This season has been such a good one let me tell you. Finally and completely surrendering certain things makes me realize it was never best in my hands from the beginning. Wanting control only stemmed from the deception and lies I was being fed and choosing to eat. I was convinced that if I could control it from start to finish, the ending would be fine. I wouldn’t get hurt. This was all Satan’s plan though. This was the biggest lie.
To know our Savior Jesus Christ, is to truly know love. Once upon a time I didn’t know how to love nor how to receive it. Why and how come you ask? Well I didn’t know how to give or receive true love because I didn’t know my Father’s love. I didn’t know my Savior Jesus Christ, nor have the full understanding of what his Atonement truly meant.
There are so many situations in our day to day lives where the enemy uses to his advantage. He lurks around every corner and just waits for opportunities. The other day while praying I heard, “He wants you focused on this, but I want you focused on Me.” In that moment my pain, frustration, fear, and defeat left me. I wasn’t hyper focused on that one small part of the sentence, and instead looked at the whole conversation. Satan says, “stay there, keep them there, don’t forgive, don’t look past, and keep them/yourself bound and chained.” Heavenly Father says, “love is patient, love is kind, it holds no record of wrongs, it is forgiving, it is long suffering, it beareth's all things, it is your Savior, I will set you/them free, I am restoring all the enemy came to steal, kill, and destroy. Trust me Jaeden, trust me.”
Satan Is the ultimate liar and manipulator. He is so crafty and will twist things in a way that seems right. I’m gonna let you in on a lil secret, if it’s not good, it’s not God. If it points you closer to God, keep it, and fight for it. This time last year Satan continued to paint this picture in my mind that it was time to let go, because better was out there for me. He almost had me convinced to pack my things in boxes and take off after this fantasy. In my head the grass looked greener on the other side. I could start new, I could begin something so “right,” but was it?
God will never convince you the grass is greener on the other side. He will forever remind you that He will make green wherever you water. “Faith without works is dead.” Our testimonies, our faith, and our belief is truly based on how well we tend to it. If you do not water your garden, nothing will bloom. Heavenly Father continues to speak to me on what it means to water my garden, also how I can help others water theirs. You should never look to your neighbors garden for a comparison, but instead look to see if they need help tending to theirs. The enemy will always paint this picture in your mind and convince you if something is broken you toss it and start new. Aka the greener grass.
If you truly look at the father we serve though and remember his plan then you would see. He is the God of restoration, the one who brings to life all dead things, who pushes us to never give up. So why do so many give up so easily? Why is it so easy to just toss in the towel and say “there is something better.” It’s all Satan and will forever be Satan. If God brought you to something it’s for a purpose there is a deeper reason behind it. So of course the enemy will fight so hard to keep it from happening. This is why divorce rates are sky rocketing. Marriage, truly such a gift from our Heavenly Father. The day I do’s are said Satan gets to work, because he see’s your potential. He knows what you and your spouse will become when you overcome the greatest test. A marriage restored and centered on Christ, no wonder Satan trembles at the thought!
Another example, someone living the worldly way and falling to the enemies lies. I often think of those who have deeper struggles than others and wonder how powerful of a testimony they could hold and or the impact they could have made. I mean statistically I should be a screw up, a nobody, and easily another woman who falls to satan lies. I was on that path until I made the decision to surrender. The enemy fought me so hard because he saw the woman I would be today. He saw me writing this very blog saying how weak he is. Your struggle may be harder because your calling is higher.
I will forever say it, robbers do not break into empty homes. They peek in windows and see what is valuable and worth taking. This is how Satan operates. He waits, he lingers, and he strikes. It’s not over night, it’s those little moments that begin to grow and manifest into something so much larger. It’s the lie of the grass being greener elsewhere, that you deserve better, and it’s easier to give up. Satan says give up follow me, I’m right here, right now. God says, keep going, I’m always here and will never leave you.
Satan deceived me for so long and it’s crazy to look back on the woman I used to be and actions I used to make. Even down to the way I spoke. In saying this though please understand Satan influenced me, but I ultimately chose. It is our choices and not listening to the spirit that allow Satan to win. So in saying Satan deceived me, it’s true He did. However, I let him. I stopped watering my garden and nurturing my testimony. I ran to the greener grass only to find it was spray painted weeds, thistles, and briars. I CHOSE. I made those decisions.
Having a hardened heart is truly just being chained to the enemy. Break the chains. Be set free
Does this mean I am stuck there though? Does it mean I am forever bound and chained to the woman I once was? Absolutely not, I have been set free. I broke those chains by choosing to water the garden I was given. To nurture my testimony daily. Is it easy, not all the time, but It is worth it and it will be every single time. Satan is using things right now, but it is because of my discernment and relationship with the Lord that I am able to see his plans before he attacks. I know where his next move is and I bind and rebuke all moves he makes and plans he sets out to destroy me and the promises God has for me.
