Overcoming Frontal Assault

Sometimes I think I am slow-learner but the Holy Spirit is so persistent than even slow learners can come into amazing wisdom and revelation.  The Kingdom of God is advancing and moving forward, retreat is not part of His vocabulary.  I have heard it said that the armor of God in Ephesians 6 doesn't have an armor for your back side, in other words the armor is only effective in advancing.  As I was getting ready to step into a new realm of ministry (radio), amazingly the day before I am while working on a plumbing project (something else I have done little of) I was assaulted with lies saying "I am a failure."  I am not saying this is true for everyone but I have found that when Father is taking me into a new area of ministry and identity, the enemy seems to assault me with lies to try to intimidate me.

Could it be that the areas that Father wants to bring breakthrough also include lies that need to be displaced.  In other words often before a breakthrough we often come to a place of weakness because this is the very place His power is made complete.  Father is much more concerned about your identity being upgraded than even the fruit because He knows that good fruit comes from the work of His Spirit in you (good root).  Christ being manifested in us always means that we must come into agreement with the truth of who we are.

What if we were to see the frontal assault of lies by the enemy as our next upgrade.  I believe this is how the Father sees it because in Romans 8:28-29 He is chiefly concerned about us being conformed to the image of Christ using all things in our lives to this end.  Since Christ overcame sin, death, betrayal, the Law, other's sickness, and the enemy then Christ is our victory.  There is only one victorious and overcoming life, that is the life of Christ manifested.

As for the rest of the story I did the radio interview and it was going so well, we ended up doing three radio shows in a row.  There was a great flow of the Spirit and I believe there will be many listeners who will be touched.  I celebrate Father's goodness and love being manifested in and through my life.

Advancing the Kingdom,
Bret