Monday, January 19, 2009

I need some Pitocin

I have had a post rolling around inside my brain for days. I can't write it down, and I feel just a little like a woman who's in the 41st week of pregnancy and just wants to "get it out.. NOW!" I think I'm to the point where it keeps growing and morphing and changing so much that the original thoughts are buried under layers of sidetracks and false leads and bright ideas... perhaps I'm a little bit ADHD?
Anyway, the main point had to do with spiritual warfare. It was just so obvious several days ago that satan is alive and well in this world. I looked around at all that's happening to people that I know; big medical issues for the friend, the friend's spouse, or their child. Job loss, or cutbacks, or pay reductions. Broken marriages, betrayals, children who are making bad decisions (and in the time that I've spent trying to birth this post, THAT one actually resolved very well, with the help of an army of prayer warriors). But the main thing I kept thinking was "it's a battlefield out there, and we need to not only be aware but be PREPARED!" And then, after I had all those thoughts and was trying to craft a post in my mind, I started studying my Bible lesson for my ladies class for yesterday. And... no lie.. it was ALL about spiritual warfare, and Paul's dissection of it in 2 Corinthians 10. I could not put the book (Lord, Give Me a Heart for You, by Kaye Arthur) down. I had been thinking about the armor of God, and sure enough, Kaye went through all that God supplies for us to fend off satan's arrows. Even better, my awesome teacher had prepared a handout that thoroughly covered each piece of armor, the background as to how it was used back in the time of Christ, and how WE are meant to use it now. It's as if God is dropping the very pieces of the puzzle right into my hands. Not for a blog post, but for ME.
This post isn't at all the one that I have tried to push out; I honestly don't know if satan was trying to block it, or if God wanted me to wait til He gave me what I needed to answer the questions that I had. I think I'll end up with more to say, but for now, I need to go "man up" and get my armor on and ready. There's a battle going on, and I intend to fight.

2 kind comments:

April said...

You'd better believe it, Pam...as Christ-followers, we all need to put on our armour and get prepared for the never-ending battles at hand!!!

Shell in your Pocket said...

Wonderful post..thank you for your honesty and words! Touching and we all struggle at different times!
-sandy toe