Can
I take a risk and be really honest here for a moment? Sometimes life
is just too hard. I found myself one day struggling with my thoughts.
My thoughts kept telling me to say out loud, “I wish I were dead.”
But
I've been doing this long enough to recognize spiritual warfare when
I see it. It wasn't really my thoughts – it was spiritual forces of
darkness. They wanted me to say it out loud because they know the
power of our declarations over our life, whether we do or not.
It was a tough day and I was in a lot of pain. A lot of pain. And I'd
done some pretty stupid things that day. A part of me (my sin) wanted
to say it, wanted to step away from everything God is doing in me.
But I just couldn't say it. I couldn't give up on Jesus.
Finally,
as I was going to bed I said out loud, “I'm glad to be alive.”
Instantly the assaulting thoughts stopped. I had chosen my
declaration and there was nothing they could do about it. And I
thought, “Why didn't I say that earlier?”
What
we declare matters. Let's choose to say out loud what God says about
us. It's a good way to both start and end the day!
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