Epic Battle

Our enemy is very crafty.  One of his favorite strategies is to confuse us into believing that someone else is the enemy.


Yesterday was a great day.  We had a wonderful time in Kids Safari and Kids Summit.  The new check-in procedures went very well for most of us.  Our first session in the Spiritual Parenting class was great (it's not too late to jump in!).  Then..........I went home.


My downward spiral wasn't due to the slaughtering of my beloved NFL Chiefs; but that didn't help.  It began with a confrontation between my youngest two daughters.  It was one of those confrontations that, even when dealt with, seemed to go on forever.  In the middle of  it all I realized that I was making my children the object of my anger.  I even called my daughters "selfish".


You know, Satan had won a battle with me yesterday.  For a moment in time he convinced me that my daughters were my enemy and it was my job to win them over with my amazing parenting skills.  LOL!!!!!!


My daughters are children of the King.  They are being transformed into His likeness.  The last thing I need to do is give them a label that belongs to the enemy; "selfish".  Sure they may do selfish things but, as a parent, it's my job to help them recognize that they are battling the enemy.  They need to overcome selfish tendencies in the power of the Holy Spirit.  I failed in helping them see this.


We don't fight against "flesh and blood" but against a spiritual realm...against Satan and his demons.  In this edition of HomeFront Weekly you'll see that God has established a faith community that depends on each other and works together to encourage us to live in the power of God's Spirit.  Take a few minutes this week and evaluate where you are in your families faith community.  Are you shepherding your children to recognize God's voice?  Are they prepared to face the enemy in the power of God's might?


Have a great week of putting your children in the path of the Divine!


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