Crosshairs

Ever felt stared down by someone in a crowd? Not sure how to explain “stared down”, but just a sensing, an invisible knowing that usually is right. Well recently I have felt myself in the crosshairs of the enemy of my soul. Not sure how to explain “felt”, but just a sensing, a invisible knowing that usually turns out right. 

There is the constant sick nagging feeling, the constant  invisible drag. Ok I know…it is like walking in thick sludge  all the time. It takes great effort just to get through every moment. Every meeting, phone call, opportunity is filled not with joy and delight, but laced with more sludge, demanding more effort. Got to tell you, after weeks…it wears you down. So this morning the Holy Spirit lead me to a portion of scripture I read on Tuesday. I was reluctant to re-read the same portion. But there it was … God shedding light on what was hunting me, putting me in the crosshairs.

¹⁸The messengers would come up to the wall of Jerusalem and shout up to the people standing on the wall, shouting their propaganda in Hebrew, trying to scare them into demoralized submission.

There it was… all this sludge is to bring  +demoralized submission+ . 

So what to do…    ²⁰King Hezekiah, joined by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz, responded by praying, calling up to heaven.

²¹God answered by sending an angel who wiped out everyone in the Assyrian camp, both warriors and officers. 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']);" data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" >