Powering up for Battle....

I met the devil last night.  I was face to face with him.  His gnashing teeth, next to my bed.  I can still feel the warm saliva dripping on my face to wake me up!  This is real.  I wasn't reading some crazy book before I fell asleep. Why is he trying to come for me?  I am really no one...ahhhhh...another lie...I am a child of God.  I am a soldier and I have a battle cry too!

  This isn't the first time we had a...well, lets just say discussion.  In fact ever since a friend told me about a trip to Panama last summer, and God put it into my heart I would be going with them this summer, well....I have had some scary dreams, scary....like waking up in a cold sweats scary, night after night.  I am involved in this spiritual battle, and I know it will get worse before the calm comes.  He is frightened of lil' ole me....he tries to play on my fears, with visions, doubt, and well just plane ole fear of travel.

Sorry...he picked the wrong girl. 

I am no longer this girl who believes the lies.  Who doubts her faith.  I know where God is...and He is the one with power, with love...and he has given me a heart for hurting girls/women!  This is why the enemy is trying to scare me..he knows who will win.  he knows the THOUSANDS we are going to pour our love on.  he knows who we are saving...

As quickly as he comes in my dreams to my bedside...my armor lights up.  I admit I panic and start to believe the lies he withers in me.  But God gave me this shield, this sword, a pretty stylish helmet...not to mention an army of friends, who pray for me, for the trip to Panama, for the THOUSANDS of girls who we WILL reach at the conference. 

I have seen what chaos the enemy builds.  I have seen the bondage of the girls.  The chain linked fences they are behind.  Their hands bound, bloody and infected.  The loss in their eyes.  I have seen the enemy with his arms of lies and control over their shoulders.  AND I have seen what God has planned for their freedom.  The beautiful LIGHT to overcome this darkness.  This blood washing over them for their freedom.  They deserve to know who has their back.  And we are coming to show them, to find them, to love them..the enemy has no power over me. 

I have been face to face with the devil.  He thought he could scare me.  For a minute he did....then this inner light poured from me and slashed through him.  And he was gone.  God's got my back. 
He knows what is a head of us....and he has equipped us like no others.  We have this powerful battle cry and gorgeous army.  We are ready. 

Please pray for Panama 2012.  For the conference ahead of us. Pray for the thousands of girls we will reach!.  Pray for the conference team.   We will need to be re-energized!

Be ready for some more blogs....I have a feeling...this summer is going to be wonderful!

Much Love,
...xoxo