Mommy war

Last night we had a break-in. It wasn't the criminal type of break-in; it was much worse. It was an Enemy break-in. And I was mad. Somehow the door to the mind of one of my children was left unlocked and the Enemy invaded, ransacked that little mind and poured words out of the unguarded mouth. The words were wrong, inappropriate, and completely unexpected. And I was furious. Just like a break-in through my front door would leave me feeling vulnerable and helpless, I sat down in the middle of the mess and started to sink into what I perceived as helplessness... Until I realized the feeling inside of me wasn't one of vulnerability . I wasn't feeling helpless. I was feeling furious. At the Enemy. And God spoke, reminding me of the Truth, "Greater is He Who is in me than he who is in the world."As I fell asleep in prayer, God gave me a battle plan. This morning He handed me His Sword. Then, I went to war. All day long I saturated the children in the Word. We put aside the bulk of math and science and focused on the Bible. We talked about our thoughts and words and prayed and made up hand motions with our memory verse. I downloaded a playlist of music with Scripture as the lyrics to play all night in their rooms while they sleep. All of this may sound extreme, and it is. War is extreme. As a mom, as a Christian, I can't forget I'm also a warrior. Ephesians 6 instructs us:

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

This same chapter reminds me to pray and keep on praying. I'm thankful for a God Who listens when I pray and promises we are "more than conquerers through Him Who loved us." So I have my armor, I'm wielding my Sword, and I'm trusting Him for the victory.