There's been a lot of buzz lately at CVC about taking back ground from the enemy of our souls. As Pastor John always says, the devil isn't stupid- and he knows just where to shoot his fiery darts. This past week, I've really felt it pressed on my heart that this 'ground taking' is not reserved just for the adults in our congregation...this includes our children.
The enemy can oppress ANYONE. He doesn't differentiate between the weak and the strong, the smart or the less smart, the pretty or the less pretty, the old or the young... He would love to get his grimy hands in our minds and in our lives as soon as he can so he can deceive us more and more and try to lead us further and further from the truth. Speaking from my own experiences (and pain), the enemy of our souls is just that- the enemy of our souls, whether we're 37 or 7. He simply wants to kill and destroy, and will use any means (ANY MEANS) to achieve his goal. If that means speaking lies into the life of a 7 year old, so be it.
The thought of the enemy of my soul as an adult preying on the lives of the children I am privileged to work with, let alone my own sons, really irritates me... I reminded my leaders at BreakOut last week that though we get to 'play' and do crafts and worship and literally have fun with kids, we need to come to our classes with the full armor of God-ready for battle. There are sins of the fathers and hurts and pains in the lives of our children - experiences they've had already, that we can't even imagine...and the enemy wants to use those to sink his claws in...to lead our children astray...to fill the minds and hearts of our children with his lies and deception...That should drive everyone to their knees-it does me.
Again today, Pastor John shared about Nehemiah and the rebuilding of the wall with a sword in one hand and a trowel in the other. Whether it's our precious children or our cherished adults...we need to be building with a sword ready for battle in one hand and a trowel for building in the other.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Taking ground...
There's been a lot of buzz lately at CVC about taking back ground from the enemy of our souls. As Pastor John always says, the devil isn't stupid- and he knows just where to shoot his fiery darts. This past week, I've really felt it pressed on my heart that this 'ground taking' is not reserved just for the adults in our congregation...this includes our children.
The enemy can oppress ANYONE. He doesn't differentiate between the weak and the strong, the smart or the less smart, the pretty or the less pretty, the old or the young... He would love to get his grimy hands in our minds and in our lives as soon as he can so he can deceive us more and more and try to lead us further and further from the truth. Speaking from my own experiences (and pain), the enemy of our souls is just that- the enemy of our souls, whether we're 37 or 7. He simply wants to kill and destroy, and will use any means (ANY MEANS) to achieve his goal. If that means speaking lies into the life of a 7 year old, so be it.
The thought of the enemy of my soul as an adult preying on the lives of the children I am privileged to work with, let alone my own sons, really irritates me... I reminded my leaders at BreakOut last week that though we get to 'play' and do crafts and worship and literally have fun with kids, we need to come to our classes with the full armor of God-ready for battle. There are sins of the fathers and hurts and pains in the lives of our children - experiences they've had already, that we can't even imagine...and the enemy wants to use those to sink his claws in...to lead our children astray...to fill the minds and hearts of our children with his lies and deception...That should drive everyone to their knees-it does me.
Again today, Pastor John shared about Nehemiah and the rebuilding of the wall with a sword in one hand and a trowel in the other. Whether it's our precious children or our cherished adults...we need to be building with a sword ready for battle in one hand and a trowel for building in the other.
The enemy can oppress ANYONE. He doesn't differentiate between the weak and the strong, the smart or the less smart, the pretty or the less pretty, the old or the young... He would love to get his grimy hands in our minds and in our lives as soon as he can so he can deceive us more and more and try to lead us further and further from the truth. Speaking from my own experiences (and pain), the enemy of our souls is just that- the enemy of our souls, whether we're 37 or 7. He simply wants to kill and destroy, and will use any means (ANY MEANS) to achieve his goal. If that means speaking lies into the life of a 7 year old, so be it.
The thought of the enemy of my soul as an adult preying on the lives of the children I am privileged to work with, let alone my own sons, really irritates me... I reminded my leaders at BreakOut last week that though we get to 'play' and do crafts and worship and literally have fun with kids, we need to come to our classes with the full armor of God-ready for battle. There are sins of the fathers and hurts and pains in the lives of our children - experiences they've had already, that we can't even imagine...and the enemy wants to use those to sink his claws in...to lead our children astray...to fill the minds and hearts of our children with his lies and deception...That should drive everyone to their knees-it does me.
Again today, Pastor John shared about Nehemiah and the rebuilding of the wall with a sword in one hand and a trowel in the other. Whether it's our precious children or our cherished adults...we need to be building with a sword ready for battle in one hand and a trowel for building in the other.
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you ar such a good writer.
I miss you and will be home soon.
Love-c
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