Don’t Let satan Fill in the blanks Part 2
Today, I want to talk about the topic of not letting satan fill in the blanks Part 2. This subject is near and dear to my heart.
So, let’s dive in.
Crumbling ?
Have you ever had an over surmounting list of what is going wrong? Is your peace almost non-existent?
Let me talk to you about bricks. Yes, bricks, strange, but I promise its connected.
Do you know what happens to a brick once it’s cracked? It suffers greatly. Let’s get nerdy. Cracks allow water and other materials in, resulting in further deterioration. The water may also cause cracks to worsen when it freezes and thaws because of water contracting/ expanding based on temperatures.
The structural stability becomes compromised and eventually causes the foundation to collapse.
Mortar is not enough . A wire fencing support is not enough.
The only remedy is removing and replacing it.
This is what I call the 1st stage of crumbling.
Ladies,
If we peel back the lies of satan and see that we aren’t designed to crumble in this way. We are to take our trials and hardships to the feet of Jesus. We are not designed to carry it all on our own, or we wouldn’t need Jesus. We are to admit where we are weak and allow God’s strength to be made perfect in our weakness.
We are created by the creator of things created. We that are saved are filled with His Holy Spirit and are strengthened by Him in our weakness.
Like in 2 Corinthians 12:9
English Standard Version
9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Picky picky
You set ourselves up as we start a new fresh day, and then we ignore all the things that the Lord has provided and move on. We also commence in picking apart ourselves. Since we are made in the image of God, we are to come to Christ daily. We are not to do satan’s work for him by picking apart ourselves. If we do, we are leaving ourselves open and wounded as we go out into a perverse world. Any signs of wounds, bleeding, or weakness make them circle us like hungry sharks. They take joy in picking the life out of us until there’s no more left if we don’t stop them. This level of compromise shakes our foundation until it’s destroyed, but this doesn’t have to happen.
Let’s apply a couple of practical ways to thwart the enemies tactics.
1. Stay out of your own head.When life happens, it is all too easy to assume rather than talk. I have too many times played right into satans hands as a mouthpiece for his lies, and I hope to encourage you to give no place to the devil in your life.
2. Allow the Word of God to be like a fog horn in your lives, alerting you of another try of the enemy to fill in
the blanks.
Instead of asking a friend or family what their last post or text meant. He coexs us to assume or overreact.
Another example of allowing the enemy to fill in the blank is when your husband leaves the room in the middle of a discussion and instead of asking if he is leaving to just gather his thoughts or if he is ignoring you.
Another example is to fill in the blank with frustration when your kids seem to be taking a second too long to explain why they are being rude instead of being patient for the truth. Or when the scale tips in a way that you don’t expect fill in the dispair with the truth of God’s Word instead. Remember that satan is always lurking around cowardly to feed you assumptions instead of truth. He knows there will be peace when proper communication and understanding abounds.
With offenses He knows that if you ask the other individual what is implied, eventually, you will be able to see his tricks from a mile away.
You can even be allowing the devil to bombard you with thoughts of comparison when the real issue is that you are feeling a bit less than today or fearful about things.
That stops today if you choose to open your mouth and drown out the voice of the enemy with your arsenal of scriptures and fight back. Like Psalms 34:4 NKJV
[4] I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.
That’s how this month has been for me . Froth with spiritual warfare. Its been a fight! Ladies, resist the devil, and he will FLEE, JUST LIKE THE LORD SAID. Don’t let satan fill in the blanks in your life. Have the hard conversations. Combat the onslaught of anxiety from satan no matter what it is and refuse to crumble. Ephesians 6:10-17 NKJV
[10] Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. [11] Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. [12] For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. [13] Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. [14] Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, [15] and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; [16] above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. [17] And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
Ask the unanswered questions. Refuse victimhood! You are not a victim anymore. Rise up, and for goodness sake, share the Gospel of Jesus Christ! Tell of His awesome saving power. Witness about how He changed you. Tell them the consequences of not giving their lives to Jesus and Jesus alone! Hate sin enough to get into their lives, risking the offenses and offer them salvation. Offer them a way out of Hell because Hell is real and for ALL ETERNITY! Tell them to walk away from the world and find a love in Jesus that no one can match or beat. Tell them that the feeling of longing for more is a pulling of them towards the ALMIGHTY, ONE TRUE GOD. God is BIGGER than this, too, ladies. Trust God, AS YOU Cry AND REPEAT !
