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The Power of a Praying Woman
The Bible says, “The angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them” (Psalm 34:7). Whenever the enemy tries to tell you that you will never get free, drown him out with praise. Thank God that He is the Deliverer and you are being delivered even as you praise Him. And once you have been set free, tell others about it. “Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy” (Psalm 107:2). If you ever seem to be sliding back into the very thing you’ve already been set free of, don’t even waste time getting discouraged. Often what seems like the same old thing coming back again may be a new layer surfacing that needs to come off. You’re not going backwards—you are going deeper. Those deep layers of bondage can hurt far worse than the earlier ones. Trust that your times are in His hands, and He will deliver you in His timing (Psalm 31:14-15). Remember that deliverance comes from the Lord, and it is an ongoing process. It is God who has “delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us” (2 Corinthians 1:10). God does a complete work, and He will see it through to the end. So don’t give up because it’s taking longer than you hoped. Be con?dent that “He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:6). He will not rest until your righteousness goes forth as brightness and your salvation as a lamp that burns (Isaiah 62:1). Deliverance won’t change you into someone else. It will release you to be who you really are—an intelligent, secure, loving, talented, kindhearted, witty, attractive, wonderful woman of God.