God woke me up this morning, 15 minutes before my alarm was set ring. I would have preferred more sleep, but we both knew I had a lot of things to do this morning before work. I washed my sink full of dishes and then read Revelation 17. I wrote about verse 14 and e-mailed it to my spiritual spam group of people.
Then I started to make breakfast. A dear friend gave me kale last night, because she would eat it before she left town. I decided to make kale chips. When I opened my cabinet to retrieve a glass baking dish, I saw a LIVE cockroach on my cutting board above the dish I desired. I freaked out, grabbed roach spray, sprayed the mangy thing as it hid behind my larger glass baking dish with its blue cover resting over it, so I could not see where it was. I shut the cabinet door, deciding to wait until after work to deep clean and spray.
I re-enter my kitchen a few minutes later to see the cockroach on the bottom of my cabinet, exiting the scene of the crime.
I go to my room to grab a slipper to smash it. I put my sneakers on just in case I missed. Then, I said a prayer that I truly believed. I've asked for God's help before, but I did not truly believe he'd help me. So I prayed with Revelations 17: 14 in mind. Jesus, you triumph over evil. I do not know if this is evil, but I need you in this situation. When I returned to the kitchen, the cockroach was moving across my kitchen floor. I was moved by the Spirit to run up and stomp on it. I stomped multiple times as I needed it to become unstuck from the bottom.
I called my mom to share my victory. All the while saying, "Eww, I can't believe I stepped on a cockroach."
It was such a blessing to witness God take care of me. Jesus protects me from the evil and the cockroaches in the world. He knows my heart, but he also knows what I am capable of through his love. He dwells within me. I see Proverbs 3: 6 come true in my life. God keeps his promises, and the Bible is a book filled with promises.
"I was moved by the Spirit to run up and stomp on it" is my favorite sentence in this post. Glad you're OK :)
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