Elohim Shomri – God Is My Protector
Today I would like to share a concern with you. I really believe that it is imperitive for us, more than ever, to be aware of this that I am going to share with you. We all can see that the spiritual temperature is rising, more than ever, and it is not going to get better. But here is the thing, we can get better at navagating through the storms by constantly searching our hearts.
I feel that God is drawing my attention to this, especially in this season. Many of us have come through seasons of severe attacks and influence from the spirit of narcissism. And yes, it was hard and painful, and I acknowledge that. But there was a greater assignment behind these attacks. The goal was not just to break down your identity and self-worth, but to push you into a place of self-reliance.
Isn’t it possible that, during these relentless attacks, we may have unknowingly developed certain unhealthy behaviours? Have we perhaps picked up anger, offence, or resentment along the way? Have we developed a pattern of becoming defensive whenever we feel unsafe, threatened, or attacked by someone?
Let me ask you something: Who is your protector, really? Search your heart and be honest with yourself. Have you perhaps learnt to protect yourself the moment you feel attacked or offended? Do you find yourself withdrawing from people, shutting them out, or going into hiding whenever you feel threatened? Or do you feel the need to justify yourself, trying to explain and fight for yourself?
What behaviours have we learnt while living under the siege of the narcissistic spirit? What has this prolonged battle distorted within us?
I truly believe that God wants us to search our hearts and allow Him to reveal these things to us. Where have we stepped out from under His protection and begun relying on our own?
We so easily forget what His Word tells us: that He will avenge us, that He judges righteously, and that He hides us in His pavilion and shelters us under the shadow of His wings. (Psalm 91; Psalm 7:11; Psalm 27:5.)
We must also remember that offence can become a trap—a bait of the enemy designed to draw us into a cycle of resentment, anger, and fleshly reactions. When we take the bait, we risk allowing the very things we have suffered to influence our character and right standing with God.
Let us choose today to renounce our learnt behaviours of protecting ourselves and come back under the shadow of God’s wings. And then start being mindful of this when we feel attacked, to stay under His wings and allow Him to defend us.
I challenge you my friend, be bold and allow God to judge your heart in this area and bring you back to the REAL thing – Elohim Shomri!
LET US PRAY
Righteous Judge of all ages, I stand before you with my heart wide open. I bring everything I am praying under the blood of Jesus and I ask that You will strip me from everything that I repent of. I ask that the Holy Spirit will enter all these places after it has been evacuated in me in the name of Jesus. Father, I have sinned against You. I have taken your place of protection in my life, I have learnt all these ways of protecting myself and I have forgotten You as Elohim Shomri, God my protector.
Father, I repent and ask forgiveness for fortifying myself with my manmade ideas, I repent for building my own fortress, for being my own protection. I renounce and denounce this in Jesus name and I place it in your blood. Father I bring the false walls of protection I have built around myslef (You can speak them out loud as you are praying), I give you permission to break these walls down with your hammer in Jesus name, I repent for building these around myself. I renounce and denounce these walls and I break agreement with it in Jesus name. I receive your word spoken in Isaiah 54:11,12 that says, “Afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted, Behold, I will set your stones in antimony, And I will lay your foundations with sapphires. Moreover, I will make your battlements of rubies, And your gates of crystal, And your entire wall of precious stones. Father, I repent of pride, I repent that I would think that I am better at protecting myself than You. I am guilty and I give it up in Jesus name. I ask that your love will collide with my heart and that You will bring me out of the deception the enemy has placed me in concerning this issue. I renounce and denounce every sin and I break every agreement with the enemy in Jesus name. I break every altar that I have built for the enemy by these sins by the blood of Jesus Christ and I move out from under the false protection of the enemy and I move back under Your wings Elohim Shomri! I choose You.
And Lord, I remember what You did for Your people Israel when You brought them out of Egypt. I remember how You drowned Pharaoh and his army in the sea. I remember how You protected Noah through the flood. I remember how You empowered Gideon and his three hundred men, giving them victory over their enemies.
I remember Daniel in the lions’ den, how no harm came to him because You shut the mouths of the lions. I remember Daniel’s three friends in the fiery furnace, and how You were right there with them in the fire. You never abandoned them. You never left them alone.
And Jesus, above all, I remember You.
I remember Your sacrifice at the cross. I remember the price You paid to make a way for me to come boldly into Your presence at any time. I remember that through Your blood, I have been brought into covenant with You, and that in You, I have the promises of God to stand upon. I remember that I am not left to defend myself in my own strength. I have access to Your presence, Your grace, Your mercy, and Your faithfulness. I can run to You at any moment and find refuge in You. You are my hiding place, my strong tower, my Defender, and my peace.
I Remeber You Elohim Shomri!