The enemy is cray cray...

It never fails when you set out to do something for the Lord, the enemy flips out and tries to mess things up.   We are starting this new ministry on Sunday Nights and we are all on board.  We want to serve the Lord, reach more people in our age group (late twenties/thirties), and grow this little family we have into a community.  We had a our final night of the Vine last Friday and we were already making plans as to how we were going to maintain fellowship and the closeness we have.  

Yeah, well the enemy doesn’t like us doing anything for the kingdom of God, nor does he want us to be close and unified.  So he tries to cause division.  Jerk.

I won’t get into the details, but I’m seeing how he is stirring the pot amongst the group.   Today it dawned on me, after being pulled into two different situations of potential drama, that He is trying to turn us against each other.   That would be a good way to mess things up, wouldn’t it?   Except for one thing:  WE DON’T HAVE TO FALL FOR IT!   We don’t have to take part in it.  We need to see it for what it is… attacks. 

The Bible says to put on the full armor of God because we will have to stand against this type of stuff:

Ephesians 6:10-18

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.  18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

I think God saved the best part for last:  KEEP ON PRAYING FOR ALL THE LORD’S PEOPLE!  We need to be in constant prayer over each other and over this ministry.  With prayer and all the other parts of the armor, we should be alright.  Greater is He who is in us, than he who is in the world! 

He will not win.