Often times on our path we meet with people whom later on in life we wish we hadn’t met. After having endured a hardship that they are or were tied to we feel that had we not become linked with them we would not have endured such hardships. Being that we’re humans we have a tendency to look at people based on appearance and so we judge, label, blame, criticize, ridicule self and others, the list goes on. But really that which we need to focus on is not on the surface but it’s the ability to detect evil hidden behind these encounters causing us to suffer. I know it’s not easy to do but it takes a load off of your heart carrying the burden to He who knows how to handle them, through prayer lay it all at Jesus feet and await comfort, support, answer, or direction. Jesus knew in life we would end up making poor choices in this flesh envelope hence we’d need redirection and so He emphasized the importance of discernment and God’s armors. Child, to make it through this rugged road in life you need not just repentance, conversion and Jesus but also His equipping gifts disposed for us the believer. Isaiah 11:2-3 displays for us seven gifts from the Spirit of the Lord which we brethren ought to sought after, (Spirits of Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Piety, Knowledge, Fear of the Lord). If we’re so busy seeking after these gifts that are at our disposal, surely by the time some things come our way, because we had been so preoccupied working on self, God would have had mercy due to applied efforts. You see to become equipped with God’s gifts at our disposal is to be enemy ready. A person can’t enter a battlefield without having been armed, recognizing and identifying ally from foe. Else, this fierce battle would become catastrophic because you’d end up fighting allies and foes, exhausting and outnumbered! The disposed equipments help us to recognize friend from foe so we can fight the good fight! 1 John 4:1-6 discernment identifies the spirit leading the person. Ephesians 6:10-18 lays out for the believer the full armor of God to equip one for every battle. To choose to be equipped depends on the soldier completely. To recognize one’s true enemy is also to enter a battle mentality to destroy the evil root presented. The choice is always yours. You will know how well you’ve chosen by the rundown and outcome of your whole christian walk with God. Make God proud!
MBM-Tine Brice
Martine Brice 