{ We've Got the Power }

Edited to add:
I  get a daily scripture verse via text at 8:30 each morning.
Guess what today's is?
2 Timothy 1:7
For God did not  give us a spirit of timidity,
but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.

Ain't God good?
Oh, yes He is!!!

I borrowed this picture from my newest blogging friend, Ms. Linda, a fellow Tennessean.  

I'm really enjoying getting to know her better.

(please visit her here)

Ms. Linda loves kitty cats and nearly always shares a picture of one.

(and, her blog headers are just awesome)

 I couldn't quit watching this little scene because those are the cutest puppies ever.....

and oh, my the patience of that sweet cat.

I left Ms. Linda a message telling her I believe there's a lesson to be learned there, too.

That cat is me.....

and those puppies represent the world pulling and tugging at me from all directions.

Now, unlike that cat, I'm usually fighting and clawing and fussing and complaining about the distractions.  

But, I have the power.....

well, not on my own.....

but through the power of the Holy Spirit, I can fight off those worldly influences.  Way too often, though, I allow them to overtake my mind and heart and emotions.  Sometimes, I fail to remember just how much POWER I really do have when I allow God to fight those battles for me, to turn it ALL over to Him, so He can in turn give me PEACE.

How about you?

Do you always remember just how much power you have to not allow the "wiles of the devil" (Ephesians 6:11) overtake you?  Are you always wearing your armor? (I think I've allowed mine to get corroded and rusty in spots.) Or, are you like that kitty cat in the scene and you're able to have no fear of those outside influences?

I'm striving to be just like that cat.

Laid back.....

relaxed.....

resting in God.....

and continually.....

breathing in His Grace!