My mind can run a million miles a minute. Potentially helpful but when operating in overdrive for long periods of time, complete collapse always comes.
In spiritual warfare, the mind is crucial.
2 Corinthians 10:5 states “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
The problem is, taking every thought captive when your mind is running fast is difficult. Even worse is what happens when we don’t take every thought captive.
This morning, I was in head-crushing pain. Sitting down, Bible in hand with worship music playing, I was surrounded by my team. Staring straight ahead I could function, sort of. “Don’t look right or left, and you can survive this morning,” I thought. I knew it wasn’t physical pain, but my vocal cords had no strength to speak.
My only attack mechanism left was to internally cry out to Abba Father.
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The attack had started the night before. Anger welled up for no apparent reason. I was a ranting lunatic, frustrated with everything. Without sleep the night before my defenses were unusually low. Nothing was different this morning, except instead of ranting out loud and fighting with truth, my mind was turning into a mush of the devil's lies.
Two hours after sitting down, Kristen looked at me “Heather, how are you?” I knew what she was asking, but I didn’t know where to start.
“I can’t move.”
Not only that, but I could barely speak
or read.
Eeking out worship in my heart was almost imposible.
In an instant, all of my team was around me. I could feel their presence even with hands covering my face, sobbing. I explained the war I was mentally raging.
One hour later, it was victoriously over. Pain gone, lies crushed.
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Phil 4:8
Spiritual warfare has been intense here for the past week [Read another story here]. We are threatening the devil's strongholds in Cambodia, and he is running scared. Please continue to pray protection through the armor's strength over us. We are embracing the victory we have already won:
