“A Meek And Quiet Spirit.”
Annie, OIC
Our Adversary the devil wages his never ending war on us to intimidate, hurt, damage and destroy the work of God on our lives and to quench the power within us.
Revelations 12:17 says; then the dragon became angry at the woman, and declared war against her and the rest of her desendants which are all those who keep God’s commandments and confess they belong to Jesus Christ.
Genesis 3:15 says, and I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed, he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
John 8:44 says, you are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murder from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie he speaks of himself for the truth is not in him.
Herein is proof that the devil hates the seed of Eve and his main goal is to kill, steal, and destroy the daughters of Eve.
Epesians 6:12 says for we do not wrestle with flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Myself and so many other woman I have come to know in these last few months I have been in ministry have been used and abused by many men in our lives causing much emotional damage and several battlescars in our souls. Our Soul is our mind, will and emotions. The devil and his principalities use men to destroy women. He mostly uses the mouths of men to destroy the calling of God on our lives. The devil knows if he can cripple us in our emotions he can keep us wounded for women are emotional beings. It is usually the men in our lives we love the most who do the most damage. Husbands, sons, fathers, pastors and counselors. Then once the damage is done it pushes us farther from God the Father. The devils goal is to cause us to destroy ourselves or cause us so much pain we hurt others instead of helping them as we are called to do. Many of us end up becoming the abusers ourselves not intending to nor knowing. We become useless and powerless in the kingdom of God because we are wounded and bleeding causing us to lash out at those we are to help, the men in our lives. I myself unknowingly until God showed me this morning have become the verbal abuser that I was wounded by.The question now ladies is this, how do we attempt to become the women of God that we were created to be in light of all this confussion and hurt. How can we possibly be obedient to the Father and submit to the Godly men and leaders in our lives when we have been hurt by men for years?
Ephesians 5:21-22 (Gods’ word commanding women to submit) says, submitting to one another in the fear of God.Wives, submit to your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 1st Peter 3:1 says, wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some obey not the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives, when they observe your chaste conduct (holy, pure, respectful) accompanied by fear. (fear of the Lord enough to obey his word.)
1st Peter 3:3 says, do not let your adornment be merely the plating of the hair, the wearing of gold, or fine appearal, but let it be that meek quiet spirit that so pleases the Lord. ( the hidden person of the heart with the incorruptible beauty of a quiet gentle spirit which is precious in the sight of God.)
This is how we are going to defeat the enemy in our lives and be the Women of God we are called to be. Humbling ourselves to the Holy Spirit inside us and letting him heal our hurts for it was not the men in our lives hurting us because they did not love us. It was the enemy and the powers of the air using the mouths of the men we love to cause us hurt and damage our souls so we will be inifective to the Kingdom of God. By Gods’ Grace forgive and release every man who has ever hurt you and ask God to bless him. No matter what he said or did. Forgive as you have been forgiven.
Prayer for you today” Lord Jesus, I speak Peace, your peace, healing, and restoration and in some cases reconciliation into the lives of your daughters. We have all been abused in some way or another by the men we love. Some of us have become useless and powerless for your kingdom because of it. Forgive those of us who have been made the abuser we were hurt and fueled by. Give us today complete and total healing and freedom from our pain and render us useless to be abusers by filling us with your power and love that we may do as you have comanded in your word. Your words are Spirit and they are Life. Speak over your daughters Lord Jesus. Lord, your word tells us to submit to our husbands as unto you for you are our Spiritual Husband and you want us to honor our earthly husbands as we do you. We ask that you would send complete healing to our souls and body that we may do this without disrespect or anger. We reject the spirit of rebellion and cast it away from us in Jesus name. Your word tells us to have chaste conduct that even if some obey not the word they may by seeing our fear and chaste attitude. Heal and restore us that we may have this chaste attitude your word tells us to have. Let us have this meek quiet Spirit you so adore in us to the fullest measure. We love you Lord and want to be complete and be obedient unto you heal us and restore everything back to us the enemy took in Jesus name I pray and agree amen.You Lord have healed us and restored us that we may be doers of your word and not hearers only.
Lord forgive me for becoming the abuser in my marriage. I do not wish to be a vessel of the enemy to cause my husband pain. Neither verbally nor physically. I do desire and speak fourth this meek and quiet Spirit you say I can have within me. I humble myself before you today and ask for mercy and grace,forgiveness and restoration that I may have all you died for me to have. I thank you that you love me and call me to do your will I will obey your word. In Jesus name I pray amen.
