SWORDS OF IRON (2nd year) & NORTHERN ARROWS

NAHARIYA, ISRAEL. Saturday 02.11.24

Finger Size Shrapnel 

Yesterday, I asked many of our prayer warriors around the globe to pray for Willie. He slept off and on all day and was dragging his feet when he walked. I was concerned.

War Fatigue?

The Britannica Dictionary definition of BATTLE FATIGUE

• A mental illness that is caused by the experiences of fighting in a war and that causes extreme feelings of nervousness, depression, etc. Also called combat fatigue, or shell shock.

Although I felt that it was not a physical issue, I wasn't sure that it was a spiritual one until the thought hit my brain, “how would you support yourself if he is dead?” Then I knew. This was a thought whispered in my ear by satan; Willie is not supporting us now, God does. God has been supporting us for more years than I can count. We learned to pray for needs, not for money. We have no debts. We give tithe, offerings, and whatever God says to give to whoever He points out. And God covers all of our bills. When one of us dies, the others will be supported by Him, regardless.

(Romans 5:5) Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

No, what Willie was experiencing was fatigue. I called it War Fatigue. We are at a war, we pray almost 24/7, we have covered the border with Lebanon since 2008 with prayers and now we also pray for the nation, the settlements, the Lebanonees who live among us and their families on the other side of the border, for the hostages, for the wounded, for the Lord of Hosts to sent His armies to win this battle. Willie was told this week by God that He plans to eliminate the terrorists of Hezbollah and Hamas totally and we need to pray that our government and IDF leadership will not give up until it is done. Of course, we are fatigued.

A shrapnel fell down by the building as I tried to write this blog. It sounded like it hit the building when it fell. Escalation of activities comes with increased noise and more sirens and phone calls we make to check on friends. It increases in a direct correlation to the increase in our tiredness. We are not mentally ill, and being that our general is Yeshua, we will not suffer from a long-lasting shock effect. We are, however, very sleepy.

When I wrote asking for prayers, a few phone calls from across the globe came in. Most encouraging. One does not know how extremely warm and loving the act of phoning another until you are on the receiving side. It lifted our spirits. I cannot thank you enough for your prayers and caring and for reaching out to touch us. It sounds corny, but it is a sanity and life-saving action. Thank You.

(Ephesians 3:16-19) that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

We waited for rain all through Sukkot, like we do every year. This year I kept looking at the blue sky and thinking that even if there are rain clouds, the activities in the sky just drive them away. Karmiel, northeast of us, just had golf balls hail, our turn is next.

It is only 17:15 but it is dark now. It also quieted down. The last Hostile aircraft showed up at Binyamina 34 minutes ago. Maybe we'll be eating supper in peace.

(Isaiah 26:3) You will keep him in perfect peace,

Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.