You guys, the enemy is trying to invade my life and home, and I’m not having it!! So last night, I was working on my book about overcoming Depression, which is my newest project I’m working on because I feel it’s important to share my stories and how I have overcome the hardest parts. Most books about mental health these days are from people who might have studied the subject for their degrees, but don’t actually suffer it firsthand. Anyway, so I’m sitting in the living room and I start hearing this scratching and dragging in the kitchen. I get up and walk around the corner into my kitchen and sure enough, there is an obvious moving object between my ceiling and the roof. Since I live in Western Colorado and NOT Sydney Australia, I knew it could only be ONE thing– mice! Uuuuuggggghhhhh. The horrors of unwanted pests in my house have riddled anxiety and truly shaken me in the past and I knew this time would be no exception.
Without hesitation, I pleaded with my neighbor to take me to Walmart to get an arsenal to protect me, even if just peace of mind knowing I have half a dozen traps to exterminate the problem as it comes. However, I also immediately prayed. And hard! If you truly knew me, you’d know that the autism in me cannot process inanimate noises like others can drown sounds out. Not this teddy bear. No, sir!
I return home with my plethora of products– a new age mousetrap which is loads better to set for humans because of a new locking mechanism, steel wool in case I have to plug up a hole or two, and glue traps. I know some people think glue traps are cruel… but honestly… this is the devil we’re dealing with here. Bugs and vermin are NOT a thing of God. They are of the enemy and I will use any means necessary to control the problem. Up to and including prayer, which after setting up 6 traps around my home, I shouted at the top of my lungs:
Alright satan, you are not welcome here and I’m not having this! Jesus is by my side through this and you will NOT steal my joy. So buh-bye!
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” – Ephesians 6:10-12 ESV
And after I took a shower and prayed a prayer of benediction, a guided scripture meditation, I fell asleep a lot easier than I thought I originally would. After 24 hours have surely passed from this, I can say I’m more comfortable in my space again and if there’s one thing I know for sure– I won’t be shaken!!
The Heart Mechanic 