Beware of Destiny Destroyers

Wow!!! I can't believe that it's been almost a year since the time I wrote a blog post. Yep....the day was October 12, 2022 to be exact. It's always crazy to me how quickly time flies. If we're not careful we'll allow life circumstances to rob us of our precious time to walk in God's purpose. I'm the kind of person who records time in moments. I could look back at pivotal points in my life over the last few years and see how God's hand was on my life. I could see God positioning me to walk in His purpose. God was moving in a major way in my life. I mean He was moving in my marriage, in my ministry, in my weight loss journey, in my relationships, on my job, in my church, I mean I was in a season of ABUNDANT blessings.

I thank God for journaling and I thank God for this blog because they were both means of record keeping for me. On November 11, 2021 I wrote a blog post about being the happiest I'd ever been in my adult life. I LITERALLY felt like I was walking on sunshine. Who would have thought or even imagined that in just 2 months, I would be blindsided by life's circumstances that came in like a wrecking ball.

You know what it says in the Word in 1 Peter 5:8, "Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour." Man!! My happiness made hell upset and the enemy was out for blood.

Since January 2022 it feels like it's been one thing after another. It's like every time God blesses me, every time I'm elevated, every time I'm promoted, here comes the enemy again trying to knock me down. The hatred, hostility and betrayal that I've endured from those who were suppose to love me this last year and 9 months has been absolutely heart breaking. I've been so focused on just trying to hold it all together and push through that I've dropped the ball on so many things that God has called me to do. I stopped interacting with the Village, the ministry God birthed in me to support other women. I stopped blogging and creating posts that would encourage, uplift and inspire. I completely gave up on my weight loss journey and gained back over 40 pounds. I started feeling overwhelmed and developing anxiety. At times the pressure and the weight I had to carry felt so heavy it paralyzed me. I mean I was stuck. I was moving but not making real progress.

BUT GOD!! I am so grateful for revelation. I am so grateful for God's Word. I am so grateful that God works ALL things for my good. I am so grateful for aha moments. I am so grateful for confirmation. I so grateful for my relationship with God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. I am so grateful that God is a keeper. I am so grateful that no matter how many times the enemy tries to sift me as wheat that God enable me to be victorious. I am so grateful that my Abba speaks to me.

During morning prayer I received a Word that shook me awake!! I needed to be aware of Destiny Destroyers. As I look back over these last couple of years everything I've endured has been an attack to stop me from walking in my destiny. The enemy will use anything and anyone to cause me to abort God's plan and hinder me from moving forward. The enemy desires for me to be distracted, defeated, angry, bitter, broken, and depressed. He wants me to be overwhelmed to the point that I start to doubt God. He wants me to doubt the promises that God has given me. But the devil is a liar!!

I see clearly now how in January 2022 the Destiny Destroyer launched an attack to get me off course. He might have slowed down my momentum, he might have delayed my arrival, but he cannot derail me from getting to my destination!!

Yes, the enemy came. Yes, he came in like a roaring lion, and I can't pretend that he didn't devour some stuff. BUT.....God's not through with me yet!! God is my redeemer and rescuer!! Let's read the rest of the scripture from 1 Peter 5.

1 Peter 5:9-11, "Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are. In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. All power to him forever! Amen."

So I encourage you, as I encourage myself. DON'T GIVE UP!! Stand firm against every attack of the devil!! Be strong in your faith. Please understand that you are not alone and you are not the only one under attack. There are other believers with you enduring on the battlefields of life. You have been called and chosen by God for an eternal purpose through Jesus Christ. I know it's hard, I know it's painful and I know at times it seems too hard to bear, but please remember that God is with you and He is for you. This suffering will not last always. In due season God will restore what was lost. God is on your side!! He will support you, strengthen you and place you on a firm foundation. God is ALL POWERFUL and His power is EVERLASTING!! That means that our futures are secure in Him. The devil cannot snatch us out of the Father's hand. So I decree that the Destiny Destroyers are defeated in our lives in the name of Jesus!! We Win!!!