The Battle is On

Over the past year the Lord has brought me through many trials, tribulations, struggles...what ever you would like to to call them. I do believe that it is perfectly fine to wrestle with God. There are going to be times when you doubt and have questions. Psalm 89 gives me hope...If you read it, you will think I am crazy. It starts off bad...the middle is bad...and it ends bad. There is no hope in it. Yet if you are struggling it gives hope to know you are not the only one. Everything is not always roses!

Recently the sermons have been about Spiritual Warfare and prayer. I often think of two books by Frank Peretti: This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness. If you have not read them I encourage you to do so. They are fiction but challenge our thinking about the battle that is going on in the Spiritual Realm.
Eph 6:12 " For 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."

I have noticed in my life and the lives of some who are close to me that they are struggling in their walk with the Lord. Why? Satan and his followers are not happy. If they can make us ineffective for the Kingdom of God they will! We need to hold onto the Truth. Yes there are questions. Yes there are things that we do not understand and cant fully comprehend as humans. The Truth is...God created us in His image to be in fellowship with him. The angels failed to worship him...Satan fell and took others with him...God created Hell for them! In the Garden of Eden, the perfect union between God and Man was broken. Satan didn't want Man to be with God. God love us...He loves us. Jesus died...He took on all our sins, conquered death, and rose again. So we can have that perfect communion with God again!

If you are struggling...
You are not alone
Satan is prowling like a lion
Speak Truth over your life

You may not want to read the Word or Pray...but do it. Speak the Truth into your life. Ask for Prayer. He will never leave you nor forsake you nor let you be plucked from His hand. He loves you. I know this...because He has rescued me.

The Battle is On. The Battle is Real...Do you have your Armour on?