I have been under attack. Satan has not been happy with me. He has realized that he cannot destroy my marriage, but boy did he ever try. He has realized that I am winning the fight over my melancholy tendencies by choosing to to be thankful, and having a wonderful friend to share my thankfulls with to keep on track. And since he cannot defeat me there, he has started attacking my person. He is attacking my spirit, my self-worth. Because he never wants to see a Christian prosper, and if he can keep them from that he will do whatever he can. And so he has been going for my gut.
Part of my freedom over this has come just in recognizing what is happening. God has opened my eyes to see the spiritual attack I have been under. One way this has played out recently is with this blog. I had become very discouraged, thinking that it wasn't really helping anyone, that it didn't matter whether I posted or not, and I was not getting any ideas about what to post anyway. So, other things took precedence and I stopped posting regularly. But yet I have had several people tell me recently that they love reading what I post in this space, and it has been helpful to them. So I realized, then, that Satan did not want me to post here, because he did not want me to encourage or help anyone, and he certainly didn't want any marriages saved or helped because of my marriage story, and so he discouraged me. And I fell for it hook, line, and sinker. Now, don't get me wrong, this blog is nothing about me, but is an avenue for me to share the story of my marriage saved from an affair, and to encourage other women and to point any one reading straight to the loving arms of my Heavenly Father.
So I promise to be faithful, to you who regularly stop by here to read and visit (and by the way, know that I love reading your comments), and to God, and His plan for this blog and for me. I will rise above these attacks by Satan, because I know that He can never separate me from the love of God, and His plan for me is all I need.
"Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!" Luke 1:45
5 comments:
I love reading your posts and appreciate your honesty and faithful spirit. I am easily "beat down" about myself, too... thanks for sharing your struggle with it and please do keep encouraging women like me with your blog :)
Heavenly Father, thank You so much for Leila. I pray Your hand of protection over her heart, to protect her from the enemy's attempt to make her feel less than You have created her to be.
Thank you, Leila, for your sweet words :)
you know I am a loyal reader even though I may not comment, I need your words of encouragement and the positive way your story has turned out. I hope we get there one day. Keep writing!
Hey Kris! I am so glad to hear from you!! I would like to hear how you are doing. If you think if it, shoot me an email soon, ok? Thank you for the encouragement, too :) I really appreciate it.
So very true. Satan will continue to fight. We must hold tight to the Lord. He alone is our strength and refuge when we feel like falling apart. Blessings girly!
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