We have communications!

You have started something that I think is really cool. You wave your right hand/arm up and down voraciously anytime you want to say "Yes" to us. For instance, "Jacob, do you want me to pick you up?". Your arm starts flailing to indicate "yes". And other times, you just keep playing, indicating "no way". :) It's really cool because we are able to understand what you want more clearly than just a cry, you know? Only when you have your own children will you truly understand. It's great!

Your mom and I started reading this book called "The Final Quest" by Rick Joyner. It's about the last battle between the hordes of hell and the followers of God. It tells the story of Rick's vision that God gave him. It lays out the various traits of the enemy as well as the traits of the Lord's forces. It has given me a renewal of spirit, and drawn me closer to God. It's really interesting because I had been feeling very nervous for the past few weeks. I couldn't put my finger on what was causing it. Feelings of dread and doom were over me almost nonstop. I prayed that God would help me, but I wasn't hearing anything back. In fact, it wasn't until last night when your mom said the words "Remember, you have to use the tools God has given us. You have the power to bind up the devil and his demons." And it clicked with me. It was almost like I had completely forgotten that God had bestowed that to his children. How could this have happened with such totality? But I know that the devil is here to destroy the children of God, and he'll use any and every tactic at his disposal. He had blinded me to the truth on 2 accounts: 1) that I could bind him, releasing myself from his oppression, and 2) that the in Christ I am more than a conqueror (not subject to these feelings of dread and personal doom). At that moment, I did just as Kendra said. I declared to the devil that he was bound from my life, and that he has no power of me, God's child. I bound him in the name of Jesus. Instantly, and I mean instantly the nervousness was gone, and I was left with the feelings of a prisoner set free. In fact, it felt as though I had stepped into freedom and I had been holding the keys to my freedom all along. The blinders were removed, and I was FREE. I started weeping with joy and praise to the Lord. I cried out to him thanking Him for setting me free, and for the tools to live in victory over the devil. It was an awesome moment. You were there, but of course you didn't have any clue what was happening. The Lord is doing a work in me and your mother that we haven't yet experienced as a couple. His grace is awesome...just awesome.

I love you little man!
~Dad