One of Camille's friends who has young children and is a born and raised city girl asked me recently my opinion on questioning friends about guns. Her child had been invited for a play date with a family she did not know well. She asked me what I thought about her asking if they had guns in their home. I just smiled and replied, "Well I have a loaded gun in my home. I keep it for protection, but I would not be offended if you asked me the question and would think you were protecting your children who are not familiar with guns." Before you go off the deep end--My gun is well hidden from my grands and very high--AND they do not play alone in any room in my apartment. I am VERY cautious and well aware of the danger.
After hearing the story--God gave me a little nudge and asked me,
"Is your gun loaded?"
A gun which has no ammunition is of little use. It will provide no protection, if not fulled loaded and ready for action. We need to have our spiritual weapons fully loaded and ready in case of attack. The ammunition God has provided us is His Word. His Word does us NO good sitting in a prominent spot on a table for all to see, nor does it absorb into our spirit when we carry it everywhere we go. We must open it up and load our self with the ammunition. He provides the bullets for the spiritual warfare here on this earth--we are responsible for loading our weapons. The enemy seeks to steal, kill, and destroy-but you are provided the means of protection from His attacks. LOAD YOUR WEAPONS and be ready for the attack--be safe and secure in the knowledge given by His instruction manual---
ALWAYS READY FOR AN ATTACK.
BECAUSE I am thankful for all those who dedicate their lives to teaching our precious children, I slipped a note of gratitude into my student's teacher's mailbox thanking her for her willingness to spend her life educating God's precious blessing to us--children.
BECAUSE I am thankful for all those who dedicate their lives to teaching our precious children, I slipped a note of gratitude into my student's teacher's mailbox thanking her for her willingness to spend her life educating God's precious blessing to us--children.
"Every word of God proves true. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection."
Proverbs 30:5
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