Today Chuck is traveling to parts unknown (at least until he met the pastor he was going with!) I’m not sure why I seem to be more anxious here than in the States about travel…maybe the stories I’ve heard regarding police stops, car jacking, poisonings, muggings, no help from police etc. have taken hold of my thoughts. Last night as I was thinking of Chuck traveling today I began to get…you guessed it…anxious. Questions of would he be ok, what if he’s in an accident and many others began to fill my mind. Then the Holy Spirit brought this verse to mind:
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete. 2 Corinthians 10:4-6
I admit not the whole verse came to mind, basically “take captive every thought” ran through my mind and that’s exactly what I did. I asked God to take my thoughts and make them His, bind satan in his attempt to infiltrate my mind and move my thoughts back to God’s glory. You know what happened? The thoughts were gone instantly and it was like I couldn’t even remember what I was thinking about. The peace of Christ filled my mind and I went to sleep peacefully.
Should I be surprised? No, but I am sometimes still surprised to find God is real, He answers prayer, His promises are true and He continues to be ever present in my life even when I turn my back on Him. It’s one of those surprises I’m happy to see but I’m praying it will become more an expectation of what God can and will do instead of surprising me!