Stand Back Up

As I lay in my bunk at the mission, reading "When Helping Hurts", I'm confronted with the realization of how tired my body is. And when I begin to think more about my week and the huge transitions and life changes that have happened this week, I begin to pray. But as I pray, I realize that my prayer life has not been what it normally is at home and where I love it to be this week. I was in a great place last week, but this week has been filled with emotionally demanding days and many sleepless nights. I wake up tired and ultimately distracted from what God is calling me to, allowing little things to frustrate me and annoy me and my prayer life to decline in a somewhat rapid fashion. I begin to realize that I miss my constant prayer time with Him, I miss my focus on everything He is doing and most importantly, I'm disappointed in myself and angry at the devil for the trap that I have fallen into. His tactic worked on me. BUT, tomorrow is a new day, and our Father is a loving and forgiving God that simply desires time with us. I don't have to be perfect, but as I repent, I can feel clarity of mind and my desire to praise and pray constantly come back into my heart and mind. Our God is greater than anything, anyone, and any stronghold and He is always always there to pick us up and dust off His children with love and a smile. I don't know where you are with God today, but I know that my prayer is that I would be more in tune to the spiritual realm and on guard to the devils devises. I'm seeing more and more as I take steps forward in Him and His call that my armor of God must always be in place and my heart must be always focused on Him. I pray that whoever you are today and whatever your stronghold may be that you give it up to your loving Father and put His armor on in order to "extinguish the flaming darts of the enemy....and when you have done everything to stand, stand firm then." I know I need to be more intentional about it and I pray you will be too.