Response: Prayer Over Me?
This is why we need prayer. Everyday. For all things.
Not as soon as Jean prayed for me, I had a battle last night.
Let me say that because my strength and shield are of God that nearly all the time, I feel nigh invincible.
I am not so cocky that things won’t get to me and hurt me. I know they will. I am fighting a battle. I am in a war. I can’t expect to fight and not get hurt in a serious way. But whatever injuries, critical, crippling or otherwise, I know my God will protect, heal, deliver and restore. My God has it all. Whom shall I fear?
Then just last night, I was helping out a friend who used to be in porn and saved by the grace of God Almighty. Unfortunately, she still has images/videos all over the internet many of which she has no control over.
She wanted me to respond to a myspace wall post from a guy. So I go to the guy’s myspace page to send him a message by posting a comment when I have to scroll to the bottom of his profile.
Let us say we know now he is an “old” fan of my friend. In other words, he had a picture of my friend that I wish I hadn’t seen.
In the past, that one pic would have broken me. Satan and his armies launched a million exploding arrows upon me day after day and this time, one hit me square in the chest.
This time, I felt the sting of the pierce. I feel my skin lit on fire. I smell the stench of cooked human flesh as the arrow exploded. I hear the armies of Satan laugh with a victorious roar. It is enough to take the breath out of me.
I know the arrow is there. I know it hurts like all hell. My mind wanted to race a million miles a minute and ease the pain away. The flesh knew what to do. My flesh thought he had life again.
But my spirit is born and sustained by God. Without stopping in my tracks and through gritted teeth and eyes full of tears from the pain and torment, God reached out, pulled that arrow out and healed of my pain. In my joy and thankfulness, I reached out to His hand, kissed it and told him, “I love You”.
This is how God is so good. Glory to God in the highest.
Wow Joe. You describe the battle to a T. Glory to God.
His strength and power is amazing. More powerful than anything that can ever come our way. You are truly in that strength Joe!
That was a pretty amazing description. I’m impressed and blown away.
Sounds like Satan rolled a Crit on you with a Magic Missile. Did you fail your Reflex roll?
No Reflex save on Magic Missle. Magic Missles are auto hit.
That was more like an Acid Arrow. The caster still rolls Range To Hit vs AC sans Armour.
Hey Joe,
You are in a good place man! Its always going to be a battle against the flesh as long as we are here. I love how you decribed what God does for us. No matter if we get taken down, he restores us, He lifts us up and sets us upon the rock.
Keep fighting.The battle is not yours its Gods and He will deliver you from the arrows that plunge deep into our skin each and every day!
Gretchin
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Joe… man…. you are only doing the rest of the world a favor by being the man you were purposed to be. G-d has poured so much into you, His grace has sustained you, His love has saved you… Your heart man… wow.. your heart for G-d is inspiring!
Your a blessing…. I hope you know that.