“If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.” ~Romans 14:8
For a long time I felt like I was floating in between “the world” and God’s will for me in my life. I didn’t know where I belonged until I committed my life to Jesus. I knew God existed but I was not ready to commit my life to Him. And it was during that time that it would make me vulnerable to attacks from the devil who was trying to win my soul and destroy me! But I thank God that I always had my Faith and believed in the power of the name Jesus, which would set me free every time I got attacked.
When I was a teenager God gave me a dream which turned out to be a prophetic message from Him over my life. It also confirmed a scripture a friend of mine gave me exactly around the same time: Psalm 50:15 “and call on me in the day of trouble, I will deliver you and you will honor me.“
In that dream, I was being chased by the devil in my own house and he was trying to grab my throat and choke me. Now the reason he was grabbing my throat is so that I would not be able to say the name of Jesus because as soon as you say: “in the name of Jesus” the devil flees, AMEN!
So throughout my dream, I was fighting against the devil and had so much Faith that when at the third time he was trying to choke me, I reached out my right arm up to Heaven and screamed: “in the name of Jesus” As soon as I said this I woke up crying. Looking back today, I can testify that those 3 times of nearly being choked, were the 3 serious relationships with abusive men I have had. And in each one of these relationships, I called upon the Lord and He did set me free!
So my encouragement for you today is, call upon Him and He will help you. He will never leave you, nor forsake you (Deuteronomy 31:8) Put your trust in Him.
Prayer: “Father God I just want to thank you for Your love, for your patience but most of all for Your grace and Your mercy. This morning I want to ask you to strengthen us where we are weak, to guide us where we feel lost. Lord, I pray for all of our brothers and sisters out there, that they are willing to submit themselves to You and Your will, that we may be a light in this dark world. In Jesus name, Amen”
God bless always,
Ursula.
Ursula is a single mother to a teen boy and a teenage daughter. She is a lover of her quiet mornings, her dog Angel and her beautiful flower garden. She loves hosting bible studies in her home and encourage women to experience Jesus in their various journeys.