Spiritual Journey (1)

I want to start sharing details of the spiritual journey I have been maneuvering my way through so far this year. It involves Satan's attacks, the Lord's blessings, and my mission trip to Haiti. I've been keeping a journal throughout this time with hopes of documenting my progress. I wanted to keep record of how the Lord helped me to overcome. I wanted to be able to remember some of the smaller blessings that sometimes get forgotten over time.

 

I believe I'm finally at a point where I can share pieces of that journey with you. By revealing some of the vulnerable moments in my life this year from my personal journal, I'm hoping to reveal the victory that comes from allowing the Lord to be Lord of your life.

 

By no means is the journey over, but it's a start!

 

Here is the very first journal entry I made.

 

 

Journal Entry: 4/8/13

 

I am anxious to start this journal. I had to run out to buy it because my hand is dying to write about this experience... my trip to Haiti.

 

Last night was our first team meeting, and it left me both nervous and excited. Bro. Paul talked about how Haiti is such a voodoo country. It is literally controlled by Satan. There will be people demon possessed walking the streets. It's not safe for white people to be out at night. And never, ever be alone.

 

Now those are already good safety precautions for traveling to any foreign country. But there is a real safety threat.

 

We will have to plan our own meals because none of the food there is safe. It is completely unsanitary with trash and sewage everywhere. The smell, we've been warned, is the worst smell you've ever smelled. Bro. Paul went as far to say that it is a good picture of hell... the smells... the filth... the demons.

 

This is my first trip to a third world country, but so far that doesn't scare me.

 

However, the last few months have been especially rough on me mentally, financially, emotionally, and physically. Now I know why. 

 

The comment was made about Satan attacking us even before the trip and that's exactly what I've been experiencing. I was dating someone that suddenly changed. Money kept slipping through my fingers that I needed to pay for the trip. I almost decided not to go at all. I put new tires on my car. My bills kept falling behind. I haven't been able to donate plasma. And the worst attack of all has been mentally and emotionally. My anxiety has been progressively worsening. And I've been slipping into depression. Satan has even attacked me physically. I hardly ever get sick. For over a month my body has been battling a cough and last week a sinus infection. I am currently on antibiotics!

 

I've made the comment to some people that I feel like I'm in the middle of a spiritual battle. Turns out, I'm right.

 
So my biggest fear is 'what else?' I'm sure Satan isn't done with me. We don't leave for another 3 1/2 weeks.
 
I wrote a blog at the beginning of the year stating I wanted this year to be the one that I experienced divine revelations that would change my life. Well here goes. Satan will not win this battle!