For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ (2 Cor10:4-5)

For the first time in over two years the enemy attacked my physical body with vertigo. A symptom of the old diagnosis of Meniere's.  For eight days I had to take medication for these symptoms to enable me to function.  I was binding the enemy.  Telling him he was a liar. I am healed by the stripes of Jesus. Standing on the Word of God. Doing the right things. BUT in my heart there was fear this would go on for weeks as it had done it the past.  If you have never had disabling vertigo....the kind that is room spinning, throwing your toenails up, and hanging on for dear life kind of vertigo you won't understand what I mean.  Also, the roaring of a freight train in your ear and not being able to hear.

We had obligations over Mother's Day weekend and it is a five hour drive. God in His mercy helped me do well on the drive.....medicated.  The medication had me so drugged that I had to repent for not confessing His Word the way I should have around the family. (They don't believe the way we do about spiritual warfare and confession.)  Everyone could see I was "off" with the way I had to take medication and lay down.  My brother-in-law is a doctor so I spoke my symptoms to the doctor in the family. (As those closest to me know, I don't suffer quietly in the natural.) Instead of keeping quiet, praying, and speaking the solutions to the situation.  I am healed by the stripes Jesus bore on the cross for me. (I am redeemed from the curse of the law. (read Deuteronomy 28) In Gal.3:13 it says,  "Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree"   When I got home Sunday I renewed my battle and confession.

The Holy Spirit also gave me a scripture in Proverbs 29:25 "The fear of human opinion disables; trusting in God protects you from that." MSG  and the  NIV says  "Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe." ANY kind of fear is disabling.  It binds the hands of God and His ministering angels to go to work on our behalf. He gave us authority over the power of the enemy.  He has the power we don't, but we have the authority!  We have to take up that authority and start walking in it....not in our own power in the one that lives within us.


Then the Holy Spirit reminded me of 2 Cor. 10:4-5 (above title). AND 2 Timothy 1:7  "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."  I looked at that in all the versions but I just love the way it is in King James.  When I realized that there was a spirit of fear attacking me...I just started laughing. (A few years back the devil tried this and I thought I was literally losing my mind! So this was not going to work!)  God has given me a SOUND mind.  I have His power living inside me through what Jesus Christ did on the cross for ME.  The Love of God is unconditional and unmeasurable!  Every time now that thoughts come against me that is against what His word says about the situation I will NOT believe it and quickly let it be known with my MOUTH!

I've been symptom free since Tuesday.  My husband drove me to Frisco due to obligations I had to keep children for several days, and I did take 1/2 the dosage of medication early Wednesday morning for the drive down, but nothing since.  I am singing the praises of my Lord.   He is so very faithful to us.  He keeps His covenant with us and it is for all eternity!

Jeremiah 17:5 says:

This is what the Lord says:
"Cursed is the one who trusts in man,
who draws strength from mere flesh
and whose heart turns away from the Lord."  

I believe God has given us doctors and medication to treat symptoms. But we must trust in Him and His Covenant for total health and healing.  We can't forget where our redemption comes from.

Isaiah 58:11 says:

The Lord will guide you always;
he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land
and will strengthen your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,
like a spring whose waters never fail.

Amen, so be it.  Be blessed dear friends that read my blog. It's from my heart.