In His Will there are Weapons…but no Weapon!

"No weapon formed against you shall prosper…."Isaiah 54:17

The truth is, the verse is written with the assumption that if you are walking in the will of God, that there WILL be weapons formed against you. You will fight obstacles. You will have to overcome darkness.

Today, my husband and I experienced I know the second worst and darkest day of my life. The first, is the day my father passed away. Today, was surely the second. So that should indicate what kind of day this was. We were faced with a challenge that required us to spend an enormous amount of money to resolve an issue and the timing couldn't have been any worse as we have our "Making WAVES Retreat" two weeks away. We just don’t have extra money laying around. 

In the middle of this most life challenging situation I received an email with the scripture Isaiah 54:7, and it hit me. And I smiled. See, if we had nothing happening The Sanctuary right now, it wouldn’t make sense. But, we’re in the middle of an incredible wave of spiritual momentum. The Sanctuary is touching lives and the participants of the Retreat are coming with an expectation and level of spiritual excitement that is sending massive WAVES in the heavens.  It’s not coincidental.

You will only face opposition if you’re heading in the opposite direction of the enemy. If you’re not a threat, you’re not a target.

So, what do you do when attacked?

• Be thankful. It means you're doing something right. Otherwise, you're not a threat.
  
• Look for the lesson in the attack.
  
• Stand. 
  
• Pray for reinforcements.
• Know that no weapon formed against you shall prosper.
  
• Get your Worship and Praise on…it will confuse the enemy.

So I’m not worried about our Retreat– God will provide. I’m not worried about money – God will provide. I’m thankful for God’s perspective on this issue. It just means that we’re in store for the greatest moments in the history of The Sanctuary!

We’ve been taught that “when it rains, it pours.”  We’ve been taught to expect the worst and to often lay down and take it when the enemy attacks.  We’ve been taught to turn and run when darkness comes and to look away when injustice strikes.  But when will we believe God and stand up?  When will we say like those Hebrew young men to King Nebuchadnezzar after he threatened to have them burned alive, “…we don’t need to defend ourselves.  The God we worship can save us from you and your flaming furnace.  But even if he doesn’t, we still won’t worship your gods and the gold statue you have set up.” (Daniel 3:16-18). When we say, “Whether God delivers only my soul or both soul and body… I will believe that  "No Weapon Formed Against Me Shall Prosper"!

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