Time flies…it always does. It’s been quite a while since I have taken the time to sit down and post. Today, I was chatting with Ann Nichols and watching her granddaughter Taylor swimming with Ty as I policed Wyatt paddling around on the top step in the pool. We were talking about the way that sometimes it seems like one by one, things seem to start pressing in on us…eventually to the point where it is really more than pressing, it’s all caving in. It was a good reminder to me, and not the first one in the past few weeks, that as we do life we are confronted with an enemy (Satan, the Devil, and his legion of evil followers). The Bible instructs us to be on guard against the enemy and his schemes, it reminds us that the battle we confront isn’t physical – but rather, spiritual, and it reminds us that Satan is about this Earth, seeking to steal, kill and to destroy.
I wonder then, why I so rarely approach the start of my day mindful of the battle that is afoot. I should start my day by taking time to intentionally put on the armor that God has provided. He has equipped me with an arsenal (Ephesians 6:10-18) that cannot be matched! Let’s remind each other about the real battle going on out there, and about the fact that we have everything we need to meet the challenge in Christ. Thanks Ann for a great reminder today!
Much love,
Laurie
