Blessed Morning

So I recently was reading my study of the book of Esther and it talks about in the book of 1 Samuel when God was talking to Samuel and Eli told him what to say when God speaks to you, say "Speak, your servant is listening" (1 Samuel 3:10 NLT). It also discussed when King Xerxes couldn't sleep cause the Lord was keeping him awake for something. 

Last night I had trouble sleeping. Prior to this lesson, it never occurred to me that maybe God wanted me to know something. So last night I said "Speak, your servant is listening" and I honestly don't know what He told me, but I immediately fell asleep.

When I woke up this morning to take my daily temperature, I was saddened to see it's steadily dropping. That little voice told me "You are not pregnant, silly. In fact, you should have still been taking your supplements as it looks as though you will go back to your short luteal phase" I felt like crying but couldn't as I didn't want to wake my son up. Instead, I prayed to God and asked for His comfort and for Him to show me what is going on.....this was my reply:

"My child, trust me"

It seems so simple but it can be so hard with the Devil whispering in your ear. It also seems a little funny the Lord chose that exact phrase as it's always what I tell my kids when I do something they don't understand. I always say "Trust the Mommy please!" Wow....

So I fell back asleep and woke up before my son and opened my Bible app to do my daily devotion. The devotion I follow currently is "Lifetime Daily Devotions" with Anabel Gillham. Todays devotion was spot on and perfect =)

You are the Battleground

How I pray that these thoughts will be a source of strength to you, for you, and through you (and all of those are different). Ponder them carefully, prayerfully. Listen, the Lord is talking to you....

Do you see that the Life in you that the enemy longs to crush is the same as it was when I threw him from Heaven? His battle is against Me-you are the battleground.

I am conforming your soul into the likeness of Christ. Because Satan, as the Deceiver, knows what that will mean for him, he uses all of his resources against that goal of Mine. He attacks through whatever circumstance he can to defeat My plan and so keep you from setting your mind on My provision for the battle. His goal is to keep you from becoming conformed to the image of My Son and to keep you from walking by faith.

You are no threat to Satan as you accept his lies and temptations, but as you come closer and closer to the image he battles more intensely. His goal is and always has been to crush Jesus Christ. That is why I provided a way for you to die and be "born again," thus creating your New Life in Christ Jesus. He is the One who will do battle. But you must let Him and trust Him.

Dear One, you are My creation. I dwell within you. You must begin to realize: the battle is Mine, not yours!! I have delivered you.

Your salvation is in Christ Jesus...

His Life in you is your victory...

His strength is what will win the battle that rages against your mind as the enemy seeks to destroy 'longs to destroy' the temple of God...YOU!

Psalms 25:4-5

John 16:33

Romans 8:28-29

1 Corinthians 6:19

Ephesians 2:10

Philippians 4:13

Did you see that at the end of paragraph 4? There it is again, "trust Him"

I don't know about you, but I'm trusting Him!!