Can You Hear Me Now?

Do you ever feel like you go through a period where you hear the same teaching and read the same message over and over again from completely different sources? Sometimes we may be in a particular circumstance, and it applies right now. Other times, you keep hearing it, and you're not quite in it yet.

For me, it's been a message of perseverance. It's been about keeping to my calling, protecting my anointing, and not letting anyone or anything distract me from, or dictate God's will for my life. Although resistance in this area has been relatively low lately ...... I picked up on the consistency of what God has been trying to tell me. I was like, "Oh NO! Not again! I don't want to DEAL with this again! I can't, I can't go through this again!"

Ha! The enemy is a slick, slimy, booger-head isn't he? Fear. That was my first reaction. About 5 minutes later ..... I remembered something a pastor of mine used to say, "I'm telling you this, not to scare you, but prepare you."

Considering and praying about this made me realize how insensitive my "hearing" can get. I'm so distracted by the many areas I'm growing in (and believe me, I gots A LOT of growing to do!), that I was missing what was right in front of me. When I finally realized God was going, "HELLO! OVER HERE!" waving, jumping up and down, and shouting for my attention ...... I'm trying to cover all bases all the time, when He wanted my focus HERE. HERE, He can prepare me, equip me, encourage me, and give me the strength I need for the coming battle.

How much chance would an enemy have if you knew they were coming and you knew their tactics? NONE!

Just because we face a difficulty once, doesn't mean we won't face it again, especially if it is an area we need to grow in, or dare I say, it's ALWAYS an area we need to grow in. How many lessons are there to learn from one circumstance? Faithfulness, steadfastness, patience, compassion, full dependency on God ...... the list could go on and on. 

And so, I have thoroughly committed my attention in this one area. I have preparations to make, I have battle lines to draw, I have my heavenly strategist to consult, and I have a battle to win! This is war, better polish and oil every kink in that armor of God, and let Him ..... take the lead, I only take orders.