#343: Mentoring Moment: God Did It!

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As Christian writers, we have a target on our backs. There’s a spiritual enemy who wants to thwart our attempts to write words that outlast us. If you’ve been writing for God’s glory for any length of time, you’ve no doubt experienced those days when it seems like you’re being triple-teamed by demonic resistance.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It wasn’t long after King David (another Kingdom writer) took the throne when he faced resistance from a neighboring enemy,</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they mobilized all their forces to capture him. But David was told they were coming, so he marched out to meet them.”</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(1 Chronicles 14:8)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a similar way, we could say, “When the enemy of our souls heard that [Insert your name] became a Kingdom writer, they mobilized all their forces to capture him/her.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What happened next is a great blueprint for each of us to follow. The first thing David did was ask the Lord what he should do. He knew God was the true King. This sensitivity to the Lord’s leading led to the following result,</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“So David and his troops went up to Baal-perazim and defeated the Philistines there. “</span></em><strong><em>God did it!</em></strong><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">” David exclaimed. “He used me to burst through my enemies like a raging flood!” So they named that place Baal-perazim (which means “the Lord who bursts through”).”</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">(1 Chronicles 14:11, Emphasis mine)</span></p> <p><strong>The Power of Having a Weekly Business Meeting with God</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Learn the simple steps you can take to implement a weekly business meeting with God. This is one of the most important actions you can t