It can’t freeze fast enough. I am so over the flies and bees and wasps…seriously. I’ve contemplated moving more than once over the past two weeks.
Our 100 year old farm house has plenty of nooks and crannies for them to find their way in and I have constantly been on the lookout for rogue wasps that have made their way inside. I’m not deathly allergic to the things, but allergic enough the doctor thinks I need an epi-pen…not something I just really want to take a chance on, ya know?
As I walked out to the mudroom the other day, there was another wasp on the inside of the backdoor…whom I promptly hit so quick and hard with the flyswatter that I broke it. (I’m on number three, mind you. *ahem*) We’ve found them circling the light in the kitchen and a couple in the living room. I’ve found myself asking the Lord for eyes to see (them) because I don’t want to risk me or my babies getting stung by those nasty things.
As I killed that one on the backdoor, I found myself thanking Him that He had, indeed, given me eyes to see. Every time I’ve seen one in the house, I’ve been able to kill out and none have gotten away or sprung up and surprised us at any point – that is something to be thankful for in my book.
It got me thinking about the Christian life in general… His word tells us there will be intruders…evil…unholy spirits and presences…rough times and tough times and people that will stand against us (just to name a few). Just like those nasty wasps infiltrating my place of peace – wasps that come to steal, kill and destroy (don’t argue with me on that one!) – we will have those same experiences in our everyday lives.
BUT – just as He’s given me all I need to rid our home of those flying devils, He’s done the same with every other evil – He has conquered them all! He defeated death and through the power of His Holy Spirit, we have His authority and the power to defeat the ugly that comes our way.
Ask Him for it and receive it in Jesus’ name! Don’t lay down and wait for the attacks to subside, stand up and fight, soldier! Fight for your freedoms…fight for your spouse…fight for your kids…fight for your family…fight for your communities…fight for your country…fight for the voiceless…fight for truth…fight for good…fight for eternity…
This is SO good and a VERY similar call has been on my heart recently. In fact, Ryan and I just returned from our church’s Soaking event that happens monthly and I prayed out something close to this. So good. Keep the truths coming, friend!