The Compromise Comes Before the Promise

Man feelings are fickle...sometimes I think I understand how I feel and then in an instant, it changes and I have to discover what happened. Was the original feeling real? Why did I have it? What caused it? And most importantly did it come from God?

I don't think I have sought answers to these questions in the past. I have just let the change happen without real understanding or desire to understand them. But that is SO dangerous! That is where the enemy can do work.

I have come to realize that the enemy will come after your emotions and if you don't understand their origin - you have no hope of winning that fight. The atmosphere is the one thing that he can control. He is the author of confusion and when he can't stop you he will just confuse you. Keep you running and running and running in circles until your mind becomes useless.

This has looked different for me in different seasons. There have been times this looked like a land of what-ifs. A state of utter anxiety because I was frozen with all the choices and the desire to make the "right one." There were seasons I had a very specific idea about how life would pan out. Expectations that were created by pressure, biology, or the world forgetting that my King controls it all.

In the most recent season, it has been taking something inherently good, something that is a beautiful gift from God, and making me question it. How twisted that the enemy can take something so pure like a close friendship and try to ruin it. I was constantly attributing meaning to the wrong things and waiting for God to confirm something He was never going to. And because I was attributing meaning to the wrong things - I ended up looking in the wrong places when the anxiety became overwhelming. There is nothing more frustrating than realizing you have been solving the wrong problem. That you have been giving it everything you have and all your effort has been misdirected.

I can tell you that the merry-go-round won't stop until you tell it to. You have the authority to come into alignment with the truth of Heaven. You have access to the King and author of Truth. If you seek His truth you will gain clarity and the fruits of the spirit. I knew I was on track when my mind started to quiet and I gave the situation over to the Lord.

I also want to encourage you that the enemy wouldn't be trying to get to you if you weren't on the borders of your promise land. He wouldn't be putting in all of this effort if he didn't think stopping you or even slowing you down was worth all his effort. Be encouraged that you are at the golden gates ready to step into your provisioned promise.

Don't fall for any of these confusion tactics - even if it looks good, I need you to ask "Is it God?" I ultimately want to do God's will above anything. I lay down every ounce of desire and expectation to my King who ultimately has a better plan than I could ever dream of. I denounce the confusion knowing my God is the author of truth. That He is a good good father and wouldn't let me miss anything.

Praying you don't stop at the edge of your promise land. Push through! I'm rooting for you!

Love,

Britt