Thoughts on living INSTEAD.
INSTEAD of looking at someone who struggles with addiction (any addiction) with criticism, I’m praying people will recognize our common enemy. He disguises himself in our judgment and tries to prevent authenticity and openness! He wants our judgment to instill fear in the hearts of those who struggle.
I say NO! Expose him! And let’s all fight on the same side! We are not more capable than the one fighting right next to us! We are all in need of a rescuer!
INSTEAD of whispering about the person who struggles with depression, anxiety or any other mental illness and seeing it as weakness, I pray people will recognize our common enemy.
He disguises himself as pride. He attempts to fill our hearts with thoughts that we are above these types of feelings and therefore stronger than others are. I say NO! Expose him! And let’s all fight on the same side! We are not stronger than the one fighting right next to us! We are all in need of a rescuer!
INSTEAD of shaking our heads at a bedraggled group of kids with no shoes on at the park, I pray we can recognize our common enemy.
He disguises himself as self reliance. He attempts to fill our hearts with thoughts that “WE would never allow that!” without fully knowing what that family has been through that day, week or year. Satan wants us to stay aloof, to not ask, to pass judgment. I say NO! Expose him! And let’s all fight on the same side! We are not wiser than the one fighting right next to us! We are all in need of a rescuer!
INSTEAD of caring more about appearances on social media than what is happening in reality, I pray we can recognize our common enemy. He disguises himself as comparison. He attempts to trick us into thinking that projecting perfection will bring us happiness when it only makes us more discontent. I say NO! Expose him! And let’s all fight on the same side! We are not more put together than the one fighting right next to us! We are all in need of a rescuer!
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”
Ephesians 6:10-12
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