She wins him over by her repeated urging, with her smooth lips she leads him astray. Proverbs 7:21
Did that lady just say my daughter was getting fat?
My daughter and I went for a lovely long walk yesterday.
On the way home we greeted some people.
As we continued walking, I heard one of the ladies say something in Italian to those that were sitting with her.
Soooooo, as we walked home, those words spoken in Italian kept repeating over and over in my head.
I wonder if I should call Laura Love At Home and ask her if she knows if it means what I think it means.
I could call my father and ask him.
That would send me on a rampage though of what a bunch of ignorant people Italians are. To speak Italian in front of an Italian and not think she will not figure out some how what they just said about her daughter.
As we continue walking, Shaneah is talking away and I'm answering her, all the while she has no clue to what is going on in my head.
I'm picturing myself standing in front of that person's house and giving her a piece of my mind.
"Are you an idiot? Do you honestly think I didn't hear you?"
Now Proverbs 7:21 is talking about an adulterous woman. In my Bible, beside this scripture, this is what I wrote last month:
"negative thoughts coming to us in repeated urgings"
As Shaneah and I were walking home God spoke very quietly, or maybe I thought He was quiet because those repeated urgings in my mind were SO much louder?
"Angela, let it go."
"Angela, do not accept this curse, do not meditate upon it."
"Angela, Philippians 4:8 and 2 Corinthians 10:3-5"
"Angela, forgive."
Ok Lord.
"And Angela, stop OBSESSING."
As I wrote yesterday in my devotional on my marriage, I KNEW I needed to be prepared for the 'battle', the 'test' that what I say I am doing, I will do. Love, love, love, keep my mouth shut, believe the best, fight for your family from the enemies attacks, you do not fight against flesh and blood.'
So Randy was being the Beast (from the Beauty and the Beast).Rude, dishonoring, disrepectful.
At dinner time I will be honest with you, I couldn't even look at him. I did the 'look' the other way the entire time we ate. I thought it was best since I didn't want a fork ending up in his forehead or something drastic like that.
I kept hearing repeated urgings of negativity about my husband and our marriage run through my brain.
I kept hearing the Lord tell me,,,
"Your not going down that path again."
I remember saying to the Lord,
"I will not go back to slavery Father God, I'm walking with You, I'm walking in love."
with her smooth lips "don't bother going to the store with him", 'why spend time with him", look how he has been treating you all day"
Randy: "are you ready to go to the store?"
Yes.
As we drove to the store, I prayed to the Father and thanked Him that I was refusing to allow my family to be destroyed by these tactics from the evil one any longer. I praised Him for empowering me to be a mighty soldier, doing battle for my family, not accepting to lie down and give up.
She wins him over by her repeated urging, with her smooth lips she leads him astray. Proverbs 7:21
It is a daily battle for me to fight those repeated urgings of negativity that comes bombarding my thought life. Either from what others have spoken, what I have read, or circumstances from the past that try to replay in my brain like a movie show. I have to mention that 'movie show' is never one of blessings and joy, but those boo hoo, woe is me type of movie.
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of this world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension (assumed right, claimed to be true) that sets itself up agains the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians
10:3-5
Wage war!! Even God's Word states that it is a battle!!
A dear sister in the Lord was over on Sunday and as she sat sharing, with tears in her eyes I spoke to her.
"You have experienced freedom. You KNOW the difference between captivity and being free. Do NOT go back into slavery. You MUST stop meditating upon these thoughts that are whirling around your mind all day long.If you don't, your going down, BIG TIME."
The weapons I am using have divine power that does demolish strongholds. I'm refusing to sit back and allow those smooth lips she leads him astray....
What about you? You ready to demolish all those arguments and pretension that sets themself up agains the knowledge of God? You ready to take every thought captive and bring it to the obedience of Christ Jesus?
Thy Kingdom come Father God on earth as it is in heaven.
amen amen amen
17 comments:
Okay, give me that Italian chick's address so I can go give her a piece of this Southern Chick's mind! Just joking, but ugh...you might be a redneck if you catch a flight to Canada not to see your friend but to tell someone off. Not only a redneck, but very unChristian. Sorry you had to deal with so much yesterday. I'll call you later on and we'll chat. Love ya!
