Fear is something that absolutely drives Satan. He pushes as hard as he can to instill fear in our lives. To make us feel that we don't add up, we're not good enough, we're inadequate at something. And the sad part it, he usually wins.
It seems that FEAR is such a driving factor in today's world. We're scared of everything! We walk around in a constant state of worry which distinguishes all fires that God has lit in our soul. When we are constantly worried, our fear keeps us from seeing God's plan of action for our life played out. WE MISS THE BIG PICTURE FOR OUR LIVES!
This past weekend my husband and I hosted our second Live Iron Sharp Workshop. Our first workshop was this past January. See the gap there? It had been 7 months since we've reviewed the material, refreshed our memory on topics, studied up on what we wanted to teach. You get the picture. Longer than we'd originally planned, but also longer that we had preferred. Why did we wait so long? I'm not 100% sure, but that's besides the point. In July, Michael said I picked a date for our next workshop and we're going to host it at our gym. Yay! Ok, we can do this!
Michael worked tirelessly on promoting the workshop (truthfully, the best he'd ever promoted something to this point in my opinion). He teamed up with our friend, Rich, to revamp the material and media side of the workshop. They worked for hours of several weeks leading up to the workshop to mold this product into what Michael had envisioned it to look like. Michael is an all or none kind of guy, laser-focused, kingdom driven to glorify God. He knew what he wanted the result of this workshop to be, and he let nothing stand in front of him to accomplish this task.
And, with God, he did it.
I couldn't possibly be more proud of him.
And I couldn't thank the Lord more for a husband who not only listens to God's calling on his life, but FEARLESSLY makes it happen and get's to see the Lord's plan played out.
Speaking of fear, we all feel it at some point, even my bold and kingdom driven husband.
After Michael's first talk at the workshop, we had a short intercession to get up and move around a bit. He walked straight to the back where I was sitting, and he said "I'm just not prepared. I didn't review the power points enough. I'm stumbling through the material. It's not what I wanted."
LIES.
Immediately, Satan was targeting Michael and feeding him lies. He was doing whatever he could possibly do to sway Michael's thinking and confidence in his workshop and in all the tireless effort he put into the material. He was trying to ruin the outcome of what those who were present would gain. He was instilling FEAR in Michael's fearless faith.
BACK OFF SATAN.
I sensed this and immediately dissolved those fears in him. I extinguished the flames that Satan was sparking in Michael. With God's guidance, I reminded Michael these are lies. Rid those thoughts from your mind and remain confident in what you've been preparing for. He knows the material front to back-he wrote it! He's passionate about what he is teaching, and nothing can dissolve those passions in his heart. God has called him to the task of developing and hosting this workshop to serve, teach, love, and guide others on optimizing their lives and not wasting their talents...and he's done just that!
Get off my husband, Satan. Don't mess with this wife! Not today, and not ever.
Michael and I are a team. God created each of us to be exactly what the other needed. Where I am weak, he is strong, and vise versa.
THANK YOU JESUS.
Don't mess with the McElroy's, Satan. You've been warned. We fully plan to serve God where he has called us, and we're going to do this to the best of our abilities.
live fearlessly,
reagan
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