Bunny trails sabotage my thoughts. They
distract my focus. Fear and doubt come against my purposes, my daily tasks, my long
and short term goals. Fear and doubt
threaten my faith. My well-being is challenged. I hear things like, You’re messing up. You shouldn’t be trying
to do this. You’re not smart enough or strong enough for this.
If I’m helping someone, I often get sidetracked with
contrary thoughts; They don’t want your
help. She’d rather have someone else helping her. Your help isn’t wanted. I
can always just let these negative imaginations rule me. I can follow the
downward spiral to a day of hell. Confusion can quickly take over; Well, I guess I shouldn’t be watching her
kids today. I should be resting, or doing laundry….or something else... I second guess myself and depression creeps in.
Next thing you know I’m questioning
everything. I’m questioning God. I’m questioning what I believe. I get worn
down. The fight seems too hard.
BUT WAIT. That is exactly what evil wants. Evil wants to
tear me down and destroy the good intent that God has planted. I can change my
coarse when these thoughts come at me. I will ask for wisdom and help. I will cry out to God! He will help. He
will destroy these imaginations. He will help me bring every thought that is
negative or evil to Him. When His light shines on it, the truth is exposed. I must
fight, but not in my own strength. I pray for courage, strength and power from
on high. I believe God never fails when
we pray this kind of prayer. God wants the enemy’s works destroyed just as much
as we do. Probably more than me. He says to tell the evil suggestions to go away
and leave me alone in the name of Jesus. As a Child of God, I have that
authority. I belong to God. There is power and favor to have victory over evil.
I used to just give up. I’m learning to fight with Gods power that is within
me.
He already won. He already proclaimed my win. I must take
hold of it.
“I will cry out to God most high, to God who performs all
things for me. He shall send from heaven
and save me. He reproaches the one who would swallow me up. He shall send forth
his mercy and His truth.” Ps. 57: 2-3