Those dang Italians (ahem) I'm one of them...LOL
I dislike they talk like we DON'T understand. Maybe I don't, yet I know my familia does. Drives me insane!
I can relate too with the fork in the forehead! Ooh boy can I ever! LOL.
You are on the right track. I too allow the "movie show" to play over and over in my mind. It's hard not to. We're human..and allowed our faults.
GOD ROCKS. and yes, he'll save us from ourselves LOL. Boy will he ever.
I hear him daily... Tammmmmi.. do you not have enough faith in me to let ME deal with the situation?
yes Father.
Tammmi, do you not trust in ME?
yes Father.
Then why do you persist on NOT ALLOWING ME TO WORK?!
I'm sorry Father.
It's my daily routine. I know when I drive to work, He's holding on for dear life..trying to comfort me when I deal with idiot people who can't drive.
FATHER GOD, HELP ME NOT HATE THOSE WHO CAN'T DRIVE. Why'd you give them that license? Look at that driver! Ooh for the Love of God.
take that puppy away!
I suffer with it too Ang!
LOL. LOVE YA
Ohmygosh!! The skin of a mother lion is so thin, isn't it!! I've been through some of the same things when my daughter was alive (she pasaed away nearly 11 years, at age 31--from complications of an enlarged heart.) She was my joy, and I couldn't stand the thought of ANYONE saying anything that might even be th slightest bit hurtful to or about her!!
Hurtful words are so much more hurtful than stones people might literally throw at us, because of the "movie that plays on and on in our minds afterwards!"
"Oh!! I'd like to tell them off!! Oh, Lord please keep my lips sealed! Oh please, Lord, just lret me keep it together!"
Sounds like the Lord and you won this one, Angie--I'm so glad. What does it matter what that neighbor thinks--sounds like SHE'S the one that needs the prayers, huh!!
I loved this post! You definitely are not alone in these thoughts and the battle in our hearts and minds as to who we let win. It is so easy to have negative thoughts...especially against our husbands...I love how God quietly spoke to you and reminded you of the better choice.
As for the neighbors....oh my....another reminder that the tongue is so brutal!
I am ready! Amen!
I would have googled what they said lol.
good for you sis for winning the battle. love you!!!
I completely understand the mother lion protecting her cub and it doesn't matter how old that cub is either. People are rude and hurtful...I just don't understand them most of the time. As hard as it was, you did the right thing. I'm proud of you. I, on the other hand...probably would not have. lol
Yeah, I can understand fully the old fork in the head scene...been there too.
Awesome post today, my friend!
((hugs))
I really hate it when my in laws say something in Italian to me in front of my sister in law Deb. They know she can't understand.
I always answer them back in english. Hopefully they take the point. But not always.
So rude.
((Hugs))
Laura
Paula. I'll meet you at the airport. I'm sure that between you and I we could take care of Angie's problem.
*smiles sweetly*....
((Hugs))
Laura
What a wonderful post Ang. I would be angry too. Don't mess with my baby!
God bless you friend!
Amen Angela! Yes i am and i praise God for His holy Spirit empowering that i am seeing more and more each day in His people :)And i praise God with you!
Amen sweetie.
Wow.. what a great post! It is so true that what we choose to focus on rules us... negative thoughts particularly (at least for me). Good for you for staying strong and relying on God.
It seems whenever I write about a truth God has taught me there is a "pop quiz" that follows!
Wow it is true how believing the lies of the enemy put us right back in the captivity that Jesus set us free from. Great Post Angie!
Great post. Great victory this day over your urges and thoughts inviting him to the store anyway.
You are a hoot about the fork in the forehead.
You conquered the enemy's tactics this day.
Tarey on, my friend.
Reaching to the Lord each time the urges come.
I would be like you and want to know what the lady said. I'd probably even google it. God is right though, knowing what she said would only further cause anguish and negative feelings...maybe in more forks in more foreheads. hehe :-)
"It is a daily battle for me to fight those repeated urgings of negativity that comes bombarding my thought life."
Oh, I hear you! I am glad I am not alone. You really encourage me by sharing your own stories. Thank you!!
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