... For a long time when I've heard sermons on the Full Armor of God from amazing and very credible teachers. The armor is a treasured gift from God. I walked around for years quoting that scripture and saying, "I put on the full armor of God..."
Then one day I felt an uneasiness in my spirit so I leaned an ear to the Holy Spirit. He was basically asking me, 'Are You? Really?'
And to that I said teach me Lord. I went back to the word and read and prayed...
... There seems to be quite the uproar though, when the excited downstairs staff realize that they will not be allowed to serve the King and Queen, but will be pushed aside by the royal traveling staff.
Yes, the King and Queen bring their own staff, footmen, housekeepers, cooks, etc.
What started out as great excitement for the staff turns into a huge disappointment.
Now for a bit of a spoiler…
But what if there are events or situations in our life that the enemy did not orchestrate? What if a season of hardship is not of the enemy but of God? We know how to fight the enemy, but do we know how to submit to God?...
... As I read this page, I felt the Holy Spirit substitute some of her words for me, which confirmed what I had known for years.
God’s people essentially rejected Yahweh as their primary source of provision…. They began to believe that their ability to survive rested squarely in their own hands…. Each month the sky withheld rain was an unmitigated personal strike against the authority of their own ability to control their environment...