Fear has a mustache

Heading into our class, I knew Fear was a biggie with me, maybe the biggest.

But what guy wants to admit that his biggest struggle is fear. Can't I struggle with something more "manly" than that?

Alas, aside from the general shame we feel with all these strongholds, I realized there is something else about Fear...Fear is a real bully in my life...a bully that feels like it's only threatens me when no one else is looking. (The Ben Stiller character in Happy Gilmore came to mind, hence the picture).

During this process, a fear I've felt is that I will have an actual, physical face-to-face with a spirit. That intimidates me.

You see, I've had a couple previous encounters with demons. They were a few years ago, but I've had more heightened senses ever since. Actually, I guess I've always had heightened senses, I just didn't realize it until recently.

But now I'm starting to see the enemies' playbook. Strike, threaten and intimidate. We won't come out and scare you, but we're here and we're watching you. Not fun, and certainly not freedom.

Well, it's time to go on the offense. God is leading me more and more, helping me feel His presence during these times. It's truly Psalm 23 stuff. I'm just hanging back and letting him use his staff as I get my legs about me. So not only do I have Authority over these buggers, I've got the ultimate bodyguard! Now that is a great feeling, a freeing feeling.

It's definitely time to root some things out, some major things. And if I see 'em, I see 'em.