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Why is it that when you think you’re going the right

Direction, you look around and realize your lost!                  

Ughhhhhh

Satan had me in a strong grip and I was struggling to break free, but how? This morning God rescued me from the ignorant wrong turns I have taken in my life. I woke up and I knew that i was experiencing a spiritual battle.  Thoughts of fear, unworthiness, pain, and guilt flooded into my mind and I felt as if I was pinned on the center of a dart board, exactly where Satan wanted me. With hit, I could feel him attacking what I thought was a well protected heart, body and soul. Little did I know, Jesus was standing right beside my bed and after what seemed like an hour of Satan’s attacks, I called out to Jesus for help.   As Satan released me I could feel God’s presence slowly calming my fear, and I wondered why I hadn’t I asked him for help from the very beginning? I was afraid and taken back as to why Satan had so easily gotten into my thoughts, and then I recognized that i was never on Satan’s dart board at all, but at a “U” turn in my life.

 

 My God! Somewhere along the process of preparing for this trip I got lost!

I stopped listening to Gods voice and have been preparing to leave on this mission trip without direction or the right equipment. God once again proved his awesome love and power by showing me that Satan is so much closer then I think and he can grab onto my life whenever I let my guard down. In my case, my guard was down completely and had no knowledge of God’s red flashing lights and orange signs that were telling me to “watch out”. I have been so caught up in preparing my gear, vaccinations, plane ticket, and my farewell party that I didn’t even notice Satan walking right into my life (eww creepy). I gradually began to leave less time in my schedule for reading the bible, spending time with God, or even worshiping. I was unequipped without the Armor of God and gosh did I feel dumb!

What I’m learning is that this trip is going to be filled with many, many, many more challenges and God wants me to be protected. After Satan’s attack I began to pray to God that he would change me inside and out. I wanted so badly to get on the right path again and to be exactly where he wanted me to be when I leave on the World race. He filled me with a new desire for the word, and gave me a fresh perspective on how I should prepare for my trip. God reassured me that He will be with me at all times, and that this trip around the world will be difficult, probably the most difficult thing I will ever do, but, this morning I was shaken and asked “Where is my Armor? And why am I wasting time on silly things?” He is sending me out to battle and I will not survive unless I give him all of me. 

Ephesians 6:11-13 says 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.

So believe it! I have been praying to God that he make himself known to me so that I could be prepared to leave but what I did not know was that he was there the whole time.

People! No matter how wonderful your path may seem, Stop! And examine it. Don’t lose sight of our Lords voice; he might be trying to tell you something very important about your life.

Blessings

Your amiga, Leslie