Thursday, April 14, 2011

DODGING DARTS

IF YOU READ MY NOTE YESTERDAY, YOU ARE ALREADY AWARE THAT I HAD A PRETTY HORRIBLE DAY.  THE DEVIL HAD HIS DIRTY LITTLE BAG OF DARTS SLUNG OVER HIS SHOULDER AND WAS RESTED UP AND READY TO BRING PROBLEMS INTO MY LIFE.  YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, I SPENT SOME ALONE TIME WITH THE LORD AND REGAINED MY SENSE OF VICTORY.  JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I HAD SENT HIM PACKING FOR THE DAY, THE DEVIL SHOWED BACK UP WITH A SACK FULL OF BIGGER, MORE POINTED DARTS.  BY BED TIME, I FELT FULLY PRAYED UP AND WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO SUNDAY, MY FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK. 

I NEEDED CHURCH THIS MORNING.  I NEEDED TO GAIN STRENGTH FROM MY CHURCH FAMILY.  I GOT TO CHURCH EARLY AND OPENED MY BIBLE TO GET GOD'S DIRECTION AND GUIDANCE.  I OPENED MY BIBLE TO EPHESIANS 6 AND WOULDNT YOU KNOW, THERE AT EPHESIANS 6:16 WAS SCRIPTURE REGARDING THOSE PERSISTANT DARTS WHICH HAD BEEN THROWN AT ME ALL DAY SATURDAY. 

I APPLIED "THE ARMOR OF GOD" TO MY SITUATION.  I ENVISIONED EVERY ASPECT OF THE SUIT OF ARMOR.  I WAS ESPECIALLY SURE TO CARRY MY SHIELD OF FAITH AND MADE A MENTAL NOTE TO NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT.  I PICKED UP MY HELMET OF SALVATION AND GRATEFULLY PUT IT OVER MY HEAD.  BRO JERRY STARTED OUR MORNING SERVICE AT EXACTLY 10:00.  I ALMOST DROPPED MY BIBLE WHEN HE TOLD US WHICH BOOK OF THE BIBLE HIS SERMON WOULD COME FROM THIS MORNING.  IT WASNY EPHESIANS 6, BUT WAS PRETTY CLOSE.  EPHESIANS 2 TO BE EXACT. 

NEEDLESS TO SAY, I KNEW WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT EPHESIANS WOULD  INSTRUCT ME ON WHAT I NEEDED TO DO TODAY TO RESTORE MY SPIRITUAL SERENITY.  I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT WE SERVE A GOD WHO CARES ENOUGH TO OFFER US MUCH NEEDED GUIDANCE WHEN WE DONT KNOW HOW TO SOLVE A PROBLEM.  WE SERVE AN AWESOME GOD!  NONE OF OUR PROBLEMS ARE TOO SMALL OR INSIGNIFICANT TO HIM.  ONCE AGAIN, I JUST GOTTA SAY, I LOVE MY GOD!  EVEN BETTER, HE LOVES ME!

HE LOVES YOU TOO!  HE WAITS FOR YOU, FOR ME AND FOR US ALL.

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