Folks, we are all in a true blue spiritual battle of the mind!! Have you noticed this?? Have you noticed that sometimes you struggle emotionally so much more than you ever did?? That's because satan knows his time is way shorter now than ever and God is stepping back just a little to let him do what is permitted. Unfortunately, that means you and I are going to go through more hassle at times but in Jesus we are still the victors!!

So, when the enemy uses someone close to you to whisper words that hurt or put you on the defense, just know that they are being used of the devil to do it. I know it's hard not to want to knock them over the head at times but you can't do that. All you can do is allow the situation to make you resist the enemy with the Word of Power and the devil has to flee!

Yeah, sometimes you buckle and rehearse the curse in your mind...have you ever done that?? I sure have! We all have because we're human and when we get slapped we want to slap back.

Just today I went to church both Sunday morning and Sunday night. WoW! Two times in one day! Hey, for me that is unusual! So naturally the devil hung out to stir up trouble and he used the Pastor's wife to do it too! He has no class but we all know that, don't we? of course we do!
Now she didn't come up and verbally attack me, no nothing like that. It was the opposite of that in fact. She totally ignored me. She went around to everyone else BUT me and boy didn't I notice the snub. I took it personally too. I mean, her husband preaches about getting people to come to church and here I am but hardly anyone in the church even talked to me. Finally it dawned on me that maybe the reason most of the pews are empty is because they keep running the people off with their snobbery. And that's a shame too because the preacher is a good and anointed speaker and I really like to listen to him alot. But like the old saying goes, Attitude will determine your Altitude!!
I mean how can I feel comfortable bringing others to a church where an attitude like this prevails?? I can't! It wouldn't be fair to a brand new believer to think that all churches are like this...((even when so many are exactly like that, sad to say)).

I am new to a very small town of just a few hundred stuck out in the middle of nowhere in South Florida. It is not a place of choice but rather necessity to deal with some physical issues and spiritual exhaustion. I needed some time to reboot before the next level of life and as tough as it has been, I'm grateful for the ugly little thing. But boy o boy, the gossip groups and good old boys network reign and rule in tiny towns like this along with saying "Yes mame".
You expect the world to be gossips and jerks but to have it in the church right up there in the pulpits and front pews is hard to take sometimes. I am sure it breaks God's heart too because they tie His hands to send people with the 'Us four and no more' mentality.

What's kind of funny about this particular small town is that for such a small population there are over 40 churches! My guess is this is because of not being welcomed or supported, they started a church. In fact, I have thought about planting a church, a house church, too...

I would rather find an established church however. We will see how things unfold....it is anybody's guess at this point whether I stay here and for how long or move on...I seek to do God's Will and He knows it. Please pray for me as I strive to listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit and obey. Amen