Do you MIND???

Sorry, it's been a few days since I posted. As I stated, my initial plan is to post daily, but I want to be in God's will and purpose, so I want to post as the Spirit leads me. This weekend was pretty uneventful. I pushed myself to do some things that my body really didn't want to do and I'm pretty sure the Devil wasn't too happy about it either. :) I was still achy and have been for a few days now, so I finally decided that I should probably take some Tylenol and it's helped. Last night, I was awakened with muscle spasms in both my legs and an extreme case of diarrhea. I want to attribute them both to the Lupus and the meds, but truth be told I think it was the 4-inch heels I had on and the cherry chip cup-cake that I had to eat at midnight (don't judge me). LOL Anyway, today was the day for me to repeat my labs and I contemplated not going today and putting it off until tomorrow. I wasn't really sure what it was that made me feel that way, but I had to shake it off because I knew where it was coming from and what it was, fear! After leaving, I was still feeling a little anxious, but I had to remind myself of God's word: If we asked any thing according to HIS will, he heareth us: and if we know he hears us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 1 John 5:14. So, here, I've pressed, prayed, believed, declared and decreed and the days arrives for me to go get my labs and I shrink back in fear- The Devil is a Liar!!  I had to decide right then and there what I was going to allow my mind to run with.....God's words or the Devil's lies. I chose to go with who I know is batting 100 for me, God. His word will never return to him void, so I changed my thinking and I feel good no matter what because I know that God is still in control.

What we must remember when we're going through our situations is that prayer works, but you have to pray with confidence. The long and short of it is, you must know that if your requests align with God's word, then he has to do it. He said it! Now, does this mean that we won't be fearful at times, sure we will. God said he didn't give us the spirit of fear, but he also didn't say that we wouldn't have fear. What he has given us is the ability to counter-act fear with our faith. We have to be willing to change our mind-set just as quickly to support God's word as we are to support the Devil's lies. So starting today, work on being in control of your thoughts, DO NOT allow a thought that does not align with God's Word to rent a room in your head - NO SQUATTERS ALLOWED! If it doesn't belong there, evict it and padlock the door. It's not always easy, but practice makes perfect, so why not start right now.