Have you ever been stung by the enemy? Most of us have. I have many times over. But this morning my “sting” was a blatantly clear reminder as a child of God, i do have an enemy and he seeks to not only destroy my day but to destroy me.
Here is what happened…… many of you know one of the big areas of personal struggle is weight……partnered with exercise. It is totally a love/hate relationship….i love to eat & hate to exercise! If the truth be known…..i could easily work for Frito Lay….i am a total couch potato! Hence the weight problem.
I have been really trying hard to lose weight, and those of you who know where i come from KNOW it is only through hard work & commitment that the pounds come off. There is NO MAGIC trick, pill or solution. It is only by good old fashioned determination and hard work. As of yet…. it is just as hard as it has always been.
So…. on this morning, the enemy was working overtime on me. I had a fabulous spirit filled time with God very early. Then i dressed for the gym and headed out the door. Only to find it was raining. So i text my jogging partner and she was not going to be there. So do you see how the enemy was already working against me!
So to save gas, i decided i would just jog at the house. So i waited until it was just barely daybreak so no country varmints would attack me living way out in the boon docks. Three strikes against me….rain, cancelled partner and having to wait until daylight (which often times, i end up getting consumed in a project waiting for sunrise…..then missing the exercise all together.) So the enemy has it going on….and is trying his best to derail my exercise efforts, which then causes my healthy eating to falter.
Here i go jogging between raindrops, telling my hungry stomach too bad, arguing with my legs that this is good for them……when it happened. Out of nowhere (okay out of the woods) something stung me on the earlobe. Piercing pain followed. It was still dark (6:30 am in Oct.) so i could not see the stealthy little thing….but oh boy, i could feel it! It hurt like crazy! How in the world did this thing find my earlobe…..out of all the places and spaces it could consume!
Needless to say i turned around and ran as fast as i could home, searing pain on my ear. Sure enough when i looked into the mirror, evidence of the dirty deed was beginning to swell. Still 6 hours later…..it still hurts!
Now i am telling ya….. that little whatever was demon possessed! Out of all the countryside, acres upon acres of beautiful hillside…and this little thing decides he wants all the road air space! Really!
satan was trying to defeat me….I am very venerable in this area…..and he knew it. He did all he could to get me not to go out the door….he did some pretty creative moves to get me back in the door right away, thwarting my success.
Isn’t that how the enemy works. he doesn’t distract us with things we don’t like but things we do. he tries to sabotage our determination and drive a wedge between us and God.
And if that don’t work….he will just outright stings you to accomplish his plan. he is very clever and deceitful. So watch out for him! satan is a liar and will stop at nothing to stop you!!
So while you are “running the race” as stated by the Apostle Paul, do not look to the left or the right. Do not sop for anything. he has set yp traps for you mines of disaster and defeat. he has sideline distracts that are a match to your personality.
Don’t get stung by the busy bee….. run hard and think of BUSY…..Being Under Satan’s Yoke.
Now…..i have to go take a nap due to the Benadryl i took!
You have not handed me over to the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.
Psalms 31:8
