IT'S WAR

Recent conversations have really confirmed to me just how seriously we are engaged in battle with the enemy of our souls. He is determined to try everything, and I mean everything within his power to cause us to fall and to keep our mouths shut. This is not new to us because the Christian world knows we are at war; however I have seen a blatant effort towards a lot of people that has been an intensified strategy to cause failure on our part. Have you noticed this as well? This is serious folks. I’m not talking about a little confrontational situation that makes us uncomfortable. I’m speaking about a real war going on around us that cannot be seen with the natural eye and it’s the fight of our lives.
It seems that as we pray and seek God’s heart for our lives the Lord in return for our searching begins to reveal more of Himself to us. And as we see His great Holiness we are humbled and immediately recognize our own righteousness as the rags they really are. And we should. God’s presence working in our hearts brings that truth so change can take place within us. However, Satan has intensified his efforts at twisting these moments of revelation into condemnation over us. Personally I have never witnessed such an onslaught of condemnation on the body of Christ as I have within the last year. For me, it seems that every time revelation comes into my spirit, circumstances are shaped to take it from me. For instance, just when I’m enthused to share what things the Lord has brought about in my own life I find myself saying something hurtful to a family member or reacting to a situation in the wrong way, having bad thoughts about others and feeling detached from the spiritual vision I know is somewhere in the depths of my heart. Guess what comes with these incidents of my fleshly nature? Condemnation. I've been set up! It's a trap! Satan pours it on thick like old dirty oil. Not only do I experience the feelings of guilt because of the wrongs I've committed but he makes certain that I have doubts about sharing what the Lord is accomplishing in my life. How can I share what great things God is doing in me when I can't seem to get this flesh under control? That my friend is classic condemnation. Its real and its ugly. And it is meant to shut our mouths. Satan does NOT want us to speak truth to others and he does NOT want us sharing the awesome things God is doing in our lives. So we must guard ourselves at a new height and greater depth.
We have to remember Jesus does not ask us to be perfect. He only asks us to believe, confess, and surrender. I will NOT be silent!