Father God, who am I that You care so much about me? I honour You my God! Jesus, son of God, You are worthy and holy. Blessed be Your name! Holy Spirit, even though I sometimes hurt You when I sin, You never leave me, nor forsake me. I love You with all my heart and am I so honoured to have You living inside of me! Amen!
The past week in my life has been more challenging than I experienced in this year. I have been attacked in different areas of my life, which left me vulnerable at times. At work, I have found myself becoming negative, which is not at all who I am. At home, my marriage has been attacked, leaving me and my husband who is also my best friend on earth, angry and at each other’s throat at times. And typical of satan, why not also throw in an attack on my self-image. All I can say is that in all of this, although I felt hurt, confused, disappointed and angry, I never for one minute forgot who I am. I think to sum it all up, the words of Ashley Tisdale’s song is appropriate: “….feels like I’m hanging by a thread, it’s a long way down. I’ve been trying to breath, but I’m fighting for air. I’m at an all time low, with no place to go, but you’re always there.” I read it as Jesus is always there for me! Amen!
Although my week has been very challenging, God reminded me just yesterday that the past week has also been blessed in so many ways. I have the honour and privilege to be part of Lady Gracious (www.lady-gracious.co.za) and over the period 28 – 29 October it was the judging and crowing of Lady Gracious 2010. What an experience. All the girls were booked into the hotel on the 28th and after titivating and answering questions, the event resulted in the crowing of each and every participant. Hence, by the time the Lord announced the winner for 2010 on the evening of the 29th, not one lady felt rejected or unworthy.
The experience was both humbling and one of the most spirit filled moments of my life. Praise God! Although a few challenges were experienced before the crowing, we stood together as one in the Spirit and simply proclaimed Jesus’ victory on the cross, and that same victory became our victory. Furthermore, my husband and I are standing firm in God’s promise over marriage as we are praying for marriages daily. Hence, we know very well where satan’s attack is coming from.
In all this, we know, we understand and we realise who the true enemy is. So there is in actual fact no reason to feel down, negative or even angry. The question however, is why then do we feel like that when we know all these things? Thinking about it, I said to myself that this is actually a very good question, because I know that I am not the only one thinking and feeling like this. So are you feeling like this right now? Perhaps you feel like this only from time to time or maybe you have been feeling like this for ages? Are you hanging by a thread?
Dear reader, I know that we feel like this from time to time because of satan’s lies. You must understand that he only has a past and the idea of us having a future scares him, well actually terrifies him. So he goes around in circles always pulling out the same tricks but only as the time past, with different angles. I mean, if he stands knocking at the door and you open and he says that he was there to destroy your self-image, health, finances or your marriage, you would refuse him. So he uses that which he knows best and makes us doubt, puts obstacles in our way, and then waits for us to stumble so that he can have a moment of glory. However dear reader, he can only feel like having a moment of glory if you give it to him. A good example of this is: when you feel angry and stay angry or if you feel negative and stay negative. We are not perfect and we do get tired and sometimes feel irritable.
However when you choose to stay in a situation that you know is not healthy, you need to get out of it and the only way to do that is to remember and proclaim who you are – A son and daughter of the most High. Amen! When you are experiencing the things I have written about, you have to stop it by using the authority God has placed inside of you. Rebuke satan in the name of Jesus! Amen! Then, choose not to feel or do the things that you should not do! Amen! Forgive, where you need to forgive and forget when you need to forget. Put things behind you that have been dealt with. Choose life. Proclaim Jesus’ victory over every area of your life. I know it won’t be easy, because I am living proof of that. However, it is the one and only way to deal with it.
If you feel like you are hanging by a thread, never stop believing. Christ is the only way, the only One to save you from breaking. Even if it feels like the thread is breaking, His hands are there to catch you. Dear reader, let us not ever give up. Come on, we are sons and daughters of the most High, who understands exactly how we feel. Remember the cross and how alone Jesus felt? Well, He saw it through and today we live in His victory. Amen! Never doubt who you are in Him. Never believe satan’s lies. When you are attacked, keep your focus on Him and remember who the real enemy is. You don’t even have to talk to him, he is not worth it. Be alert and never ever negotiate with him. Stand firm in your faith and continuously proclaim Jesus’ victory over every challenge of your life.
Be blessed, and remember who you are!
The following scriptures (NIV) will help you:
- Psalm 9:9 – 10
- Isaiah 41:10 – 15
- Isaiah 43: 1 – 5
- Mark 5:36
- Mark 10:27
- Isaiah 7:9
With lots of love in Jesus Name
Princess K
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