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Let’s Talk Amy Richardson, Editor W HEN WE ARE ON OUR SPIRITUAL RUIN ANYTHING HE CAN GET HIS HANDS JOURNEY, WE MAKE PROGRESS. WE ON! GROW IN AN UNDERSTANDING OF GOD AND COME TO HAVE DEEPER IN JOHN 10:10, JESUS USES THIS WORD KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM ABOUT TO LET US KNOW THAT THE DEVIL IS DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. WE SING A CUNNING IN THE WAY HE STEALS FROM SONG THAT SAYS, “THIS LIFE IS A JOURNEY, WE WALK BY FAITH." THERE’S ALWAYS GOING TO BE THINGS THAT STAND IN OUR WAY. WE AREN’T PERFECT. PEOPLE. HE DOESN’T JUST TAKE THINGS FROM YOU, HE MESSES WITH YOUR MIND AND INJECTS THOUGHTS TO TAKE YOUR PEACE AND JOY. THAT’S THEFT INVASION! THE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY IS FULL OF TRIALS, DANGERS, AND BLESSINGS. THE WORD KILL IN THIS SCRIPTURE MEANS TO SACRIFICE. THE THIEF CANNOT BEAR THE FACT THAT YOU POSSESS ANY KIND OF BLESSING. SO IF HE IS UNSUCCESSFUL AT STEALING THE GOOD THINGS FROM YOUR LIFE, HE WILL CUNNINGLY CONVINCE YOU TO GIVE UP EVERYTHING YOU POSSESS AND LOVE. HE MAY CAUSE STRESSFUL SITUATIONS THAT MAKE YOU BELIEVE THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO SACRIFICE THE THINGS YOU LOVE DEARLY. JOHN 10:10 TELLS US THAT THE THIEF COMES ONLY TO STEAL, KILL, AND DESTROY. I HAVE COME THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE LIFE AND HAVE IT ABUNDANTLY. IT’S NOT JUST AS SIMPLE AS THEFT. SEE WHEN SOMEONE STEALS FROM YOU, YOU CAN REPLACE THINGS, BUT AN INVASION IS AN UNWELCOME INTRUSION INTO YOUR DOMAIN. I BELIEVE THAT’S WHAT THIS SCRIPTURE REALLY MEANS. THE GREEK WORK FOR THIEF MEANS “ONE WHO STEALS”. HE WANTS TO DESTROY YOUR JOB, YOUR JOY, YOUR HAPPINESS, YOUR HEALTH, YOUR FINANCES, YOUR MARRIAGE, AND YOUR KIDS. THE THIEF JUST WANTS TO 04 NJR DIGITAL MAGAZINE THE WORD DESTROY LITERALLY MEANS TO DESTROY. IF THE THIEF IS UNSUCCESSFUL IN HIS ATTEMPTS TO STEAL FROM YOU OR CONVINCE YOU TO SACRIFICE THE THINGS THAT MEAN THE MOST TO YOU, THEN HE WILL TRY TO RUIN YOU.
I CAN RELATE TO ALL OF THE ABOVE. WE’VE HAD SOME DARK DAYS WHERE WE THOUGHT ABOUT SACRIFICING THE MINISTRY. IT WAS JUST TOO HARD TO KEEP GOING AND WE WONDERED WHAT GOOD WE WERE DOING ANYWAY. BUT I CAN REALLY RELATE TO THE DESTROYING PART BECAUSE WHEN YOU HOLD A POSITION OF LEADERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY, YOUR NAME GETS TREATED AS MUD IN AN ATTEMPT TO RUIN YOU OR AT LEAST THE ENEMY CAN MAKE YOU THINK THAT. BUT I’M SO GLAD THAT JESUS DIDN’T STOP THERE, BUT GAVE US A PROMISE. HE SAID, “I AM COME THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE LIFE AND HAVE IT MORE ABUNDANTLY.” THIS WORD “THEY MIGHT HAVE” MEANS TO CONTINUALLY POSSESS. HE WANTS US TO CONTINUALLY POSSES A GREAT LIFE. THAT’S WHERE WE HAVE A CONTINUAL WALK WITH LORD. JESUS WAS SACRIFICED SO WE CAN HAVE THAT ABUNDANT LIFE. IT’S ONLY THROUGH HIM THAT WE LIVE AND MOVE AND HAVE OUR BEING. KNOW THAT THE ENEMY MAY TRY TO AND EVEN BE SUCCESSFUL AT REARING HIS UGLY HEAD, BUT LISTEN FOR THE VOICE OF THE LORD. WALK LIFE’S JOURNEY IN LOVE AND TRUTH BECAUSE GREAT . THINGS ARE AHEAD. Amy IN OUR WALK WITH THE LORD, WE WILL EXPERIENCE TIMES WHEN THE DEVIL PUSHES BUTTONS IN OUR EMOTIONS TO KEEP US ALL BOUND UP AND DEPRESSED. OTHER TIMES THE ENEMY WILL DISGUISE HIS VOICE TO MAKE US THINK GOD IS TALKING TO US IN ORDER TO GET US OFF TRACK OR CAUSE US TO CAST OFF OUR DEEPEST DREAMS AS PURE IMAGINATION. 05 NJR DIGITAL MAGAZINE
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