When The Walk Gets Weary

We are in serious times, and many find their walk with God tested. With the second coming of Christ approaching, the enemy suggests that the walk is too demanding, the cross too heavy, or the requirements to follow every commandment is impossible. These thoughts are self-powered rather than God-powered (Only the Holy Spirit can assist us), because surrendering means being confident in the uncertain parts of your future because you know that it is in God's hands. Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” This is why many seek outside sources (divination) to control scenarios due to a lack of patience, wisdom, and understanding.

Now I understand it was because none of the things I prayed for were His will.

One of the biggest tricks of the enemy is to make you feel like you're missing out on something by following Jesus. I'll use myself as an example: There was a time when I felt that every time I prayed to God, the opposite would happen. Now I understand it was because none of the things I prayed for were His will. It made me stop praying for a while because I thought the Lord was mad at me due to past sins, and the enemy used that as an open door of condemnation, which then led me into New Age spirituality. I was wearing crystals, "drinking" manifestations, and saging. I'm getting secondhand embarrassment now, but it almost led to me losing my mind because I was demonically influenced by the spirit of insanity, which was attached to me through my bloodline.

I was overwhelmed with suicidal thoughts, guilt, and sleepless nights. I was exhausted and reached a point where I had to ask myself how I got this far. I was baptized and raised in the church; I had seen and heard about Jesus, but I never tried life with Him as the head for myself. I was in desperate need of saving. I started binge-watching sermons and setting boundaries with people who weren't for me, but I still struggled internally with my will. It took a supernatural experience where I had no control of my body and was tossed all over with the inability to speak or cry out to Him that made me say, "Yeah, I'm good on my way." It was New Year's 2023, and that year I received deliverance, and my life was never the same.

"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

He heard my desperate cry, and He hears yours too. He wants you to depend on Him. He wants you to lay your guilt, shame, depression, anxiety, and anything else you're dealing with at His feet. Jesus said in Matthew 11:28-30, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

Yes, the walk isn't easy, but it's worth it. It's worth letting Jesus advocate for you in your deliverance than trying to do it yourself. The Lord wants you to experience your full inheritance on earth as it is in heaven. It doesn't matter how far you think you've gone or how long it's been since you prayed; He wants to hear from you, and He's always waiting with open arms.

Stay encouraged.