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God never ceases to amaze me. As a person studying, researching, and writing a Bible study, I’ve found that God teaches me many things. He uses my own studies to teach me things I need to learn. I am convinced that when I feel God lead me to do a study, it’s every bit about something He wants me to learn just as much as it may be used to teach others.
I recently finished up a study on the life of King Hezekiah. I learned a lot while writing this study. As I was finishing up an addition to one of the lessons, I learned something new. I took in this new concept. Then tonight, I got the opportunity to utilize what I had learned.
Just today, I found myself stressing over a particular situation. A part of me knew that it was ridiculous to be stressing so much. I found that my mind was totally preoccupied and bombarded with fear and worry. This went on for several hours. Finally, I asked my husband if he would pray for me. We went in to our bedroom to pray and ended up talking for a little bit. Finally, I realized I needed to pray out loud. I needed to do it – not my husband. My husband is my best friend. Yet, at that moment, I felt awkward to pray out loud what I knew I needed to pray. I hesitated for a minute or so. Finally, I gathered my resolve and plunged forward in prayer. I employed what I had been learning. I resisted the enemy in the power of Jesus’ Name and claimed the promise of a sound mind. I asked for God’s peace.
You see, when Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, He used God’s Word to resist the enemy. He had to resist the enemy three different times in the wilderness, each time speaking God’s Word with authority. James 4:7 promises us that if we resist the enemy, he will flee from us. My mind was being bombarded with fear and worry. God’s Word tells us that God has not given us a spirit of fear but of love, power, and a sound mind. As a Believer, a child of God, I have a right to claim a sound mind according to this Scripture because it is a promise. If God promises something in His Word for a Believer, then we have the right to claim that promise. I claimed the promise of a sound mind.
After I finished my prayer, my husband prayed for me. I came out of the bedroom with a clearer mind, a sound mind. I resisted the enemy in Jesus’ Name and he had to flee. My mind was no longer being bombarded with fear and worry as it had been earlier. Praise the Name of Jesus. God granted me a sound mind and filled me with His peace. I didn’t feel weighted down anymore. I was at peace. As I write this, I am still at peace and I still have a sound mind. This is God working in me. And I give Him all the praise and glory and honor.
“Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”
- James 4:7, NASB
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