And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above
all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the
fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of
the Spirit, which is the word of God: (Ephesians 6:15-17).
I am working on a significant business venture
that is going to have a substantial impact in God’s Kingdom. This venture is
going to bring many individuals to Jesus, and those individuals will have an effect
on the lives of those they touch, which will continue to further the work in
God’s Kingdom. Also, God has promised to fulfill the promises he’s made to me
for my obedience. I am up against a deadline. And of course, Satan has been
busy making sure this venture doesn’t come to fruition. Multiple times while
working on projects, he has shut down my computer, causing me to lose some of
my work. When I am using my laptop for other non-pertinent things, such as
watching a movie for 2-hours straight, my computer works just fine. The last
time this occurred, I paused and
watched a movie starring Dakota Fanning, titled, “Please Standby.” The next
paragraph is a spoiler alert.
Dakota plays a young adult with autism, and she
resides in a home for special needs adults. Her one goal is to get to Paramount
Studios in Los Angeles to submit her script for the Star Trek’s screenwriting contest
before the deadline. If she wins, she’ll get $100,000. Dakota sneaks out of her
home to make her journey from northern California to Los Angeles. Along the
way, she experiences many challenges from having her wallet stolen to getting
into a bus accident, to losing half of her typed script. When Dakota faces a problem,
she’ll stop and repeat, “Please Standby,” which is implying that instead of
giving up or having an emotional outburst, she’ll think through her problems to
come up with a solution and then move forward. Unfortunately, she doesn’t win
the contest, but she learned life lessons on her journey to Los Angeles.
So I write this to say, do not allow Satan to
hinder your journey. Continue to march forward. He knows what lies ahead of
you; he knows the impact that you’ll have on others; the promises and blessings
that God has for you if you stay the course. In knowing this, you should be
relentless in your pursuit to finish whatever God has placed in you. So when the
enemy comes to attack you, standby, open
your mouth and dart out whatever scripture you use as a weapon to quench his
fiery darts. Satan nor his demons can not stand before the Word of God. God’s
Word is too powerful.
Remember, ladies, your struggles are not about
the destination, but the lessons that you’ll learn along the way. Stay the
course; you’re about to turn the corner.
XOXO,
Jay