Satan is as big as we make him, so shrink him down the size and insignificance he is. We serve such a good father. Whose love, mercy, and grace knows NO bounds. His love is not limited by how much we love Him. He loves because that is who He is. In hearing this I encourage you to look at situations in your life where you could be an example of His love more. Think of how the enemy operates in your life. What is that one thing that keeps you feeling chained to Satans plan? What is that one thing that keeps you in the state of un - forgiveness to yourself and others? There is something and the enemy is using it to his advantage. Stop letting him think he’s won.
Men, if it’s pornography, lay it at the cross. Those are your sisters in Christ, God’s children, and could be your future daughters if the addiction does not end. Stop encouraging and influencing Satan. You are strong, you are better than this, and you are a good godly man. A son of Christ. No more, it’s time to say no. It’s time to realize it’s a path straight to destruction.Sisters, if your vice is your big emotions, stop getting loud and just listen. As women we are fueled by our emotions and even reading this some of you may get set off lol. I say this with love, because I want more for you. I want you to know that you can be seen and heard while being soft and still. Think of the spirit. Is it loud and in your face? Is it aggressive and “bold? The answer is no, it is soft, still, but has such a power and strength despite how quiet it is.
How many commercials do you see for Ferrari’s or rolls Royce’s? The answer is none. They don’t need to sell themselves because they know their value. That is how you have to move. When you are centered on your Savior Jesus Christ, that is where your value and identity stem from. That is what matters.
The Lord put this so strongly on my heart to share, because there is something you are holding onto and refuse to let go of. Satan wants to keep you there to withhold you from the blessings God has for you. He is convincing you the grass is greener on the other side, better is out there for you, and or to give up on something that seems too hard. Again, let me remind you the Father we serve. The one who says, “With God all things are possible.” Who is the God of restoration. There are so many moments in history and in my personal life where I can look at how faithful my Heavenly Father is. So many times the enemy came to steal, kill, and destroy, and God returned double, fought for me, and brought me back to life.
In having this personal testimony I can tell you right now, the very thing you think is “too broken,” to fix, God says “I will give you the tools to repair it." The very thing you think is dead and impossible to bring back to life, He says, “I am the God of restoration, I can restore all dead things.” If God brought you to it, believe He will bring you through it. If you’re fearful of something understand that is from the enemy. With your life centered on Jesus Christ you will never go wrong, you will never be lead astray, and you will be ok. So what are you afraid of? What holds you back?
Stop believing the enemies lies that it’s too broken beyond repair. God’s got this, He always has from the very beginning. So I’ll end it with this, the grass ain’t greener Honey, and your homes waiting for ya.
All you gotta do is knock and say you want it to be yours again. With Heavenly Father you will always be able to weather any storm.
And plus it’s always better to water a garden with some company
My Dear Kind and Gracious Heavenly Father,
Oh the love I have for you. I truly am in my season of gratitude. Happily sitting here looking around me at all you have blessed me with. Thank you for this day, this reader, and this blog. You have called me and I am listening. I thank you for humbling me more daily. For teaching me what true agape love is and how forgiveness and leaving it at the cross is the answer. I thank you for our homes our families, our means of support and how we come by it. Please continue to protect us father from all fiery darts of the enemy. Give us clear and sharp discernment on where you are leading and what the enemy is trying to distract us with. My truest goal is to glorify your name, be the woman, wife, mother, daughter and sister you have called me to be. Please continue to speak to me and open my eyes to things unseen. This reader Lord, please reveal to them the fake grass the enemy paints. Remove the veil off of their eyes and point them to all things true. If the enemy has them living in fear and has convinced them it's dead beyond repair, Heavenly Father show them who you are! Let this reader know how special you truly are. I bind and rebuke the enemy off of my family and this reader is Jesus name. I command you Satan to go flee and never return. You are nothing and I will forever remind you of this. Thank you Heavenly Father for pointing this reader to this blog today, to You. Help us to have your heavenly wisdom and grace. When the enemy whispers fear and reminds us of painful pasts, please remind us of your word. "Love holds no records of wrong." I trust in your timing for my life, I trust you are working things together for my good, and I thank you for all you have given me and the woman you created me to be. Please continue to strengthen us as we stand against the enemy and rebuke him. Thank you for your love, please continue to let it be my greatest teacher in this life. I only want to know your love and be it.
Amen
I love you Heavenly Father. Your word never goes out void. I will continue to share the gospel and love my neighbors. I will continue to honor and cherish every covenant I have made with you. I will continue to be a vessel and be your greatest example. I trust you. I trust you. I trust you.
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