D.L.

Sunday morning, and the coffee shop is getting ready for a long day!

It’s early, well, I got up late, so I’m rushing a bit, and because I did, I dropped my laptop; thankfully, it’s working fine!

Sunday mornings have been great, and there is no expectation, only a prayer that I pray every Sunday, Come, Holy Spirit.

I realised a long time ago that without the Holy Spirit, the Church does not exist. I know, this is a bold declaration. But what I mean is this, that how much you care and give place to the Holy Spirit, it is the measure of His revelation to us.

I know that I am guilty of quenching and grieving the Holy Spirit, and for that, I am very sorry. Yet, I recognise that when I have forced something, the outcome is totally different when it is the Holy Spirit moving something in the congregation and in my personal life.

This week has been a battle, a battle with the old flesh that wants to go back to bad habits. I have been sick for no apparent reason, perhaps due to old age. I have sensed a heaviness in my spirit, and things have not gone as I expected! Surprise!!

This Sunday, in two hours, I will be speaking about the Kingdom of God and the Opposite Kingdom, the enemy’s one.

I am sharing that there are at least three enemies: the old self, called the flesh, the world and Satan and his hosts.

This week, I have sensed the force of these powers – coincidence? The main thing is that these forces are here, they live with us, we share a common space, and for me, it was to make me weak, to undermine my faith in Christ and to discredit me.

Yet, good things happened this week. Our Bible study was truly inspiring, and there was a powerful sense of God’s Spirit present. I’ve also settled most of my residential status, and I even managed to open a bank account! This week, I am waiting for my driving license to be approved and for my car to receive its new registration.

But the battle is subtly slipping away, my temper, my composure, and I’m losing patience. I know we all do that, but the reality is that these are doors where I can let the old man take the lead, the world and its passions and seductions to lure me in, for example, I know I need to lose weight, so my weakness is fast food, and even the smell of it is enough to make me turn and head to it, and then the enemy’s lies, I thought you were strong!! That is the enemy’s oppression, laying traps that undermine my identity. Last night, I couldn’t sleep and turned and turned, to the point that I felt something pressing down on my chest. I woke up and prayed a simple prayer. I reached for my phone and headphones, turned on the audio Bible, and felt so well-rested that I was running late this morning.
Today, I will lead worship for the first time with my guitar, a gift that has been lying dormant for a long time – no wonder I have felt the pressure this week, as the enemy hates it when we worship!

If you have experienced this, then you are in good company, as many saints have battled these three enemies. However, if you are not, then I would question whether you are aware of what is happening, and perhaps you need to turn to Christ.

The coffee shop is getting busy, and I need to go!

Have a great Sunday!