Praise the Lord Beloved!!! 😀
We have reached another weekend. Let us all say Thank you Jesus!!! 😀
This weekend, I’m giving you a certain word to think about. And that word is “HOMEWORK”.
Beloved, when it comes to aggressive spiritual encounters, that’s a word you’d do well to remember. Most believers don’t pay much attention to it. They don’t prepare themselves in advance. They mess around until the devil makes his move, then they jump up and try to fight him with the Word!!! And they usually lose. 😀
I was in that number myself. I used to do the same thing until the Lord educated me differently. I used to wait until I would get ready to speak at a conference, bring the word to an assembly or lecture at a seminar to pray for a successful outcome. Satan would engage his battle against them from one direction, I’d fight him there. Then he’d move around and attack them in another area, and I’d fight him there.
So, one day the Lord showed me that by waiting until the last minute to take my stand, I was giving Satan to much time to build up his forces against me. And consequently, I was losing many of my battles. Then the Lord said something to me I’ll never forget. He said, if they had stopped Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, Pablo Escobar and Al Capone when they were just small-time operators, they wouldn’t have been so hard to handle. But, they waited until they became first-class criminals with their forces built up around them. Then it took an army to bring him down.
Let me tell you Beloved, when I processed what the spirit of the Lord was saying to me, I made up my mind never to be caught unprepared or make spontaneous decisions again. I started praying about my Special events and meetings weeks in advance, getting the stage set spiritually before they ever began. Instead of letting Satan get his forces deep-seated, I started throwing him out before he had a chance to set up and embed his opposing position. When I did that, I saw more victories than I ever had before.
Beloved, this weekend, don’t allow the devil to capture you off guard or with a sneak attack. DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!! Start praying and speaking the Word of faith now over your family, your business, your church/ministry. Get your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. Then if Satan causes trouble, you’ll be well-equipped to run him out of your municipality.
Have a Blessed Weekend Everyone!!! 😀