Proverbs 4:20-22 Sandy’s Version “Sandy, give attention to my words: tune your ear to my sayings. Don’t let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the center most protected part of your heart; For they are life to you as you find them, and health to all your spirit, soul and body.”

Have you ever felt yourself tossed into the heat of a battle and wondered what the heck was going on? Over the past few weeks, I got ahold of a series by Creflo Dollar entitled, Are You In The Game, and I’ve been listening to this set of cd’s ever since. It’s all about winning the battle of your mind, how to fight your thoughts with the Word, and they’ve been the most eye-opening, mind-bending, practical truth I’ve listened to in a while. But I find myself in a battle that I’m now equipped to fight, but it’s weird. Ever have weird warfare? Yeah. When the enemy tries to convince you that you can’t communicate, no one really understands you, that people are just being nice.

You stumble over your words, and what you say doesn’t translate into English right. You begin to wonder if you’re actually having a stroke or losing your ability to speak. Initially, I decided to stop talking until I could figure out what was going on, but when I thought that thought, I instantly recognized it was the devil and in my spirit I heard, “He’s trying to steal your words!” (Mark 4:15)

So I said, “You will not have my words, devil! For they are hidden and protected in the center of my heart where you can’t get to them. I know the truth, and the truth sets me free!”

My friends, his goal is to shut you up. If that’s not happening in your life, perhaps you should examine what’s coming out of your mouth. If there’s no warfare, there’s no treasure to steal. I’m thankful that I have the opportunity to stand from a place of victory and contend for what Jesus purchased for me. I hold up my shield of faith and quench every fiery dart hurled at the Word in me. No weapon formed me will prosper!

I pray for each of you who have treasure in you to protect; guard your heart and mind. Don’t cry out for yourself. Cry out for others. God did not make you to be self-centered but to focus on Him and others.

Sandy G