Author Darlene J Conard

We are told that when we believe the inevitable, we are crazy and in denial. Romans 4:17 is a clear instruction on what we as believers need to stand on and why. “(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.”

My grandmother used to say to me, ” We get what we pay for. Are we going to invest every single ounce of our time and energy in watering prayer and nurturing the prophetic word given to us, or are we going to sit by and watch the weeds of darkness choke out the seeds that are meant to flourish into something beyond comprehension? Abraham drove away the fowls that constantly targeted his sacrifice to devour it. God didn’t consume it right away. (Read Genesis chapters 14 and 15 )

In a spiritual sense, the “fowls of the air” are not just birds—they are symbols of every dark force that tries to descend upon what God is establishing. They represent demonic interference, the kind that circles overhead waiting for a moment of weakness. They embody doubt and discouragement, those sudden shadows that try to settle on the heart just as faith begins to rise. They signify people or unseen forces that attempt to sabotage your promise, swooping in to steal, distort, or devour what God has laid before you.

And it is no coincidence that these attacks come precisely when God is speaking, moving, and preparing to do something significant. The enemy senses the shift in the atmosphere. He feels the tremor of heaven drawing near. So he rushes in, hoping to disrupt the alignment, hoping to contaminate the sacrifice, hoping to silence the word before it manifests.

But like Abraham, you stand guard.

You drive away every interference.

You protect the promise God has given you.

Ephesians 6:12 (KJV)

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Ephesians 6:12 (KJV)

Feel free to forward it to anyone you wish.  My mission is to encourage everyone to follow our Lord Jesus Christ with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength. ©Darlene J. Conard Vision Ministries 2026.   This may not be republished or used without the author’s written consent. The photograph is AI-generated. Darlene J. Conard is also affiliated with Glory Carrier Ministries. If you have a prayer request, please email it to darlene.conard@hotmail.com, and my intercessors and I will pray.

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