"The kingdom of God suffered violence and the violent take it by force," Matthew 11:12. How many times have we heard that scripture spoken? Today on our Morning JOGG (joining of girlfriends interceding for girlfriends) prayer line, the theme of our free styled conversation before the prayer centered around being violent in our faith, and our walk in order to dispel the wiles of the enemy in our lives. I thought:, how violent was I? Did I have the temperament not take any stuff, to not give the enemy any room to mess with me and my family? Not all of us have the same personality. Not all of us are comfortable with confrontation.
The Lord reminded me about Jael the housewife in Judges 4 who even though she was not on the battlefield during the war between Israel and the Canaanites, she won the war. Her weapons of choice were, a blanket and a warm cup of milk. She used the things she was familiar with to over throw the enemy and Israel rejoiced.
You may not have all the scriptures committed to memory or you may not know how to rebuke with the elegance of Peter in the Bible, but just reciting the 23rd Psalms can be a word of warfare against the enemy. The faith you have for your children's well being may be the weapon that sends the enemy spinning out of your house. So don't under estimate the power of God in your life even if you don't feel mighty. He that is within you is greater than he that is in the world. 1John 4:4.
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