Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly realms (Eph. 6:10-12).
Everyone knows that the institution of marriage is under attack today. The porn industry and homosexual lifestyle is being embraced all around and killing Gods design for marriage and the respect for the institution of marriage. This past weekend, our church had Super Bowl Sunday. Normally, I would wear my orange and white because I am HUGE Vols fan. However this year was different; I wore my Fivestones gear. As I stood on stage, I looked out to the auditorium and saw others were doing the same. We began to sing a song about fighting battles and taking the land. I began to think back to when my son was in Children’s and God showed me something. When we first went to the hospital, I was wearing a nightgown, flip flops, and my hair was in a ball, and no makeup. I looked like death ran over. I had on a garment of heaviness and weakness. The devil was telling me that I was going to lose my son to death. As I sat there in a wheel chair, looking at my baby boy, I began to pray and feel a warrior spirit rise in me from a very deep place. It’s then the Lord spoke to me and said, 'Laura if you want your son to live, you are going to need to get your warfare clothes on. You cannot fight this battle in the garment you are in!" That night, my husband took me home and I did just that; I showered and prepared to do battle. The next day, when I went to the hospital to visit my son, I had my makeup on, my hair fixed, and I walked in with a posture of victory. Maybe today you aren’t declaring warfare over the enemy over a child, but maybe over your marriage. I want to ask you today what garment are you wearing to do warfare. Is it a garment of heaviness, weakness, guilt, shame, or even insecurity? I want to encourage you today; Change out your garment and fight for your marriage from a different posture. Exchange your garment of heaviness for a garment of praise. Exchange your garment of shame and defeat for a garment of victory. In light of God's desire and ability to give us victory in the spiritual warfare in our marriages, prayerfully consider the following questions: 1. What kinds of attacks has the Enemy launched against your marriage in recent days? 2. How did you respond to these attacks? How should you have responded to them? 3. How can you begin to put on the full armor of God this week? Be specific. Why not pray about it right now?
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AuthorMy Name is Laura Perdue. I am 44 years old and married to my best friend, Brian Perdue and mommy to Carston Perdue. Brian and I reside in Woodstock Ga and serve on the action team of Fivestones Church in Holly Springs. Archives
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