"I have everything you need!"
As I walked around the house, my discouragement only grew. I tried to figure
out why it had come upon me in the first place, but I didn't have a
clue. Finally, I went into my prayer room and sat on the floor. I couldn't
even muster up a word to say to the Lord. Instead, I cried out to Him from my
spirit: “Lord, I don't know what to do. I feel so down I can't even reach out
to You, yet I know I've never loved You more than right now. Please help me."
out why it had come upon me in the first place, but I didn't have a
clue. Finally, I went into my prayer room and sat on the floor. I couldn't
even muster up a word to say to the Lord. Instead, I cried out to Him from my
spirit: “Lord, I don't know what to do. I feel so down I can't even reach out
to You, yet I know I've never loved You more than right now. Please help me."
When the devil comes with his spirit of discouragement, he bombards you with
one lie after another. By the time he's finished, you're crying, "Oh, God, I'll
never make it!"
one lie after another. By the time he's finished, you're crying, "Oh, God, I'll
never make it!"
This is just what the devil did to me. While in prayer, I endured his
bombardment of hellish lies for about half an hour. Then God's still, small
voice broke through to my spirit with these loving and compassionate words:
"David, you're greatly loved. Don't worry, My hand is upon you. You are under
severe attack, but do not fear. You don't need any strength of your own for
this battle—I have everything you need!"
bombardment of hellish lies for about half an hour. Then God's still, small
voice broke through to my spirit with these loving and compassionate words:
"David, you're greatly loved. Don't worry, My hand is upon you. You are under
severe attack, but do not fear. You don't need any strength of your own for
this battle—I have everything you need!"
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“I say to you, do not worry about your life . . . .” But our common sense shouts loudly and says, “That is absurd, I must consider how I am going to live, and I must consider what I am going to eat and drink.” We must not think about these things to the point where they become the primary concern of our life.
“Sufficient for the day is its own trouble” (Matthew 6:34). How much trouble has begun to threaten you today? What kind of mean little demons have been looking into your life and saying, “What are your plans for next month— or next summer?” Look again and think. Keep your mind on the “much more” (Matthew 6:30). Whenever there are competing concerns in your life, be sure you always put your relationship to God first.
I was reading today,even Jesus appears to be tired, tired from taking care of the needs of the people of Israel, tired of his disciples who need the parables explained to them, tired even of his family who has doubted his authority and has been offended by his teaching.
And what else has brought Jesus to this moment of near exhaustion, was when Jesus heard about the death of his cousin, John the Baptizer, he withdrew in a boat to a lonely place by himself. But when the crowds heard of it, they followed him from the towns. Of course Jesus cared for his sheep and healed the sick that were brought to him. The crowds wouldn’t leave; they wouldn’t go home. And so, with five loaves and two fish, all were fed. Afterwards Jesus sent his disciples to the other side of the lake, he dismissed the crowds, and he went to a mountain to pray, just a little time for rest and prayer. In the early morning he walked toward the disciples on the sea, terrifying his friends. Rest was over and his energy went into allaying their fears and helping Peter especially on his faith journey.
Again, when Jesus came to a new region the crowds heard of it and once again brought all who were sick to be healed. The Pharisees and scribes heard of it, too, and came from Jerusalem to quibble about the disciples who weren’t washing their hands before they ate. Do you ever feel frustrated when something like this happens to you? You are working on a big project that can culminate in beautiful results, you want others to appreciate it, understand it, get it, and someone points out a tiny flaw and misses the big picture. You want to say, Give it a rest! Give me a rest.