It doesn’t matter how long you have been walking in the Kingdom, every now and then you will find yourself in a fierce battle with the enemy. His intention is to steal your faith in Yahweh and the peace that His Holy Spirit provides. While you maybe able to stave off an isolated assault now and then – a barrage of continuous disruptions can find even the mightiest among us a little weary. When these situations arise, we have come to understand the importance of finding someone full of faith to speak life unto us and renew our zeal and vigor. There have been times –even with our resolve – that we have sought out a friend we could trust  – that would not just sympathize with our dilemmas, but would draw out of the heavens the Kingdom perspective to combat the natural tendencies that bombard our minds. We mostly fulfill that role to one other as husband and wife, but we do have a circle of friends that we count on as mighty warriors in this Kingdom walk.

There have been times we have felt led to email or text an exhortation or word of encouragement to a friend, but we are learning the importance of not just the written word, but also the critical and decisive advantage of someone hearing a strong voice speaking and releasing faith on this earth. We are pretty sure that a tactic of the enemy to rob our younger generation of their ability to change the world is to eliminate their voice. Most teenagers are consumed with texting and Facebook entries. This is an excerpt from an NPR article Teen Texting Soars; Will Social Skills Suffer? By Jennifer Ludden: “In Los Angeles, Harvard-Westlake High School considered an outright ban last year. Nini Halkett has taught history there for two decades and laments the bad spelling and writing that seems to worsen as texting becomes more widespread. As her students are increasingly immersed in texting, Halkett also finds them increasingly shy and awkward in person. ‘They can get up the courage to ask you for [a deadline] extension on the computer,’ she says. ‘But they won’t come and speak to you face-to-face about it. And that worries me, in terms of their ability — particularly once they get out in the workplace — to interact with people.’” http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126117811

As with anything else – if we as Kingdom believers will demonstrate and set the standard, the world – in their time of need – will recognize and seek us out to bring healing to them.  So next time – instead of texting or emailing – talk to a friend, leave a voicemail, or as we have learned how to do recently – mms a “voice memo” from your iPhone. Let your voice be heard – resonate words of life to someone…