I had a series of dreams last night. In each one, I was given a precious gift from the Lord. In some dreams, it was something I worked hard for through the Lord’s leading; in others, it was purely a blessing from His hand; and in the last dream, it was something dear to me I had lost that He returned to me.
But in each situation, I was so confident that the blessing was mine, I did not diligently watch over it. The enemy used my interests to distract me into what seemed like a good thing by the world’s standards. Then, while my back was turned, he stole away what I had worked or prayed so hard for. I could feel the Lord showing me it was not completely lost, that with diligence and much prayer and hard work, I could receive it again. But now that I had wandered off into the enemy’s trap, he effectively blocked me off from that pursuit, until I got desperate enough to break free.
I felt the Lord showing me how important prayer is to protect the blessings, diligently watching over them in prayer and in Spirit-led action, but also staying on the alert spiritually so I can see each plot of the enemy and block him through prayer (rather than me being the one he blocks from my blessing). Prayer aligns my heart with the Lord’s, so He can break me free from the enemy’s traps and I can enjoy the blessings God has for me.
Has God given you something precious, but you have allowed the enemy to distract you, even making you feel “right” in neglecting that blessing? Let’s spend some time in prayer today, asking the Lord to protect those blessings, break you free from that distraction or stronghold the enemy is using to pull you away, and restore to you what was lost.
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