Yesterday, as I was on my prayer walk, a woman who was walking her dogs was suddenly attacked by another dog. It was horrible as she screamed to save her dog, she and her dog were horribly injured in the process. I ran to help, trying to get the other dog off of them, praying as I did. Finally, I called for help and some men from nearby came running to pull the dog off. I helped the woman gather her dogs and comforted her as she thanked me. As she left to get help, I told her I was praying for her and that God had me in the right place at the right time. Afterwards, we led the dog who had attacked them to their backyard and called animal services to prevent it attacking anyone else.
I realized later that I was never scared during the interaction and God had truly sent me to the right place at the right time. I had gone on my prayer walk earlier than normal and had I gone even a minute later, I don’t know what would have happened. We have so much authority in the Lord and He sends us to places to do His work and change the atmosphere. The Lord showed me a prophetic picture later that as I helped save this woman and her precious dogs from the vicious dog, it represented the enemy we fight. I stayed calm, in prayer, and was led by the Lord in the process. This is what He has called us to do.
God says, Fear not, I am with you always! He has given us authority to trample on snakes and scorpions in His name. I don’t know about you, but I have been up against a lot of warfare as I fight for children. But God has the victory! We have far more power in Him than the enemy will ever have! If we keep our peace in Him, constantly stay in a place of prayer, and are led by Him, there is nothing we cannot do! It reminds me of the ending in “The Wizard of Oz” when they find that this huge, scary Oz they’ve all been afraid of is simply a scared, little man. It reminds me of David, a little shepherd boy, who kills the giant Goliath, the one everyone else is afraid of. With God, we can take ten thousand to flight when we put our faith in Him! The nations are roaring right now and the enemy is doing all he can to prevent the greatest move of God that the world has ever seen, but we are to keep our peace in Jesus and our eyes on Him! I know that I needed this reminder and am so grateful to God for this prophetic picture. Seek the Lord and not all the swirling all around. Watch what He is doing and pray into what you are hoping for. Watch what He will do, our greatest days are truly ahead!!