I want to tell you a story about a woman who had escaped a boarder line abusive relationship and she began to interact with the individual again. One night he wanted to talk to her and when she said it wasn’t a good time he began to try to forcefully change her mind by banging on the door and shouting. He began to ring the doorbell incessantly, bang on the door, enter the unlocked garage. Her “NO” wasn’t being respected. She thought he would go away after a couple minutes of realizing that she was not going to change her mind. She promised to talk with him the next day after the alcohol wore off his system. She never thought he would really hurt her.. seriously… but this night was different. She had never seen him this quite out of control for such a long period of time. Seconds passed then minutes and before she knew it almost a half an hour had passed. She was frightened for the first time and she began to cry and think of her options to stop the madness. She didn’t want to call the police because she felt like she could handle it on her own. She had always been able to handle things on her own. But obviously the situation had gotten out of control. She warned him that if he continued with this behavior she would call the police.
The woman, panting in fear, finally decided to anonymously call the police after what seemed like an eternity of negotiation with herself. She asked them to send an officer to patrol the neighborhood. After calling the authorities she again warned the drunken ex that the police were on the way and that he should leave the property before they arrived. He stayed, perhaps in disbelief.
When the authorities arrived and confronted him, he immediately left. Two patrol cars posted outside her home for hours. She felt safe again. They were sill there guarding her home by the time she finally calmed down enough to fall asleep.
How many times do we hesitate and delay and negotiate with ourselves when we are in trouble? Stumble around trying to figure out what to do. Lay afraid, feeling unsafe and vulnerable and unprotected? Always thinking we can take care of ourselves and at the same time feeling totally helpless.
At the moment the authority arrived, the threat vanished. I said at the very moment the authority arrived, the threat vanished. Again… At the moment the authority arrived the threat vanished. I want you to really let that sink in.
Why she waited so long to call is a mystery. Your guess is as good as mine. What would have happened if she had not called? I cringe to imagine and I am glad she finally decided to call for help when the situation got beyond her control.
So in the natural so in the spiritual. How many times do we struggle with things too much for us to bear on our own? God and the whole heavenly host is just a call away waiting to be asked to enter your situation and dismantle our threats. The sooner you call the sooner He shows up. Don’t hesitate. Open your mouth and invite your heavenly Father into your heart, into your situations and watch every enemy flee.
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