Stop the Enemy Attacks!

  Stop the world I want to get off! Why me? or maybe...HELP!!!!

   Have you ever felt this way? 


  You want to give all you can but you feel nobody is interested or misunderstands your intent. Are you sitting around waiting for the next shoe to drop? At every corner the enemy is shooting flaming arrows at you, when you try to stop and think about where you are in Jesus you get a barrage of brimstone darts hitting you?


  I know first hand how this feels. Over the past couple years it has been one attack after another, challenging my faith, challenging my marriage and challenging my commitment to ministry. My wife and I have been assaulted on all fronts. Yet we stand together on the foundation of His word.


  Where do we get the strength to keep running the race? It all comes from an intimate relationship with Jesus.


   Some attacks are so subtle that you don't recognize it as an attack. You feel irritable, looking for a reason to explode. Everything that you gave to Jesus, all the hurts, pains and problems that you gave to Him you feel them falling all around you. Jesus didn't let go, you are trying to take them back on your shoulders. You are wanting to solve the problems on your own. Why?

Mat 11:28  Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 

Mat 11:29  Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 

  When we lay our burdens down at His feet, we take up His yoke. Remember as children when we would be in a tight spot or maybe did something wrong. We would go to our parents seeking support and refuge from the storm. When our parents told us not to worry, they would stand beside us through the storm, we felt relieved- they had taken on our burdens and were going to be there for us.

   Jesus does the same for us and more. Jesus does stand with us when we bring Him our burdens. He stands beside us and sometimes in front of us, protecting us. His love and promises are unconditional. Jesus will NOT let you down or turn away from you.

   When you lay your troubles at His feet, it is taken care of then! We must remember NOT to pick them back up again but let the Master take care of them.

   That all sounds good doesn't it? Is it really that easy? simple? Yes it is! but we must do our part.

   Our part is to keep the faith, dig deeper in His love and worship God.

    When I feel the attacks from the enemy coming at me or when I am in the middle of an attack I praise Jesus, that a sinner such as I have a wonderful Savior that is always there beside me, holding me up, holding me tight in His love and compassion.

     I put on worship music. Whatever you listen to when you are worshipping God. It can be more contemporary or it can be an old standard. I close my eyes and allow the music and lyrics to take my mind on a journey.

     I read. I might be reading the Bible about His promises, His love or His compassion. I might read a book about one of the many saints around the world suffering from persecution. The ones that have been through such attacks, such as Richard Wurmbrand "Tortured for Christ", or Brother Yun "The Heavenly Man". I find so much inspiration in these works. Sometimes I just go online and read other believers testimonies.

    I find these stories remind me that I am not alone. That in Jesus is where my faith and strength come from, not from my circumstance.

 That is the key! My strength, my joy, my confidence are rooted in my personal, intimate relationship with Jesus!!!! not in my worldly circumstances.

Heb 6:17  So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, 

Heb 6:18  so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. 

  What is holding you back? Give your burdens to Jesus and be truly free.

Luke 12:3-12

  Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops.

 "I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. 

  But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him! 

  Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. 

  Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows. 

  "And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God, 

  but the one who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. 

  And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. 

  And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, 

  for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say." 

 You are important and very special to God. He has a wonderful plan for your life. It does not matter what mistakes you have made. You are not your past. Our life journeys are a testament of His love. The darkest of sins is made white as snow by His grace and love.

Rom 8:28  And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

We are all called for His purpose. The moment you asked Jesus into your heart..you were called.

My brothers and sisters in Christ be calm. When we feel an enemy attack..pray. Then dive into the river of His grace and love.

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