"..Pursue Your Enemies!"

Recently, after a hot spell, I noticed some annoying little midges flying around my kitchen, and though I managed to swat a few, the problem continued to prevail..

I remembered the words of David in Psalm 18;

"..I pursued my enemies and overtook them; neither did I turn again til they were consumed.."
(verse 37)

I began speaking the promises of God over the situation;

"..Thank You, Lord, that You always give our enemies into our hands.." (Josh 21 v 44)

"..No weapon formed against me can prosper.." (Isaiah 54 v 17)

Had they all disappeared by the end of the day...NO! (Lol)...in fact, the battle lasted nearly a week during which time, I'd think they were gone, then suddenly a few more would appear here and there..

You see, as soon as we became a Christian we were enlisted in the army of the Lord, whether we like it, or not, and we now have an enemy that fights against us day and night..
(1Peter 5 v 8-10)

So when trouble shows up, we cannot afford to be passive, and the Lord expects us to take up the spiritual weapons He has provided and fight, because all the promises of God are 'yes and amen!'
(2Cor 1 v 19-20)

You may be at your daughter's home and notice some unusual tension between her and her husband, so when you get home you search your bible for the right promises, then pray!

The same if some symptoms of sickness show up. Don't wait for things to get worse before you take up those healing promises, and speak them out over your body.. 

One time I was in the supermarket looking at something on the shelf, and when I turned to walk away, a sharp pain shot through my hip, and suddenly I couldn't walk! I stood for a few seconds wondering what to do, meanwhile, it's amazing the amount of negative thoughts that can flood the mind in a matter of seconds!

"..Oh, now you'll have to go to A&E...probably need a scan..etc..etc!!

I started inwardly praying against the attack, whilst at the same time limping slowly forward. The first few steps were still painful but as I persisted, the pain gradually lessened until I was able to walk as normal..

Years ago, I used to suffer from debilitating migraines, and though they seem to go away, every so often without warning, they would return sometimes for 3 days at a time. The drugs I was taking for the pain contained codeine which also causes drowsiness, so oftentimes, I'd be walking round like a zombie. Though I'd been for prayer at various meetings, it wasn't an instant healing, but I kept believing I'd received it anyway, then kept pushing on through to the victory standing on the promises of God..

It was a number of years before I finally became free..

The same thing with the persistent flu bugs that had plagued me since childhood. It's wonderful when you're prayed for and there's an instant healing, but many times you have to pick up that 'sword of the spirit' and fight! (Ephesians 6 v 17)

Maybe there are some untoward goings on in the office where you work. You notice a colleague being bullied, or perhaps it's the boss who's making everyone's life a misery..

As a Christian, you have the authority of Jesus in your workplace. Do your best to be a blessing and obey the Lord however He leads in the situation...but when you leave work and get into your car...you pray, and you keep praying!

In the meantime, the Lord will be moving. He will either change that person's heart...remove the problem...or remove you, and give you a better job elsewhere!

Also, it seems that 'humility'plays a vital part in our ability to overcome, so we must always be careful to live daily surrendered to the Lord in the word, and in prayer..

Simple 'bravado' is not going to work..
(Psalm 18 v 27  James 4 v 7  1Peter 5 v 6

Meanwhile, as we continue on in our walk with the Lord, winning the battles, we're becoming more confident, and according to Psalm 18 v 34 'He teaches our hands to war' so, we're growing ever stronger and more resilient to face the greater battles that lie ahead..

"..Yet amid all these things, we are more than conquerors..and gain a surpassing victory, through Him Who loved us.."
Romans 8 v 37 (Amp)

"..For whatever is born of God is victorious over the world; and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith..

Who is it that is victorious over the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God (who adheres to, trusts in, and relies on that fact)"
1John 5 v 4-5 (Amp)


"..For though we walk in the flesh, we are not carrying on our warfare according to the flesh and using mere human weapons..

For the weapons of our warfare are not physical weapons of flesh and blood, but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds.."
2Cor 10 v 3-4 (Amp)

See also Ephesians 6 v 10-18