Hello everyone! I am terribly behind on this devotional and I apologize. Honestly, I have been hit by being lazy and “not having the energy” to do it. I know this an attack from the devil himself so if y’all would cover me in prayer while we go over this study and that I don’t fall into lazy days.
I don’t know about you but I know the Lord is moving right now! It is not a coincidence that I started this study feeling empowered and ready to take on the fight when I got hit with laziness and relationship stuff. My women’s bible study is also studying the book of Joshua and we started with God calling us to do His will. The audacity that he has! Ladies, read Ephesians 6:10-11, write it down and underline the action verbs. “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.” We have to always be on guard against his schemes. My past week has been a prime example of that. Satan comes after you daily, but he will definitely go after you when you are walking in the footsteps of Jesus. When you are are a threat, when you are walking with the Lord, when you are raising your children in the way which they should go, when your marriage/relationship is reflecting the image of Jesus and the church, BE ON GUARD. This is when we get lazy, this is when we think “I’m doing really well, my life is good, I’m walking with the Lord”. This is when the enemy sneaks in to destroy you. This is when we have to be on high guard and watch for his every move.
After a time our passion seems to burn low, we grow lackluster, disinterested, low in spiritual fiber. This is when our armor isn’t being worn. This is the perfect place for the enemy to attack. This is where he wants us. He wants us to believe that our marriages/relationships aren’t peaceful and no longer worth fighting for, your kids can no longer be restored, you believe that your body can’t be healed, you can’t see past your addictions, asking yourself what is the point in praying anymore… so we give up. We don’t take advantage of our heavenly-places position that we inherited from Christ. We aren’t taking advantage of our spiritual blessings. Here is something the devil doesn’t want you to know- through prayer, we get our want-to back. We start to fight again through prayer. I know this world is exhausting, but through prayer, we find peace, I know this world makes us feel alone, but through prayer we feel connected with our Almighty God, I know this world can down right make you feel as if you cannot take one more day, but through prayer we find our strength. My sisters in Christ, we are called anointed and chosen people! It is time we start putting on our armor and get ready for the battles.
Let’s start using the acronym PRAY for intentional prayer.
Praise- give God the praise every day, He is worthy!
Repentance- this word always confused me. Growing up, I thought that repenting was getting on your knees and begging for forgiveness. What this word actually means is asking for forgivenesses and choosing to be better. Ask for repentance where you are resisting Him. As Him to take away whatever is holds you back and stop resisting against what He has I store for you.
Ask- Make your desires and your requests known. He is our Father and He wants a personal relationship with you.
Yes- say yes to what He asks of you. You won’t always understand the why behind everything, I still don’t understand the why behind my mother passing, but I know He has my very best interests at heart and I want to say yes to whatever He asks of me.
I hope you enjoy this study and decide to come back. Tomorrow we will go over Bait Selection. I hope you enjoy the beautiful sunset that was made by our loving Father and y’all have a wonderful night.