Weapons of our Warfare

Weapons of warfare

As we approach our Family and Friends: Binding up the Broken Hearted seminar this Saturday, we would like to give you just a taste of what lies ahead and to encourage you to consider joining us for a day of encouragement and renewal. It will be time well invested. You don't need to be in relationship with an addicted person to benefit from this weekend's seminar. If you are a parent, spouse, friend, leader, teacher, co-worker in which there are times of conflict or disagreement you will be blessed by attending this seminar.

Yes, it is geared towards family and friends of the addicted but I believe that the main sessions on enabling (especially for parents), forgiveness and looking at our own hearts apply to every one of us. The workshops on weapons of warfare, grief, enabling and sexual sin in some way touch each of our lives. I have been at America's Keswick for 9 years and one of the pronounced struggles family members have when a loved one strays is the feeling of helplessness.

In one sense that is true. We do not control another's behavior and have no power to make that person change-genuinely change. HOWEVER, that does not mean we are powerless. God says:Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, Ephesians 3:20 Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' Says the LORD of hosts. Zechariah 4:6 that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places Ephesians 1:18-20

How do we access that power on behalf of ourselves and our loved ones? In many ways, we are in a battle for the hearts of our children, for the very lives of our loved ones. What weapons do we have in our arsenal? How can we be most effective in battle and see amazing victories won? My friends, we are not powerless, we are not without hope, and we are not helpless!! For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled. 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 -- Diane Hunt is the Director of Addiction Recovery Ministries at America's KESWICK

UPCOMING EVENTDiane is one of the workshop speakers at our 3rd Annual Family and Friends Addiction Seminar: Binding Up the Broken Hearted. To learn more about Weapons of Warfare please join us for a day designed to provide practical help for individuals in relationship with an addicted person. It is our desire to give hope to the hopeless and to encourage the discouraged. Saturday, October 11th, 2008. 8:00 am -3:30 pm. Sponsored by America's Keswick - Addiction Recovery Ministries. It will be held at an off-campus location: Whiting Bible Church, 95 Lacey Rd, Whiting, NJ 08759. $25.00 per person includes continental breakfast, lunch and materials. For more information see our brochure at www.americaskeswick.org Call today for reservations and directions 732.350.1187 x. 10.