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Right Perspective
Right Perspective
Today, we are going to discuss the topic, right perspective. Let’s dive in.
What you keep hidden the devil will exploit.
Hiding things that ultimately can lead to sin decays the right perspective. It is not just a way of thinking you prefer. It is having a Biblical one.
1 Pet 5:8-[8] Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Focusing on Satan’s lies causes spiritual intoxication. I say intoxication because it means having lost some control of your actions or behavior under the influence of the addictiveness of the enemy’s deception.
The enemy usually starts with a question like, “Did God really say this or that?”
Don’t stay and listen to his questions. It can steal and obliterate your confidence, excitement, progress, encouragement, and so many other things. Entertaining and rehearsing the enemy’s poison soaked questions leads to doubt. You know what God requires, and if you don’t read your Bible. Lately, I have been fighting to literally get my voice back . My voice struggled due to lingering sickness. It was chipping away at me.
I remember during another night of fevers and stuffiness too thick to sleep through exhaustion, and fear was my nightly and daytime opponent. That’s where wrestling grew in great difficulty.
Ladies, one hurdle was followed by another hurdle followed by another. Discouragement was looming around every corner.
This vivid illustration popped up in my mind. The candle and a glass. The more I tried to shine, the more the enemy tried to isolate me. The more the glass covered me, the more my flame flickered, and it almost went out. Cries to God over a 3 day period for the right perspective force the glass off of me and Christ is covering me even now as my shield of faith is repaired and hope is restored.
Life was throwing all it could when wouldn’t you know it as I was on the mend I faced some news that found some hidden brokenness and knocked me on my face, and there I was scrambling trying to pick up the broken pieces before anyone else saw them. Right perspective was hard to hold on to and tears drowned out my faith for seconds at a time
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Luke 12:39-
[39] But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into. See the pattern of how the enemy comes at you.
On to my next point
Ladies,
Fellowship is important :
Hebrews 10:24-25 ESV
[24] And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, [25] not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
I have been limited in fellowship and community for a while now and my family as well, but recently God has been removing people that can’t spur us along and adding people who remind us how sweet it is to live life together. How life giving it is to pray for one another and break bread together. How God is glorified as we share what Christ has done in our lives.
Ladies, we need to confess your sins to God
Keep your heart and mind free from drama
Why because
John 10:10 ESV
[10] The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
Right perspective is a holding fast to sobriety. Clear thinking, standing on truth, and behaving with faith.
Romans 12:2 ESV
[2] Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Examples of conformity, just to name a few, are:
Anxieties
Fear
Defensiveness
Being passive
Being a busybody
Being paranoid
Embracing insecurities
Tearing down your own home with your own hands
Filled with drama
False sense of security
Self- Sabotage
Being negative
Trying to get attention from someone else who’s not your husband
Isolating yourself from others without good cause
Instead, lean on the truth of God’s Word
Romans 8
Romans 8:26-28 ESV
[26] Likewise, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. [27] And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. [28] And we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
What stirs up your affections for God, ladies?
Romans 8:35-39 ESV
[35] Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? [36] As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” [37] No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. [38] For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, [39] nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Fellowship in a fallen world is a MUST.
Go to Christ, then find some like-minded believers to hav,e your back!!!! Ladies that will encourage you and not try to put you against your husband.
Hang in there and keep the right perspective and to always always trust God as you cry and repeat God bless you.
Slaying Perfection
Slaying the dragons of perfection
The world is pushing for molds by creating ways for women to have a secret yet heightened sense of insecurities.
There is a false sense of perfection looming in the air. Think it’s a preference instead of fact. Look at the ever growing hair and beauty industry.
Hair grossing 52.2 billion
100 Billion dollars beauty
How do you fuel billion dollar industries- answer
Push insecurities, and a standard of perfection.
