Spiritual Warfare

In the midst of seeking new business opportunities and, ultimately, God's will, Mike ran in to a bit of a road block yesterday. Literally.

A young man pulling out of a parking lot missed the brake and floored it into the passenger side of our van. By the grace of God, the kids and I were at home. (Notice the loaner truck.) Mike is feeling alright as far as I can tell, but I cannot help thinking that a seemingly random accident may not be so random after all.

"Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." 1 Peter 5:8

I have also been reminded of God's chastening of those He loves. I know that He directs our path, and when we stray off course, He is faithful to redirect us.

We shall see how all of it plays out, but in the meantime, He has redirected me in a very specific way. Originally, I began writing out of a passion to share the freedom of the Gospel. Over the course of several months, I began to feel as if I had lost my first love. My adoration of the Word had morphed into a lust for writing! Last night, He convicted me of my misguided way of allowing my writing to become an idol. I am committed to writing only after I have spent time in the Word. The correction is to me a precious gift.

"Therefore what benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is death. But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life." Romans 6:21-22