Satan defeated, Glory be to God

Glory be to God again! On Wednesday and Thursday, I was troubled by 2issues and the battle in the spiritual realm was so real that I could feel it.

First, it was my duty on Friday morning till Saturday morning. I was told by the duty forecast in charge that I have to forward my duty due to my new course coming up and he scheduled me on Friday when I already have one on Wednesday. I was worried that it will be very tiring for me on Saturday and I may lose concentration during sermon. I prayed to God for strength and energy during sermon. But God showed His mercy and grace, when I randomly asked the initial duty personnel whose duty I am taking over, he said he would be glad to do on Friday. That means I will not be exhausted and feel tired, lest be distract from hearing God's words. How great and wonderfully God worked!

Second issue was my duty on Saturday Commissioning Parade. I was activated for duty on Saturday, right after my duty. Somehow I felt that something is wrong in the spiritual realm, and satan is pulling me away from God. I fasted, prayed and placed my faith in God, believing that when we try to reach out for Him, He will not reject us and will help us to be with Him.

This is something scary: on Thursday night, when I was on my way back home, I was so desperate because I really wanted to go church and as you know, it is hard for me to excuse from duty, I decided to get GO to pray for me. Just before I type the message and send, satan taunted me. "why are you so weak? why do you need people to pray for you? you can pray on your own too?" 3times he taunted me, I chose to walk off and sent the message. As I walk, I thought to myself: "yes, so what I am weak, I am never strong. I am weak but I was made strong through God, it is God who made me strong." I was also being reminded by Holy Spirit of "The true vine". "I am the vine, you are the branches. ... For without Me you can do nothing." Upon thinking of that, I felt that the victory trumpet has been blown. Yet I do not know the result whether can I be excused from duty on Saturday.

On Friday itself, I approached my superior to tell him I have church and I cannot go for the commissioning parade. My colleague was beside me and satan worked through him, adding words that may prevent me from coming to God. Then my superior told me to find the guy who passed the duty to me. I was kind of irritated when I approach him, believing that he dump his duty to me because he want to spend time with his girlfriend.

Here is where my pride came in, I thought to myself that I am spending time with God, doing better things than you who spend time with a girl. But I realized my mistake a while later and I chose to humble myself down, telling myself that he may have other agenda and I should not be so judgmental. So we approached our superior together and tell him we both can not make it on Saturday. My superior ask me to check with the other duty personnel and see if he can manage with only 2people. I believe till this point the battle is going on between God and satan. While satan is trying to pull me away from God, God worked in every detail to pull me to Him. I received a reply from my friend and he said he is fine with only 2people for the duty.

Hallelujah, satan failed again. A loser fighting against a big Champ, without the power of God he can do nothing too. Besides, God will never help him with evil for our God is Holy and Just! haha. Thank You, Father in Heaven. I am able to come on Saturday!!