I was listening to a sermon this morning which touched home for me. The preacher said the reason we battle depression and self-worthlessness, and low self-esteem is because we don't know how to protect ourselves. And the enemy knows what buttons to push to get us going. Ephesians 6:12 "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."
We are not to let trouble throw us off track or knock us down. We are to put on protective gear to minimize attacks. We do this everyday to do battle in this realm!
We are to 1 Timothy 6:12 "Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses."
Yes, I talked about this in another blog so why did I feel the way I did this weekend? I am reading the word, but I guess I am not putting on my protective gear the way I should be. I am allowing the enemy to get a foothold. It's not for very long though. I think some things need to change in my life so that the enemy's foothold ceases immediately. 1st of all I need a church. Yeah I know, not having a church home doesn't help me at all. But it is difficult finding the right one. The non-denominational, bible-teaching church that glorifies God and not the preacher. One that is not into using secular things to bring in more people. One that doesn't compromise God's word for their benefit. One that tells the truth and gets a person on the right path. There are so many churches out there. And since I have been listening to a particular person, I have become more selective. If only I could move to where this preacher is...But I cannot. So I have to pray for God's direction. I need fellowship. We all need fellowship. But right now, I am lacking big time on that front. I am not sure if I should go to my former church in the meantime, but I have dreamt twice about my former pastor. That church was lacking for me, which is why I stopped going. They had 'clicks', where you couldn't even get to join the choir if they didn't want you to. Then they would have man visiting pastors. No particularly noticed if you were gone. It just didn't feel like a church family. The other church I found was perfect! It was non-denominational and bible-teaching to the point that made it very understandable and I was excited to go. However, it is too far. So I continue to pray and ask God to direct me.
There is power in the Word. Hey wasn't that a song. There is power, power wonder working power.....wait let me look it up....it's too far back in my memory to retrieve.
I found it. It is a song. Wow I can't believe that was brought to the forefront of my memory. Well there is a reason why...there is always a reason:
There Is Power In The Blood"
Would you be free from
the burden of sin?
There's power in the
blood, power in the blood
Would you o'er evil a
victory win?
There's wonderful
power in the blood
There is power, power, wonder-working power
In the blood of the
Lamb
There is power, power,
wonder-working power
In the precious blood
of the Lamb
Would you be free from your passion and pride
There’s power in the
blood, power in the blood
Come for a cleansing
to Calvary’s tide
There's wonderful
power in the blood
There is power, power, wonder-working power
In the blood of the
Lamb
There is power, power,
wonder-working power
In the precious blood
of the Lamb
Would you be whiter,
much whiter than snow?
There's power in the
blood, power in the blood
Sin stains are lost in
its life-giving flow
There's wonderful
power in the blood
There is power, power, wonder-working power
In the blood of the
Lamb
There is power, power,
wonder-working power
In the precious blood
of the Lamb
There is power, power, wonder-working power
In the blood of the
Lamb
There is power, power,
wonder-working power
In the precious blood
of the Lamb
Until next time.......
