Scripture I’m Claiming Today…
I wrestled with Satan’s attacks all day yesterday. I went to bed last night in despair honestly – just frustrated and asking God all of the “why” questions. Satan really wants to keep me from going to the Lord, and I was about ready to comply. My sweet husband wrapped me in his arms last night though and prayed over Nolan and I and our family. What a blessing he is to me. I woke up this morning and turned to the Lord with an open heart. I am claiming these verses this morning to fight against my enemy – not the flesh and blood of Nolan’s problems or the nurses and doctors, or physical exhaustion, but against my enemy Satan who wants to keep me in despair and worry…
Psalms 112:6-8 “Surely he will never be shaken; a righteous man will be remembered forever. He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. His heart is secure, he will have no fear; in the end he will look in triumph on his foes.”
Ephesians 6:10-18, “Finally be STRONG in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so tha tyou can take your stand against the DEVIL’S SCHEMES. 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. Therefore put on teh full armor of God so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done EVERYTHING, to STAND. Stand firm then, with the BELT OF TRUTH (not Satan’s lies) buckled around your waist, with the breastplast of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the GOSPEL OF PEACE. In addition to this take up the SHIELD OF FAITH, with which you can extinguish ALL the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on ALL occasions and with ALL kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and ALWAYS keep on praying for all the saints.”
Phillippians 1:18b-20 “Yes and I will continue to rejoice, for I knwo tha tthrough your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance. I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or death.”
Phillippians 1:29 “For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him.”
I know that this that I’m going through is not suffering – so many go through so much more for the sake of Christ and the gospel. But, I will not allow even small delays such as these and arrows from Satan to cause me to lose hope or even for a moment doubt my God. I will stand strong in him. I will not just believe in the good times but will go through the bad times with sufficient courage and without shame. Yesterday was a day of evil when Satan wanted me to despair. But, I have my spiritual armor and will stand, and when I’ve done everything and attacks still come, I will continue standing. I will have no fear of bad news; my heart will remain secure standing in the Lord! And, in the end, we will have triumph over our foes – not bad things in life, for those will continue all of our days, but triumph over Satan!
You are such an encouragement to me Sarah. How awesome that can be such a testament to the Lord. Praying.
Sarah, I love you!!! I love you!! My verse when I went through all that I did when Julianna was born was: I will give you treasures in the darkness and great riches in the secret places so that you will know that I am the Lord your God who calls you by name.”
Allow Him to give you treasures and riches in this hard time. Pray that you will be able to recognize them. Write them down. (for ex: one night with me all these people kept calling and saying that God woke them up at 3 am to pray for me. That was a treasure. I called them my 3 am club!,there were so many more.)
And I’ll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
And every tear I’ve cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm
Dale and I were listening to this Casting Crowns song as we drove to church yesterday.
So easy to get down and lose our focus. But we choose to praise Him in all the storms of life.
We are so thankful for Nolan’s safe arrival and know that this storm will grow you stronger than ever.
Love and prayers.
Sarah, your scriptures helped ME so much today. Thank you for that. I saw Jason at church yesterday and told him I am here to help whenever and however you need me. I can even take them to and from mother’s day out for you!:)
Faithfully praying for you.
standing up with you.
Even through this hard time, you are an encouragement to me! Especially when you said, “I know that this that I’m going through is not suffering – so many go through so much more for the sake of Christ and the gospel. But, I will not allow even small delays such as these and arrows from Satan to cause me to lose hope or even for a moment doubt my God. I will stand strong in him. I will not just believe in the good times but will go through the bad times with sufficient courage and without shame.”
What a word from the Lord! I read it a few days ago and I still can’t get it out of my head. How true! That even though what we are going through now may seem HUGE to us, we will stand firm in knowing who God is and His plan! I’m definitely praying for you and your family and sweet little Nolan!
Thank you!