Did you know that the enemy of our soul does not want to see our success?
I mean, I can only speak from experience. Every time, and I mean every time, I am so close to taking a key step forward spiritually or in what I believe is God’s calling for my life, I am thrown back against the wall with such force it takes me out for a while. I have experienced this again in just the last few weeks.
I switched jobs three weeks ago. I found a childcare centre outside of Steinbach that holds much more closely to the values I hold about quality childcare. I also felt ready to volunteer with a kids’ ministry in my church. And guess what happened? My vehicle broke down. Just when I choose to go to work at a childcare center that is not within walking distance of home, my vehicle breaks down. And it throws me into such uncertainty and anxiety that I delay reaching out to the coordinator of the kids’ ministry. And the completion of the application to volunteer with another community ministry was put on hold because I do not have the finances to purchase the necessary items to make my home child safe. Totally the tactic of the enemy. He does not like to see me moving forward with purpose and peace in my life.
If you are constantly experiencing setbacks like this as well, know that it is not because of something you have done wrong. It is the enemy of your soul who is out only to “kill, steal, and destroy” your life. He does not want you to succeed or have purpose in your life.
But I also know someone who in the verse which talks about the enemy destroying us, says,
“My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying (or abundant) life.”
John 10:10
And today I may need this reminder of this faithful God just as much as you do. Because, you know, when the bank says, “We can’t give you the loan increase you need to fix your vehicle,” it throws my mind into anxiety and doubt because I do not know where the remainder of the money to cover the cost of the vehicle repair will come from. Or if I will be able to get it fixed at all. And if I do not get it fixed, I will not be able to travel to work to generate the income I need for my daily living. It throws my whole life into a downward spiral.
Yet, my mentor friend, reminded me this past Sunday that God will provide as He has before. And as I read the Bible this morning, the Lord reminded me that,
“On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”
Genesis 22:14
And it is the only place I can place my faith in today: in a God who has provided for me in the past, and who will provide for me again now.
And I hope that you can also place your faith in this loving God
“whose ways are higher than our ways and whose thoughts are higher than our thoughts.”
Isaiah 55:9
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