but even better.
steamboat springs, colorado. :)
i couldn't imagine my life without being in this town and knowing these students.
they are changing my life!
i work with a bunch of wonderful men/boys ;)
growing to love them more and more each day.
i am truly blessed with an amazing team!
and i am completely blessed to be used by the Father.
living the good life...
learning so much.
far more than i could have ever imagined.
ephesians 6:12 is reality
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
this is a daily struggle!
a daily battle, whether we like it or not!
the lie straight from satan himself is that our battles are here and there..
two weeks from now, two years from now.. whenever
and so we feel we don't need the armor of God at all times!
acting on that lie leaves us, KNIGHTS, vulnerable
we throw down some of our armor thinking it's safe today..
"oh i can relax and step back.. just go on a "things are good" vacation where we don't pick up the sword of the spirit!"
wake up people!
this isn't a flesh and blood battle!
our flesh tricks us.
makes us think things are good..
and the devil can get a foothold in your life...
we don't only face mere men... but we face the wiles of the devil and his demons.
he is working anxiously to see that all KNIGHTS are torn down and weak so they will not further the Kingdom of God here on earth.
God's Word of Truth renews our mind!
and determines how we think..
it determines how we believe..
and therefore how we act and behave
if we're not constantly in His Word and
striving for the Heart of the King
we will struggle to obey and conquer our everyday battles.
YOU CANNOT SERVE TWO MASTERS!
come to the foot of the cross...
deny yourself...
hold fast to the truth..
and obey the truth..
Jesus over came the world so us, KNIGHTS, could live free!!!
what is the one thing that gives you the most difficulty in life?
most of us would say people..
the battle is not against people,
but against unseen spiritual powers
-- Ephesians 6:10-18 reveals a battlefield where the empowered, energized hosts of the Lord are pitted against the demonized, mobilized hosts of the devil. It is a mass organization of the supernatural forces of heaven against the subtle fiends of hell. One necessity in victorious warfare is to know the enemy. (Paxson, Ruth: The Wealth, the Walk and the Warfare of the Christian. 1939. Revell) --
our enemy is not flesh and blood
our enemy is not people!
they are not our true enemy!!
it is what controls the person that is my true enemy...
"We mistakenly think people are our enemies; our boss, our husband, our wife, our children, people we work with, whoever. What do we do? We think if we can defeat them in some way, if we can get rid of them, we can have peace and victory. That is all upside down. We end up fighting each other. That is what Paul said, "Flesh and blood are not our enemy." They are not our enemy. We use hateful words, critical things. We have to tear somebody else down to build ourselves up as if we are in some kind of competition with one another. We forget we are on the same team. If we fight we lose. The war was won at Calvary. We are not to be each other’s enemy...(You may be saying now wait a minute) Flesh and blood are the ones bringing me all the harm. Flesh and blood are the ones injuring me. I don’t understand. Paul is trying to say, "Hey, folks, you need to realize the war zone you are in is not the people. Our enemy is what controls the people. We don’t war against flesh and blood.
Paul is saying, "We war not against flesh and blood." Behind every person who harms and injures us and deceives us is a spiritual enemy. Now I think that is the confusing part to me. Though we don’t war against flesh and blood, flesh and blood are the pawns that he uses to come against us. That is what bothers me. Because you see, I can see flesh and blood. I can’t see what is behind them when somebody writes a letter, when somebody says something to you, when somebody tears you apart, when somebody disappoints you. That hurts you and you want to go after them. But you have to remember he is using them. Love them but hate what is using them." Wayne Barber
IF WE FIGHT, WE LOSE!
..... if we fight.... we lose...
fighting brings no glory to the Kingdom.
quarrel, debate, arguing... none of these things bring about peace in a team..
love, love, love..
let's get up.
let's FIGHT for the Heart of the King.
let's strive for excellence.
let's put on the armor of God.
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
Put on the full armor of God so that you
can take your stand against the devil's schemes.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,
but against the rulers, against the authorities,
against the powers of this dark world and
against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
**Therefore put on the full armor of God,
so that when the day of evil comes,
you may be able to stand your ground,
and after you have done everything, to stand!!
Stand firm then, with the BELT OF TRUTH buckled around your waist,
with the BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS in place,
and with your feet fitted with the readiness
that comes from the GOSPEL OF PEACE.
In addition to all this, take up the SHIELD OF FAITH,
with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Take the HELMET OF SALVATION and
the SWORD OF THE SPIRIT,
which is the WORD OF GOD.
And PRAY,PRAY,PRAY in the Spirit on all occasions
with ALL KINDS of PRAYERS AND REQUESTS!!
With this in mind, BE ALERT AND ALWAYS KEEP ON PRAYING for all the saints."
Ephesians 6:10-18
so... put on the full ARMOR OF GOD!
every morning pray for all of these things.
let GOD bathe you in His Word and change you.
let Him be the ruler of your life.
and never forget this battle is not against the people around you....
it's against the rulers of the darkness of this world,
against spiritual wickedness in high places..
stupid, stupid satan.... and his little helpers.
love your enemies for they are not the problem, satan is.
understand we are all mere humans controlled by things that are unseen.
FIGHT against being controlled but FIGHT for freedom in Christ!
so many of us are being attacked so hard right now.
it breaks my heart.
satan sees what's happening, he knows the good that is overflowing from all of us..
and it scares him....
HALLELUJAH!!!!
WE CAN SCARE SATAN AND
HE KNOWS HE CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT!!
