8/20/20
Trust in the Lord. It’s. A big thing to say. Sometimes the only thing we can rely on. And sometimes it’s something you get reminded of in the middle of ministry.
You see, I got to go and minister to a family, a mom and daughter, and many circumstances beyond the ministry itself were circumstances I had to rely on God for because I certainly can’t control them myself.
The mom and daughter are in a place where they’re really being spiritually attacked by Satan. He’s really trying to break apart the family and make them believe they don’t love each other and are alone. It’s become a blame game needing to be broken from “you did this” to each member taking responsibility for their own role.
What I didn’t know as I got in the van with Eva and Erica to head to a coffee shop to spend time with the daughter, which turned into going to the family’s house and meeting her mom, was that the family smokes and has cats.
I forgot my allergy medication this morning.
In truth, I was definitely afraid of my body as I sat in their living room. I was afraid of feeling terrible the rest of the day and of being rendered ineffective for ministering to them in the moment. People who have been around when my allergies go into full swing are honestly surprised by how bad it can be.
But I took a step into faith and, as I sat down on the floor in the living room with a very friendly cat rubbing on my back and legs, I prayed.
I prayed that God would make this be one of those cats I don’t react much too (there are some cats that are horrible and some I seem to hardly notice. I haven’t figured out the difference.).
I prayed that God would protect me from the cigarette smoke.
And I truly know He did. I came out of there feeling only mildly impacted by allergies. And we left that family with some hope, some solid advice, and some words of the Lord. We spoke against the work Satan was trying to do.
Satan is going to fail in his goal of ripping that family apart.
God is on that family’s side. So much that He protected me from allergies. So much that He allowed me to fulfill the mission of pouring love into their lives with Eva and Erica.
God is for us. God is against the work of Satan. Sometimes we have to step out in faith and see what God will do with that.
Sitting in that living room, I trusted God to protect me so I could do the work of ministering to and loving that family because I knew that work was important to God.
Our circumstances are never greater than God.
And I truly feel God protected me.
