergency & enough for the deliverance of every soul from every oppression. -John G Lake
