Fighting a common cold

My husband started it first. He drove home from the beach in my car and started getting a common cold, and sore throat. I flew to DC and felt fine. The beach, sand, water are all three healing elements to me. When I arrived home he was eating chicken soup he made and grapefruits and trying to get some rest. He nurtured himself as much as he could with the help of our daughter. She told him, "Daddy suck on a garlic glove, gargle with Himalayan salt."  He is tough. That's what he did. He also prayed and trusted God as he was to begin his Man of the House Conference yesterday. He fought and won. Praise God for the healing. Yesterday, the same infirmity attacked me. Today, I fight!

I share this because many times people shout at the Devil and pray, but end there. Perhaps, I am getting older but where is common sense? When we are fighting a war we pray, and rebuke the devil but, any wise soldier will dress in proper attire, carry his gun, put on his helmet, follow orders and do as he is trained. A well trained soldier takes precautions, eats well, sleeps as much as possible and takes care of his body and his weapons of warfare. Lately, I see and hear Christians just run to the doctor or trow in the towel, call off work, and go to bed. Real soldiers fight! 

1 Timothy 6:12 (KJV) "Fight the good fight of faith,
lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called,
​and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses."

If as Christians we are unable to fight the common cold, how then will we fight principalities and powers, wickedness in high places? We must take up our shield of faith and destroy all the darts of the devil. The darts at the time Ephesians 6:16 was written were small like pouches containing combustibles tied to the end of a dart or arrow. When they hit the target, they would explode. Therefore, when preparing for battle the soldiers would soak their shields in water after rubbing them down with oil. Symbolically, this means they got into the presence of the anointing (the oil), and were in the word of God (the water). The soldier needs both to keep those darts from destroying his shield.

Action Step: Today, get into the presence, the anointed presence of God. Put some music on. Get into the word of God, and saturate yourself in the healing and protection of God our Father by rubbing in the oil and saturating yourself with the watering of the word.  Fight the good fight. Whatever, you are fighting today you are more than conquerer through Christ Jesus. Get up! Do what you can do in the natural but let me remind you, "No weapon formed against you can prosper!"

Isaiah 54:17 (KJV) "No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment
thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD,
and their righteousness is of me,
​saith the LORD."