Coming off of such a powerful weekend, I spent yesterday getting some things done in prep for this week’s work.  Today I start up the consulting work I’ve been doing.  However, in doing so I feel/sense the past habit of steeling myself to needs around me so I can focus only on “the work”.  I also sense a subtle attack creeping in or attempting to.  In the leadership training of last Saturday there was an exercise we did displaying how Satan can deviously enter into God’s Kingdom Work with us and we don’t even know it at the time.

So, let me go into yesterday a bit more.  As the day continued I was feeling some temptations.  The work I was wanting to do outside was being halted due to rain. What would it matter then and who would know if I took only a minute and looked?  Also, my wife and I were struggling over an activity  we are committed to this coming weekend supporting our Celebrate Recovery but interfering with family/kids and grandkids.  I felt like we were compromising what God wanted us to do–testing our faith in Him not knowing the outcome of His planned work, but easily seeing what our kids wanted us to do for them.  This morning I was seeing how Satan is wanting to use both of these relationship issues to halt what God is intending.  It is easy to say no to an unknown when we can see the direct outcome of something else.  So, this morning I sensed God showing me how Satan is wanting to use my closest relationships to deter me (us) from His Kingdom Work.

I know that our family isn’t at risk with staying focused on God’s Work.  God has a way of bringing about His miracles when we obey His nudges in our lives.  I do want to be very awake to His nudges as I continue my journey with Him.