A New Strategy

Well, I'm not sure exactly what tonight's blog is about. I do know that I feel the need to do so, so please be patient as I wait on the Lord....

It has been a rough day in a very glorious sort of way. Today I have learned that when things are ugly and confusing and chaotic and we feel that the enemy is throwing a carnival of horrors right in the middle of our life, he is actually at his weakest... Now, I don't want to try to make any kind of new doctrine, and I definitely don't want to speak against the Word, but I feel like the Lord showed me something today. The Word reminds us again and again that we have power of the enemy. That we have the ability to control our thoughts and more importantly our emotions. But what happens when the the stuff hits the fan? Our emotions get going and we become agitated, depressed, sad, etc... then our thought life is affected and then we are a mess. And I don't know about you guys, but for me it always seems as if its right after some huge victory or just before a major breakthrough or even just as simple as life has finally settled down. I have heard it said that it is that way because Satan is angry that we are becoming more and more free with each victory or breakthrough. I don't doubt that... But today the Lord showed me something else. What if the enemy's carnivals are really him throwing a temper tantrum and if I could get my emotions and thoughts under control I can take a look around and see many of the very specific weapons he is currently using against me?  I could see his battle plan all laid out, right there in front of me. You see, as I look back over the last few weeks, I have realized that he has completely over-played his hand. Now that I am doing my best everyday to hang on to this new viewpoint and staying out of emotional torture and unpredictability, I can more clearly see him and his weapons for
exactly what they are. Most of them I can call by name; some well known, some not so much... depression, confusion, rage, anger, hatred, betrayal, disloyalty, arrogance, pride, chaos, laziness, disgust, self pity, sadness, madness (as in the crazy in the head kind), exhaustion, blame, witchcraft (which I have learned a truckload about in the last few days, and its not only what we typically think of when we hear that word), poverty (which has less to do with money and more to do to with a state of mind), hysteria, mistrust, nagging, etc. I am sure there are more, but those are the ones that the Lord has directed me to call out right now. You see if I stay in a hysterical emotional state while the enemy throws his party and rides his rides, I am so focused on how I feel, I miss out on seeing his battle plan. I think that is why it is so crucial to take captive each thought and to harness each emotion and hold it up to the Word. Now, once again please don't misundertand, I'm not saying that its easy. And I do believe that grief (for a time) and most other emotions are seasons completely ordained by God. What I believe my challenge is right now is to learn the weapons while Satan is so exposed.
I mean think about it... If you are in a paintball fight, isn't much easier to win if you know the opposing teams strategy? If you could somehow get in the back of the huddle without anyone seeing you, kicking their tush would be a breeze. You could find out which player is strongest at which point, which weapons they are using, who is covering who, etc. You could also run around pulling the trigger 1000 times, but never hit one person because you're so blinded about your own excitement and adrenaline that you can't see whats right in front of you. Then boom... one hit and your out.
Now I realize in paintball the strategy of the opposing team is a well kept secret, but folks, I'm here to tell you that Satan's not that smart. He is not omnipotent or omniscient. He knows as much about what is going to happen tomorrow as I do, maybe even less. In the middle of a mess, he expects me to get all emotional and flustered and what have you, so thats what he is looking for; me running around pulling the emotional trigger 1000 times. But if I choose to remain calm and focused and go in the back way (act in the exact opposite of the what he's expecting), I confuse him. I can then see behind all the smoke and mirrors, see his strategy and TAKE HIM OUT...
As I said, I am not looking to make new doctrine and if I spoken against the Word of God, I beg of you, please correct me. This was just something cool I am sure the Lord taught me today....
Well, its late, and I need some sleep... Til next time, be blessed...