Good morning, good morning. Wow, what a powerful read chapter 4 was this morning. Verse 7 will absolutely be a verse I start to pray on the regular every time Im In the midst of warfare or wrestling with temptation. I will also be praying this for my children by name that Is for sure!
“So submit to [the authority of] God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him] and he will flee from you.
The more I get in the Word I recognized how much knowing the Word has impacted my prayer life. If the Bible says to resist the devil and he will flee from you then next time I am feeling tempted I’m going to remind the devil that he has to flee...because my answer is, "NO." (AND I will definitely be using my authority as Landon, Syrus, Colton, Skyler and Keimani's mom to do the same on their behalf.)
Lord as I submit to You help me resist the devil. Every time the idea of drinking comes into my mind help me resist. Your Word says as I do, the devil's attempts MUST flee from me. I claim that today!
I had 2 verses that stood out to me today...."Humble yourselves [with an attitude of repentance and insignificance] in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you [He will lift you up, He will give you purpose].”
James 4:7, 10 AMP
This hit too close to home today, especially after reading the verse yesterday in James 3 about taming the tongue. I cannot believe I let some of the things come out of my mouth that did when I was chatting it up with Skyler last night. I apologized for my poor example this morning and admitted the wrong to Skyler. My hope is to build trust with my kids and set a good example too. I don't think I have to be perfect but perfectly willing to admit when I am wrong.
I am so grateful for the reminder that as we repent the Lord will restore us!
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