BECAUSE WE ARE CHILDREN OF THE MOST HIGH!!
AND HE HAS ALREADY CONQUERED THIS WORLD AND SATAN!!
let us rejoice for we are safe and free in Jesus Chris
this is a daily struggle!
a daily battle, whether we like it or not!
the lie straight from satan himself is that our battles are here and there..
two weeks from now, two years from now.. whenever
and so we feel we don't need the armor of God at all times!
acting on that lie leaves us, KNIGHTS, vulnerable
we throw down some of our armor thinking it's safe today..
"oh i can relax and step back.. just go on a "things are good" vacation where we don't pick up the sword of the spirit!"
wake up people!
this isn't a flesh and blood battle!
our flesh tricks us.
makes us think things are good..
and the devil can get a foothold in your life...
we don't only face mere men... but we face the wiles of the devil and his demons.
he is working anxiously to see that all KNIGHTS are torn down and weak so they will not further the Kingdom of God here on earth.
God's Word of Truth renews our mind!
and determines how we think..
it determines how we believe..
and therefore how we act and behave
if we're not constantly in His Word and
striving for the Heart of the King
we will struggle to obey and conquer our everyday battles.
YOU CANNOT SERVE TWO MASTERS!
come to the foot of the cross...
deny yourself...
hold fast to the truth..
and obey the truth..
Jesus over came the world so us, KNIGHTS, could live free!!!
what is the one thing that gives you the most difficulty in life?
most of us would say people..
the battle is not against people,
but against unseen spiritual powers
-- Ephesians 6:10-18 reveals a battlefield where the empowered, energized hosts of the Lord are pitted against the demonized, mobilized hosts of the devil. It is a mass organization of the supernatural forces of heaven against the subtle fiends of hell. One necessity in victorious warfare is to know the enemy. (Paxson, Ruth: The Wealth, the Walk and the Warfare of the Christian. 1939. Revell) --
our enemy is not flesh and blood
our enemy is not people!
they are not our true enemy!!
it is what controls the person that is my true enemy...
"We mistakenly think people are our enemies; our boss, our husband, our wife, our children, people we work with, whoever. What do we do? We think if we can defeat them in some way, if we can get rid of them, we can have peace and victory. That is all upside down. We end up fighting each other. That is what Paul said, "Flesh and blood are not our enemy." They are not our enemy. We use hateful words, critical things. We have to tear somebody else down to build ourselves up as if we are in some kind of competition with one another. We forget we are on the same team. If we fight we lose. The war was won at Calvary. We are not to be each other’s enemy...(You may be saying now wait a minute) Flesh and blood are the ones bringing me all the harm. Flesh and blood are the ones injuring me. I don’t understand. Paul is trying to say, "Hey, folks, you need to realize the war zone you are in is not the people. Our enemy is what controls the people. We don’t war against flesh and blood.
Paul is saying, "We war not against flesh and blood." Behind every person who harms and injures us and deceives us is a spiritual enemy. Now I think that is the confusing part to me. Though we don’t war against flesh and blood, flesh and blood are the pawns that he uses to come against us. That is what bothers me. Because you see, I can see flesh and blood. I can’t see what is behind them when somebody writes a letter, when somebody says something to you, when somebody tears you apart, when somebody disappoints you. That hurts you and you want to go after them. But you have to remember he is using them. Love them but hate what is using them." Wayne Barber
IF WE FIGHT, WE LOSE!
..... if we fight.... we lose...
fighting brings no glory to the Kingdom.
quarrel, debate, arguing... none of these things bring about peace in a team..
love, love, love..
let's get up.
let's FIGHT for the Heart of the King.
let's strive for excellence.
let's put on the armor of God.
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
Put on the full armor of God so that you
can take your stand against the devil's schemes.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,
but against the rulers, against the authorities,
against the powers of this dark world and
against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
**Therefore put on the full armor of God,
so that when the day of evil comes,
you may be able to stand your ground,
and after you have done everything, to stand!!
Stand firm then, with the BELT OF TRUTH buckled around your waist,
with the BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS in place,
and with your feet fitted with the readiness
that comes from the GOSPEL OF PEACE.
In addition to all this, take up the SHIELD OF FAITH,
with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Take the HELMET OF SALVATION and
the SWORD OF THE SPIRIT,
which is the WORD OF GOD.
And PRAY,PRAY,PRAY in the Spirit on all occasions
with ALL KINDS of PRAYERS AND REQUESTS!!
With this in mind, BE ALERT AND ALWAYS KEEP ON PRAYING for all the saints."
Ephesians 6:10-18
so... put on the full ARMOR OF GOD!
every morning pray for all of these things.
let GOD bathe you in His Word and change you.
let Him be the ruler of your life.
and never forget this battle is not against the people around you....
it's against the rulers of the darkness of this world,
against spiritual wickedness in high places..
stupid, stupid satan.... and his little helpers.
love your enemies for they are not the problem, satan is.
understand we are all mere humans controlled by things that are unseen.
FIGHT against being controlled but FIGHT for freedom in Christ!
so many of us are being attacked so hard right now.
it breaks my heart.
satan sees what's happening, he knows the good that is overflowing from all of us..
and it scares him....
HALLELUJAH!!!!
WE CAN SCARE SATAN AND
HE KNOWS HE CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT!!
BECAUSE WE ARE CHILDREN OF THE MOST HIGH!!
AND HE HAS ALREADY CONQUERED THIS WORLD AND SATAN!!
let us rejoice for we are safe and free in Jesus Chris
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