Spiritual Warfare

"The thief comes to steal kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life and have it to the full."

The words of John 10:10 have never been more real to me than they have been the last couple of weeks. I've been finding myself in the middle of an abundance of life-giving blessings, yet feeling so beat up and defeated. I'm pretty sure this is true of Erin and Caitlin as well. Erin feels like she's being pulled in a million different directions, Caitlin feels like plans are falling apart and it's somehow her fault, and i've been bombarded with feeling of worthlessness. How can this be in the middle of the showers of blessings our Father has been pouring out on us? Obviously a thief is in our midst.

We're going to Africa. Satan knows he can't steal that from us. Instead, he has been busying himself with trying to steal our joy, our peace, our unity as a team, our freedom, our hope and excited anticipation, and our security in God as our Provider. It's been a battle, not to hold on to these things ourselves, but to stand up to the evil one and remind him that they are not his for the taking. God is the Source of all these things and Satan can only take them if we let him by cowering in the shadow of his empty threats. But that's not like us. We're fighters. However, that doesn't mean we can't use your help in the battle, so take this as a prayer request and intercede on our behalf.

Pray:

• That we do not overlook our blessings and focus on our fears.
• That we leave our financial situation in God's hands. He's got it covered and there's nothing left for us to worry about.
• That we do not give fear any ground in our relationships. Pray that we operate in trust.
• That we will go out in joy and be led forth in peace. (Is. 55:12)
• That other people in our lives will be understanding.
• That God will give us a clear picture of who we are in Him, and we will walk in that truth and not give Satan's lies about us any credit.
• That we will choose freedom instead of being bound by all of the same insecurities and fears that have held us back before.
• For our faith to be increased. We want the faith that is required for God to do great things through us.

Side note: Erin and Caitlin... God just reminded me of something. We've been praying for increased faith. The opposite of faith is fear. No wonder we've been presented with so many opportunities to choose faith over fear. :o)

I have no idea how many people will be reading this blog while we're gone, but i've got a feeling God has His hand in that too. If i knew the amount of prayer coverage and spiritual support we've got, i'd probably be blown away. Thank you for joining in.