Storms, Trials, Tribulations....

Never like to get a call in the morning from our son who is in Australia. That means it's after midnight & he's got a problem! Well... got one of those calls this morning.... he was headed home from a church service where he is the music team leader & had his house mates with him when his car broke down! What do we do from here? PRAY! They had another friend who came out to pick them up to get them home for the night but his day will begin with finding a tow truck to bring the car to his house, then to diagnose the problem. This financial expense comes on the heels of us trying not to get our house insurance dropped because they've decided we need to paint & put on new siding ($$$), our business having a very slow start financially this year,  getting our son's car insurance & registration paid for for this year & trying to save for our trip to Australia later this year..... Man, when it rains it pours!!

I got behind on my daily reading so this morning I read yesterday's word & today's word & both of them apply to my feelings this morning about this financial situation facing us....

2 Chronicles 20:15 (NLT)
He said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the Lord says: Do not be afraid! Don’t be discouraged by this mighty army, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

**We may not fight an enemy army, but every day we battle temptation, pressure, and Satan, who wants us to rebel against God. Remember, as believers, we have God's Spirit in us. If we ask for God's help when we face struggles, God will fight for us. And God always triumphs.

 

Job 1:9-10 (NLT)
9Satan replied to the Lord, “Yes, but Job has good reason to fear God. 10 You have always put a wall of protection around him and his home and his property. You have made him prosper in everything he does. Look how rich he is!

**Satan attacked Job's motives, saying that Job was blameless and had integrity only because he had no reason to turn against God. Satan wanted to prove that Job worshiped God not out of love but because God had given him so much. Satan accurately analyzed why many people trust God. They are fair-weather believers, following God only when everything is going well or for what they can get. Adversity destroys this kind of superficial faith. But adversity strengthens real faith by causing believers to dig their roots deeper into God in order to withstand storms. How deep does your faith go? Put the roots of your faith down deep into God so that you can withstand any storm you may face.

I'm praying for the strengthening of my faith during this time of adversity!! Lord, as your word says....  or the battle is not mine, but Yours God!

On any normal day before this group bible study, before my commitment to fasting & praying, before my head change... I would've fallen to pieces over all these issues facing us. Today... I stood in my bathroom & cried out to God for his hand in these situations!! I stood firm that we've had enough of Satan & his hand in this. He has no dominion over our household or our lives!!  I felt a bit like Job this morning when we came under more attack from the enemy but ha ha Satan! I know who is in control of my life & what His word says!! I know you have no place here and MY GOD REIGNS!