Rest Before The Battle!!

Okay, so I never finished my last blog. I was going to write about how I needed to rest in order to be ready for the next battle.

So, here I am...another day, searching for God's best for me and those around me.
Here's what has been happening in my spiritual realm...ooh sounds so out there, but it's not, it's the reality behind the scenes.

Have you ever felt like things are going in a different direction than God has planned?

Well, for the past year I have been in a situation,and I became weary. I wasn't sure if I could emotionally or physically continue. Then the day came when things began to change. I felt both fear,relief as well as hope begin to arise in my heart.


In part, in was because of a book I read about being an Armorbearer. This book totally set me up to follow after God's will for both myself, as well as those around me.

A friend who has been helping me through this time of transition came to me and said, I had a dream that you and I were sitting at the table working on something together when a snake entered the room. She said, I grabbed it and threw it but it kept coming back, so she picked up a sword that was next to her and cut off its head. Then she looked at me and said, God told me I am to be your Armorbearer. Chills go up my spine when I think of the Lords great power in positioning us in the right place for such a time as this.

This morning I woke up and thought of when I was a young believer in Christ. I was so passionate about the Word of God. I would sit with my Bible in my hand and think of all the Books inside. I would pray and ask God for a scripture for that moment in time. So many times He would give me a scripture and I would think, WOW!!!

This morning it was Nehemiah, Chapter 4:17. I looked it up and was blown away. Now I know without a doubt the importance of the Armor and the Armorbearer.

Each of us needs someone to stand in the gap and protect us from the attacks of the enemy. I am so thankful for those that are willing to do that for me.

I read the entire Chapter in Nehemiah and realized the people were building a wall to defend themselves from their enemies. In the end we can only depend on God and those He sets around us to watch our back!

I said all that to say this: we must rest before the battle, because if we go into battle exhausted we will not be able to stand. Selah!