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HOW LONG WILL THIS ATTACK LAST?
By Bunny | March 29, 2010
“Having done all…stand.” (Eph. 6:13) The enemy knows your vulnerabilities and he’ll push you to your limits. When he does, remember: “Blessed is the man who endures…when he has been approved, he will receive the crown.” (Jas. 1:12 NKJV) “Approved” means victory qualifies you for greater things. “Endures” means your staying power is being tested. So, “having done all…stand.” You ask, “How long will this attack last?” The Prince of Darkness hindered Daniel’s prayers for twenty-one days. (See Dan. 10:13) Goliath defied the armies of Israel forty days and nights (See I Sam. 17). Your enemy is relentless; you must be, too. When it comes to prayer, your persistence overcomes his resistance. “You have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise.” (Heb. 10:36 NKJV)
David didn’t get into trouble with Bathsheba until he left the battlefield. Being where you’re supposed to be is the safest place to be. So stay there, keep fighting and God will come to your aid. When Joshua needed extra time to defeat his enemies, the sun stood still. God was saying, “As long as the sun doesn’t go down you won’t go down either, for the same power that’s holding it up is holding you up.” Isn’t that great?
Jesus healed people in different ways. Some He spoke to, others He touched. One day He told ten lepers to go and show themselves to the priest. And the Bible says: “As they went, they were cleansed.” (Luke 17:14) They were probably wondering, “When will it happen? How will it happen?” Faith doesn’t demand details, it just keeps moving obediently forward, believing God for the right result. It takes courage to press on when you don’t see an answer to your prayer. It takes courage to continue to look at your circumstances and believe that your God heard your prayer and is working on your behalf.
I think about Gideon. Gideon was afraid of the enemy. He was full of fear and certainly had a lack of self-esteem. Gideon is scared, weak, under the oppression of the enemy, completely devastated mentally, spiritually, and financially. Yet God sent an angel to call Gideon a mighty man of valor. That means God actually saw him that way, because God does not lie nor does He flatter. God saw His plan for Gideon, and also saw Gideon following it and becoming the way He saw him. As you are waiting for your prayer to be answered, God will speak through the Holy Spirit to bring words of affirmation to encourage you to continue to press on in faith and to not give up no matter what it may look like. He tells us to be strong and of good courage. That we are not to fear, but to believe that He is able and willing to help us in our time of need. He is a good God, and cares about everything we are going through. No matter if it was from our own stupid choice or someone else’s. His forgiving power is greater than any wrong choice. If God says you are powerful, fearless, strong, forceful, wealthy, virtuous, and a champion, then the humble, submissive, obedient thing to do is say, “Yes, Lord. You are right. You said it, and I believe it.”
Let’s submit our emotions over to Him and allow Him to give us the grace to wait. I call you blessed. I love you and pray for you.
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