| Devotionals : Preparation | | Posted by tdcrocker on 2008/8/28 16:14:39 (579 reads) |
 "Stand therefore...having shod your feet in preparation [to face the enemy with the firm-footed stability, the promptness and the readiness produced by the good news] of the Gospel of peace."
(Ephesians 6:14-15, Amp)
My background in Operations taught me one thing ... Preparation. Being prepared will protect you when disaster hits. When it comes to fighting spiritual battles, that's a word we would do well to remember. Most Christians don't pay much attention to it. We don't prepare ourselves in advance. We walk around blind until the devil makes his move, then we try to fight him with the Word... and we usually lose, and don't understand why.
I used to do the same thing until the Lord taught me differently. I used to wait until my meetings or events began to pray. Satan would come against them from one direction, I'd fight him there. Then he'd move around and attack in another area, and I'd fight him there.
The Lord has shown me that by waiting until the last minute to take my stand, I was giving satan time to build up his forces against me. Consequently, I was losing most of my battles.
Years ago, the Tylenol Company had a real scare. Someone was tampering with the bottles on the shelves. The reason Tylenol is still the Company they are today is because they already had a disaster plan ready. As Christians we can learn from this. Is your disaster plan already in place? Are you already preparing for battle before it strikes or are you waiting for satan to strike the first blow?
Begin to pray about your family, your church, your business now, be prepared, getting the stage set spiritually before we ever begin. Instead of letting Satan get his forces fixed, Start throwing him out before he ever gets a foothold.
Don't let the devil catch you off guard. Be prepared! Start praying and speaking the Word of faith now!, over your family, your church, your business. Have your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace continually not having to rush to put your boots on. Then when satan causes trouble, you'll be will equipped to win the battle.
In HIS Service,
Tracey
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