All the focus is shifted to celebrities, false lives, who are enhanced literally and figuratively. As they pose as staples of the world deemed beauty.
How do we leave modesty and abandon the will to maintain our own hair and shift to purchasing and gluing and sewing someone else’s hair on our heads to feel better?
How do we get to gluing church fan size eyelashes onto our face? Or our newborns. I wish I was making this stuff up but I’m not.
How do we get to injecting or butts with concrete, and fix a flat to achieve someone else’s falsely achieved beauty?
All to look like this perverse stripper supporting prostitute influencing jezebel embracing poor excuse for womanhood examples?
In the middle of the spiral of discontentment have you ever stopped to ask your own husband what he likes you to look like?
You’d think so if you were trying to turn on your own husband as your original goal.
Colossians 3:5-10 ESV
[5] Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. [6] On account of these the wrath of God is coming. [7] In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. [8] But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. [9] Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices [10] and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.
What good is it if your outward appearance is breathtaking? But you take your last breath and your decaying inward man sends you to Hell?
Denying Yourself
Includes and is not limited to indulging in your bad attitude instead of submitting to your husband’s authority .
Giving your best for your kids school event but giving scraps to your family for dinner.
We live in a day and age where we are going to have to say the hard things. we are going to have to risk being disliked to uphold Gods standards.
Denying yourself also sometimes means that you have to switch off the nurture everybody has to get along. I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings button. People set Hell is real, and the Lord is soon to come.
The world and satan is trying to wear out the saints of God to where we won’t speak the truth no matter how crazy it gets. Where we would be too tired to say No little boy, you can’t mutilate yourself then put on a dress and be a girl. Abuse doesn’t mean change. That should be the message. Gender reassignment surgery should be outlawed due to a myriad of reasons that should include this as self-harm. How are parents not arrested for signing off on these permanent body multilations?
1 John 2:15-16 ESV
[15] Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. [16] For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.
That means worldly opinions .
Instead the Bible tells us to 2 Corinthians 10:4-6 ESV
[4] For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. [5] We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, [6] being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete.
Ladies, for us to live as godly women upholding biblical womanhood, We have to fight against being forced to fit into the world’s mold of womanhood .
I just released A new book entitled make dinner wage war, which deals with topics like these in so many other topics that seem to keep us spinning trying to find what next trend to fulfill rather than standing against the world’s way of womanhood because if you trust them, they’ll make you think it’s ok for the woman of the year to be a natural born man.
Reach out to somebody this week. Encourage them that their life matters to you and that you can’t do life alone, so fellowship is needed, and so is Godly encouragement. Ladies, take heart knowing that Christ loves you and all the standards he has for us is because he loves us. He wants us to experience the very best relationship with Him as possible without being tainted by this fallen world. Remember, always ladies to trust God as you cry and repeat God bless you.
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Weighty Words
Hey ladies, today we are tackling the topic of Weighty Words. Let’s see what I mean as we dive in.
As we are in the midst of the holiday season I am noticing more and more that it is easy to talk yourself into anything. Let me explain.
With the right combination of words, you can go from elated to discouraged . You can go from peaceful to suspicious or grumpy to hopeful. You have the power to allow your life to be altered.
I have been able to see recently how a healthy person went from feeling normal to sick with the constant proclaiming of every suspicious feeling in her body over the course of a year.
I was blessed to be able to help her see the enemies long game and she is getting stronger everyday Glory to God.
Ladies,
Don’t let fear make you agree with the enemy.
The word of God says:
Hebrews 12:1
12 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
My goal today is to encourage you ladies to go free from the added weights that cleverly weigh us down. Its starts with the following:
1. Repentance for not rehearsing the scriptures like Galatians 6:9
Galatians 6:9 ESV
[9] And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
2. Ignoring God in this area- we should always be communing and committing to prayer with God.
Prov. 4:23-24
23
Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of life.
24
Put away from you a [c]deceitful mouth,
And put perverse lips far from you.
3. Obey and watch your mouth
Proverbs 18:21
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.
What we say can really be a tool to succeed or a weight and bondage to remain in a state of entertaining satans lies. Go free today, as you ponder these words that changed my life forever.
