Warfare Strategies in the Home
To God’s glory, I have had the privilege of planning several in-person conferences along with several virtual events but this year, as a result of the pandemic, it was the first time planning a virtual conference. Usually, I would seek direction from God concerning different aspects of the event planning phases but honestly, at a point, I ran ahead of God and relied on my past event planning experiences and I kept hitting roadblocks. One day, after asking God for help, He had mercy on me and showed me an aspect of my existing plan that was the issue. He began to give me clear directions of how to plan it, what virtual platform to use and the moment I realigned my plan with His plan, things began to fall in place. To His glory, we had a successful virtual conference. Strategy is very important in obtaining victory in any area of life and the same applies in the home.
From the beginning of time, the devil has warred against the family. In the garden of Eden, he started with the husband and wife and used deception in bringing about discord, shame, and toiling into their home. After consuming the fruit from the forbidden tree, Adam blamed the wife God gave him and she invertedly blamed the serpent for the mistake. Their disobedience cost them not just their peace but also a blissful life. The devil did not stop there but when they gave birth to their children, jealousy, envy, and hate existed in the heart of one of their sons, Cain, who ended up killing his brother. Not only were they driven out of the garden of Eden, a place of bliss but now evil was dwelling in their homes. The devil has always had a strong hatred for families and he still does till today.
The bible reminds us not to be ignorant of the devices of the enemy (2 Corinthians 2:11) and we need to be mindful that our home and family are at war with the devil. He has a target on your family and home. A family consists of a father, mother (marriage), and children. Marriages and children are target points for the devil and it requires divine strategies from God to effectively neutralize the schemes of the enemy. Studying materials on effective parenting, having a godly home, etc are very good and highly encouraged, but it takes discernment and specific wisdom from the HolySpirit to know which of these weapons and strategies need to be employed when tackling specific attacks on your home.
Let’s take for example styles of parenting, parents need divine intervention in knowing which parenting style to use for each child, as no child is the same. What might work for one child, might not be effective in getting the same result for another child of yours. It takes God, who fashioned every fibre of their being together, including their temperaments, their way of thinking, their skills, their personality; to know the specific strategy in loving them, correcting them, disciplining them, encouraging them, and assisting them in choosing their associations and fulfilling their destinies. We cannot fall prey to the mistakes the Israelites made in going into war with the Benjamites (Judges 20). What might have worked for a family might not be effective for your own family. Seek God’s direction, strategy, and help in every aspect of parenting.
On the other hand with marriage, when God was involved in the selection of your partner, He went ahead to ensure that your blend is perfect. This reminds me of the interactions of perfumes with different people. There are some perfumes when applied to one person, it smells different from another person. Hence, not all perfumes are suitable for every customer. Likewise, when God put you both together, He knew ahead of time that your union was ordained to have a sweet aroma to Him and to the world. However, it takes employing divine wisdom from God in navigating your marriage journey. He knows your spouse and knows the very thing that if done at a specific time, would elicit a specific reaction. Allow Him to provide the strategy you need at every point in time. I remember sometime in the early years of our marriage, we had an “awkward” moment (I can’t even remember what it was) and I wasn’t too happy with my husband and the Holy Spirit said I should iron his shirt for work. Honestly, I did not want to do it but I decided to yield to the guidance of the Holy Spirit (disclaimer, I did not decide to “mistakenly” burn his shirt) but I recall that action left a huge positive impact on my husband and years after that, he kept remembering the love-gesture I took despite the awkward moment. Seek His guidance concerning every affair of your marriage.
Divine strategy is one of the benefits a child of God enjoys and guess what, God is willing to let you in on how to effectively obtain victory over the scheme of the devil against your marriage and children. The first step is in giving your life unto Jesus Christ and accepting Him as your personal Lord and Savior. If you will like to take this step today, please say this prayer with me:
“Lord Jesus Christ, I believe you are the Son of God and I believe You died for me on the cross of Calvary. I know I am a sinner and today, I come to You to forgive me for all my sins and to make me a brand-new creation. I accept You as my personal Lord and Saviour. Thank you, Lord, for forgiving me and making me born again, in Jesus’ name, Amen.”
Congratulations!!!! You are now born-again! This means you are part of the family of Jesus Christ. If you made this decision, I would love, love to hear from you today and provide resources for your new journey! Please leave a comment on this post or reach out to me at https://www.cccghq.org/contact-us
By: Pastor Ibukun Adewusi