One Voice in a Million

Strip Me - Natasha Bedingfield
"Take what you want steal my pride 
Build me up or cut me down to size 
Shut me out but I'll just scream 
I'm only one voice in a million 
But you ain't taking that from me"


I've been learning a lot about fear lately and have been just overwhelmed by what God has been teaching me. I realize that I might sound "radical" in this blog, but I ask you to hang in here with me and open your mind to more than our american christianity.

I have read about, been taught about, and believe in the spiritual realm. I believe that there is an invisible world among us where a huge battle is taking place. It's kind of scary to think about, but also extremely exciting. On a side note, whenever I think about the spiritual realm, I always imagine that it's Narnia. Okay, back to what I was talking about... I believe that we are all in a huge fight and that if we aren't careful, Satan will trick us into one of two beliefs about the war. He will either make us believe that it does not exist or we will become so obsessed with the spiritual war that we spend so much time fighting and not enough time with Jesus therefore making us ineffective.

I also believe that we all have certain tendencies towards certain sins. I believe that we do because they are our battle. We will fall into those certain temptations we become ineffective. Our battle is to stand strong and fight against those tendencies. What kind of tendencies are there? Well, there is the tendency to live a homosexual lifestyle, there are tendencies to give in to anger, lust, fear, insecurities, pride, gossip, idolatry... and those are just a few. Satan wants to trip us up with those tendencies and get us out of the fight by believing lies. Sad thing is, we let him. But I don't want to anymore.

You see, God has showed me that I have a tendency to let fear control me. I become so scared sometimes that I make myself physically ill. I have had dreams of demons tormenting me about my fear. I have struggled with fearing things that can do nothing to me. I have struggled with going to sleep in my room because of fear. Most nights I sleep with the TV on because my fear is so overwhelming. I have felt heavy presence in my room before of fear and have had to fight back. I've held my Bible open on top of me as a way to fight with the sword of truth. I have done prayer walks, I have read truth over certain areas, and have blasted some powerful Jesus songs to try and ward off these evil spirits. God has taught me that I don't even need all of that to fight against my fear. All I need is to claim the blood of Jesus Christ. I am covered by the blood of the Lamb!

If we are children of the King, then Satan can't do a single thing to us. Satan wants us to forget that so badly... all we have to do is remember! Andrew has a tendency towards insecurities. Lately we have taken to fighting those battles by speaking out loud over ourselves. We will repeat over and over again, "I am victorious. I am a beloved son/daughter of the King." Sometimes I even voice, "Get out of here, Satan!" It's crazy how powerful claiming something over yourself is, especially when it's the truth of the gospel. Claim the blood of Jesus and Satan cannot harm you. He has to flee!!! He HAS to!

"Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you." (Luke 10:19)

The song above, (Strip Me, Natasha Bedingfield) is my battle cry against Satan. No matter what earthly possessions he takes from me, no matter what temptations he throws my way I will always have my voice that God gave me to stand against him.

I am victorious, I am a beloved daughter of the King, and I am covered by the blood of the Lamb!