It has been an interesting week for me. The last week or so I have been bombarded by temptation. It has hit in virtually every area of my life (work frustrations, addiction-related, dealing with finances, interacting with Noah, etc) and has left me feeling unstable and off balance. Last night at my men's group, I was whining about it and the leader pointed out that I had officially moved back into the house about 2 weeks ago and did I see any possible correlation?
Doh! Yeah, the enemy has every reason to want me to fail and no reason to see me grow, heal and mature. I probably could have seen this coming but I didn't. The result is that I have struggled to keep my feet under me and moving instead of reaching out for prayer, encouragement and support. The enemy succeeded in isolating me - at least for a time. Now that I understand what is happening, I am taking steps to counter it.
Sometimes I forget that I am in a spiritual battle and think that it is all about my personal struggles. I drifted away from the herd and the lion almost picked me off. Fortunately I was only scratched up a bit.
Armour up, the battle is on!
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