The more I strive to be who God has called me to be, the more I find myself getting distracted in some way. I constantly find myself getting off track by certain thoughts, doubts, and even fears. Once this happens, I began to feel uncertain about many things, and doubtful about others. As a result of this thought process, a world of confusion erupts inside of me. Am I really on the right track? Is this really what God has for me to do? Am I really where God has planted me to be?As I write this blog, I am reminded of something that a very wise preacher has always said. Joyce Meyer always says that "All battles begin in your mind". Not only have I learned that this statement is true; but, I have also learned that it is definite. The Bible tells us, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it abundantly". (John 10:10) All of this is simply a plot from the enemy to stir up confusion within yourself, your household, your job, etc. He plants such seeds of confusion so that your focus is on the confusion and not on the assignment God has given you to complete. If your focus on the assignment becomes broken or off track, lack of faith or shaken faith happens. Once this happens, then you are never able to see where God was trying to get you to be in the first place. It is a known fact that faith is what moves God to action. So, if your faith is not working, then God's plan also can not work. Then, the enemy has won.
It took me many losses to find out and figure out this very concept. Many times, I suffered setback after setback, as a result of me allowing the enemy to plant confusion into my mind. I kept getting set back from my divine set up scheduled. I had to learn that the enemy plants confusion in my mind, so that I can get off track from where God was trying to get me to go. I was stalling my own process of becoming who God created me to be. I had to learn that just as the enemy was planting seeds of confusion in my mind, that I also had seeds to sow too. I had to learn to step out on faith, regardless of what I was seeing in the natural. I had to change my vocabulary and attitude to one of a winner, instead of having the vocabulary and attitude of someone who had already lost. In doing so, I saw many changes occur. I saw seasons changing very quickly. I saw breakthroughs coming very quickly. And for the times when my breakthrough was not coming as quickly as I would have liked, I still had the attitude and vocabulary as if it were still coming. As I continued having this mentality, then the breakthrough that I had been waiting on eventually came.
It has been a long road trying to stay on track with God's plan. But, I can say that even during the times when I was unsuccessful at fending off the enemy's traps, I still felt God picking me back up again, restoring me (allowing me to try it again). I have come a long way in fighting for what God has for me, against the enemy. Once thing that I heard a very wise evangelist say was " Spiritual Warfare never ends. We must simply learn to fight". (Dr. Mike Murdock) And I am so thankful to God for never giving up on me for the times that I faltered in this fight. But I am determined to keep going until I am called to my "eternal home". I know God has only greater for me. I know that there is greater things to come for me. Just as He has these plans for my life, He also has great plans for yours. So you see, it is absolutely worth it to keep fighting, to keep going!
As long as you are fighting this battle with God, you will eventually get to the finished line. And then you too, can go to your "eternal home".
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