ON GUARD!

I spent more than 10 years in the US Air Force where I learned or became familiar with many defensive terms in reference to our country or our fellow man. There were MAC (Major Air Command), SAC (Strategic Air Command) and TAC (Tactical Air Command) bases all over the nation, each having a specific part to play in the role of defending our country. Some even required a special security clearance in order to be part of the team. Being a medic at the time, we had Medical Readiness Training where we went out in "the field" as we called it, to practice drills in case of emergency or national disaster. Everyone was required to be on guard no matter what their function may have been. Every one of us had the responsible to report any suspicious activity or anything that seemed out of the ordinary no matter what! As we were running one of our drills, we were divided into 3 separate groups, so some of my friends were now in opposition to me and I no longer could view them as friends but enemies as they were now on a mission to steal my teams flag. People I talked to or worked with every day were now "the enemy". At first it was difficult to shake it off and get into the flow of the drill. We laughed a little as it was awkward to pretend, but there came a time during the process where a "friend" of mine from the opposing team came too close to our post and as we challenged him, he cried out, "the game is over, my team's flag is captured so we lost. The drill has ended!" Instead of waiting for confirmation, we took his word for it and began to leave our post...it was then that we realized we had been deceived and this friend walked right up to our flag and took hold of it because we had left our post. We had stopped defending our territory because we trusted our enemy instead of waiting for "a word" from our commander that the drill was over!

I'm speaking in reference to a drill that took place many years ago, but it's so much like our walk with the Lord...Who has given us wisdom and discernment, but sometimes instead of listening to the Lord we fall prey to our enemy because what he's saying to us, seems right. "You've been praying for that all these years and it hasn't happened yet?" "Girl, you need to get you somebody else, since he won't do right!" "Why do you keep sowing that seed, and you still can't pay all your bills?" Does any of this sound familiar? Even though THE COMMANDER (THE LORD) is saying, Rom.4:17 Call those things which be not as though they were! Jer.32:27 Behold I am the Lord the God of all flesh, Is there anything too hard for me! 1 Cor.7:14 the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife! 1 Pet 3:1 Wives be in subjection to your own husbands that if any OBEY NOT THE WORD, they also without the word MAY BE WON by the "chaste" conversation of the wives...Luk 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together and running over, shall men give into your bosom! Trust the Ultimate Commander-in-Chief! Christ Who sits on the throne! Once you have a word from Him, guard your faith! Meditate on His word not your emotions, and PUSH (Pray Until Something Happens) or (Press Until Something Happens) or (Pursue Until Something Happens)! But by all means do not relent! If you've read any of my posts, you will know that I am a living witness to what perseverence in Him will do! Now is not the time to relax...

Are you still ON GUARD? Are you pleasing Him by believing Him? Heb. 11:6 Without faith it is impossible to please Him...Guard your faith! Guard your anointing! Guard your post! Rest assured that when you leave your post or abandon your steadfast position the enemy, who has been roaming this earth, (just as "my friend" roamed that field seeking to steal our flag), will certainly hone in on your weakness (your trust in a "friend" whose always been there, but speaking the opposite of your faith!) As long as someone is tickling your ears, your guard is down! When your guard is down the enemy can devour you...Remember he seeks whom he MAY devour. He can't devour you if you're ON GUARD! He can't devour you if you stay on post! The devil is no match for a praying saint! The only way he can win is if you stop fighting! Don't let him slither into unguarded territory. I'm grateful for the knowledge I obtained in the armed forces, but that was some time ago. Now, when I think of those acronyms I see them from a renewed mindset. I see...(MAC)as Mission Accomplished for Christ,(SAC)is now Steadfast And Covenant driven,(TAC) is now Try Another Camp satan, this one is on LOCK DOWN!
ON GUAAAAAAARD!!!!!

Suggested weapon...Prayers that Rout Demons by John Eckhardt