When we began our new adventure we were led to take uprooting us from a very happy contentment… we prayed on it.
We had been praying the prayer of Jabez for about 4-5 months and indeed our territory was being enlarged. But grew by leaps when we asked God to enlarge His territory within us.
And then the writing drew itself out on the wall to move… we prayed on it. The home became a house. It sold in 3 days at full price.
Then the construction of the new house began… we prayed on it. And we buried a bible in dedication to God in its foundation.
Then rains came and work ceased for about 9 weeks. We prayed on it.
When the weather cleared… the appearance of the workers resumed.
Some brought their demons to work with them.
Some embraced the beauty of the place while others literally hated being there.
The “haters” made it personal. Speaking to them resulted in my being the recipient of snarky arrogance. Simple questions irked them back to reactions of the childhood torment where the younger sibling ate cereal too loudly. I prayed on it.
It got worse. Work ethics slipped. Work attitudes slipped. The ugly spirit of offense tried to reign as king but there is only one King of this place, King Jesus.
And heres the thing… Du and I are supposed to build this place. It was put on our path to do so. Just as the Devil was not challenging Christ’s ‘sonship’ in His desert time, but his service, it challenged ours as well.
Why? Who are we but mere mortals?
Because ”the Devil can live with the idea of ‘saved people’ – but not with the idea of saved people living for the reason for why they have been saved.”
And it took a big swing at us this past week. We got stronger. And we retaliated by not retaliating. We held our peace and let God take it on.
And He did. And He will continue His good work.
🎵 this I know for the Bible tells me so… and I have witnessed it over and over and over.
If you are experiencing distress, chaos, attacks… its not at you. Its at you were called to do. Its becoming beautiful. The good will be celebrated, the bad moved on from, and all will still belong to God.
If you are experiencing distress, chaos, attacks… its not at you. Its at you were called to do.
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