I know I am not the only person to ever experience what feels like a roller coaster of blessings and seemingly instantaneous battles that follow.
When I am at my strongest points in faith and the closer I get to God, the more I speak about Him, the more I spread His Kingdom, the more I can feel the other side trying to battle for my attention. I believe there is a spiritual enemy, BUT I believe that no matter how many times that enemy tries, he will NEVER overcome my God.
There is a saying my friends and I love, “NOT TODAY SATAN.” Many of you probably say this on a daily basis too. It’s a simple declaration that no matter how many times you get knocked down, you’ll get back up again. Say it with me, “NOT TODAY SATAN.”
It seems to me that the last 24-days have been just that – mainly full of outrageous blessings, but then a subtle (or not so subtle kicks to the shin).
Let me summarize it for you-
- Our son was born (after we almost lost him due to issues with my body at 41-weeks of pregnancy). – OUR BIGGEST BLESSING & MIRACLE.
- Our son got to meet his very sick great Grandfather (my Papaw), which I had prayed for my entire pregnancy. – ANOTHER HUGE BLESSING.
- I tried for 2.5 weeks to breastfeed our son, but soon realized my supply was quickly dwindling despite every effort (even the kindness of strangers sending me things to help).
- TWO DAYS after our son met his Papaw, we lost him in a tragic and unforeseen way. (Not in the way we had anticipated due to his illness)
There are many more little things that happened – both good and bad. Those details aren’t really important here.
It would have been so easy to let the devil win (and sometimes we all do), but I just keep saying over and over again, “NOT TODAY SATAN.” My God is greater and He will prevail in every situation we are given.
The way I see it is – in life you have two choices, 1. Let your circumstances dictate your outcome, or 2. You dictate your outcome by choosing to overcome your circumstances. I choose the latter. Why? Because life looks a whole lot better when you choose to see it in a positive light.
May I never forget on my BEST DAY that I still need God as desperately as I did on my worst day.
Soul on Fire 