Battles to Blessings

 

1/15/2021

Acts 26:18 "To open their eyes and to turn from the darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith in me." (KJV)

Today God took a day that started in battle and turned it to blessing. As I have shared over the past several months, our family is going through a time of great uncertainty. We truly do not know where we will even be living in the next few months, and we are seeking God every day for answers. We have gotten a lot of no's, and we are still waiting for the yes. We are trusting and have faith that He will lead us exactly to where we should be, but the time of waiting is becoming excruciating. 

My husband and I each had a down-and-weary day this week. These were not days of difficult spiritual battle per se, we were just spiritually weary. Well, this morning the evil one struck in our weakness, and every moment felt like a battle. Even our son, who had woken up in a good mood and excited for the day, was quickly attacked and thrown off balance as well. The battle began to rage. 

Usually we join together in prayer when this happens, but this morning I felt God leading us to come individually before Him. We each needed to get our spiritual armor back on and secure. This happened over a period of time, but for me, it happened immediately. I began warfare praying out loud. I claimed our lives, our family, and our home for God and bound Satan in Jesus' name. I went from room to room and prayed. I went to every door and window and prayed. I claimed victory over evil as a child of the Most High through the blood of Christ. 

If you have never prayed boldly in this way, I can tell you there is truly power in it. It took me a couple of times before I didn't feel oddly self-conscious doing it, but now I feel it is my most powerful spiritual weapon. A couple of years ago, my husband even bought a book called Prayers that Rout Demons by John Eckhardt. (I love that my husband who was raised in a very conservative Baptist bought it.) It is a book full prayers directly from verses that are about fighting the schemes of the evil one, so when you read them aloud it is with the power of God's Word behind them. Well, that is exactly what I did today. I read those prayers with power and full faith and boldness. Shortly after doing that, our day began to change. 

Now, do we have any of the answers that we have been waiting for? Nope, that did not change. What did happen was that peace entered our home, the peace that can only come from God. When our focus was off of Him, things did not go well; it is kind of like spiritual self-infliction. When we all entered into prayer and recognized it was the enemy that was harming us, he fled. Hallelujah, thank you Jesus! 

So, tonight we are not only celebrating God's mercy, protection, and grace, but we are also celebrating the successful publishing of our son's third book. To God be the glory