I shared this with a young lady this week, and it really stuck in my heart after I said it.
I need to watch my mouth!
My words have weight to them.
Am I prepared to carry what I speak?
I choose to speak truth instead and allow God to carry me through EVERY SITUATION!
Ladies, as we end this no retreat month, I want to encourage you to stand and fight! You matter, and you are here for such a time as this. Always remember to trust God as you cry and repeat. God bless you .
Happy Thanksgiving
God Can Do It Better Than You
Welcome to the 1st blog apart of the no retreat November series. This month will be respectful shows yet even more so unrestrained by others’ opinions. Also, head over to TrustGodCryrepeat.com so you don’t miss anything.
Now that’s done, ladies,
Grab a hot beverage, and let’s dive in.
Changes and triumphs seem to be the name of the game lately. My best efforts have been challenged, and this time of year seems like an uphill climb sometimes.
We have experienced highs and lows, but in our trials, God has pulled us through victoriously. He has literally turned every trial lately into triumphs.
Recently, my late father’s birthday passed by, and if he were here, he would have celebrated his 83rd bday ladies. I wanted to share that because family is important. And when you go through hard things, it makes it a lot better when you have someone to turn around and cry on their shoulder or just go to for support. Especially when it’s one thing after another thing. Ladies, some of you are getting hit in the heart as life brings its challenges, and the holidays are vastly approaching. I want to encourage you that Christ loves you, and here at we here at TrustGodCryRepeat.com, pray for you on a weekly basis. Hang in there. You are loved.
I was going through a time recently where I was feeling the weight of not having steady friends and sisterhood. The weight of being estranged from most of my side of the family due to my father passing away 20 plus years ago is tried as a tool for me to feel displaced, but satan is a liar. I got a call from a relative, who wanted to be a blessing to our family through our housewarming registry and it just reminded me that God not only hears our prayers, but He cares about us feeling connected to other humans. Fellowship is important!
The word of God says
Christ is-
A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, Is God in His holy habitation.
Psalms 68:5 NKJV
More trials…
I figured I’d get laundry out of the way, and in the middle of the cycle, you guessed it . It died. We had no idea how to fix it, and I frantically looked for a lead on replacing it. It toomey a couple of days before I found one but they were closed on Sunday. I planned to get it Monday if we could get there before it sold.
Well, we had a couple of stops first, so I decided to call first. To my surprise, it was sold . Everywhere I check will completely sound out for like another child with how many expectations of a triumph. The very next day. I remember that I was supposed to call our local handyman place, and I was able to describe the problem to the woman over the phone. Who always seems to know what we need. Now. This is a definite God thing. Not only was she able to tell me the part? But she informed me that she had already ordered that part. And it will be in the following day. There’s no chance in the world that this? What happened without it being God’s hand at work. Why would she order a part for a customer she didn’t have yet? On top of that, the price was extremely low. It wasn’t even $30. I figured it couldn’t get better than that, but it did. She had the same model on the showroom floor. She even showed us how to put on the part for free? Glory to God in the highest.
Another trial turned into a triumph because of the Lord.
Ladies, you are not alone. The Word of God says.
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28 NKJV
God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
Psalms 46:1 NKJV
No matter what is challenging you right now. God can work it out better than you can. He can turn your trials into triumphs.
This blog is to encourage you that God can do anything better than you can. He can work it out better than you. He can figure it out better than you can? He can provide better than you can. All He’s asking you to do is to be surrender to Him, be faithful to him, to trust him above all else, and obey Him and watch Him Work.
Commit your works to the Lord [submit and trust them to Him], And your plans will succeed [if you respond to His will and guidance].
Proverbs 16:3 AMP
What situations stand to steal, kill, and destroy things in your life? Is it the lure of sin? Go to God and let Him remind you that those things may be overwhelming to you, but Christ can handle it. You can lay them at His feet and as you navigate through the darkness of this present age . Ladies, reach out to someone and let them know you care. Fellowship with other believers of Jesus and be refreshed. Be revived by Gods love so that you can be ready for the challenges ahead.
Trust God. Cry. Repeat 