Lately I have had the extreme pleasure of seeing multitudes of people being set free from the confusion of religion. The fact is, Jesus said unless we become childlike we won't receive the kingdom! Since when did children understand and behave in all of the theology that plagues our world today! If receiving the kingdom were complicated then the childlike could not comprehend it! The truth is quite simple...we were made in the image of God, sin veiled that identity, Jesus came to remove the veil, now we are righteous! Yayyyy! We are no longer sinners, but spotless sons and daughters! Isn't that awesome?!
But wouldn't you know, the enemy has spent centuries concocting lies to keep us from coming to that reality. We think that giving our life to Jesus means giving up control. HA! As if we ever had any control, over any aspect of our lives anyhow! Take for example the man that worked hard for the same company for 30 years, climbing the corporate ladder, creating a cushy nest egg, got laid off with no warning, and lost it all! Or the woman who loved her husband with all her heart, poured her life out for him, and out of no where got served divorce papers! How about the man who exercised every day, ate healthy, never put anything foul like drugs, cigarettes, or alcohol in his body, and died of a heart attack at the age of 40! How much control do we honestly think we have?!
Then there's the lie of God being in control! If God is in control of all things in this world, then He is severely out of control! The truth is that God is a gentleman, and He only controls those areas that you allow Him control! Sure He holds the universe together in the palm of His hands, but when it comes to you and I, He waits patiently for permission!
So who is in control? Answer...the world! Picture this...you are running late for work, the kids have been playing around instead of getting ready, your spouse left without doing their part, and now you can't find your car keys. What do you do? If your answer involves anything besides peaceful prayer and thankful worship, then the world is in control! Once you allow the kids to "rattle your cage", they become your god! Once you allow your lost keys to "get a rise out of you", they become your god! If anything can move you from a place of secure identity in peace, joy, and love, it then becomes your god! We must find our identity solely in the One who created us in His image!
Here's another big one people are being freed from..."it's a struggle". No it's not! The word says that we are new creations! It says that we are free from every chain and bondage! It says that we have died to sin and can not live in it any longer! It says that in our weakness, He is strong! It says that we can do all things through Him, because He gives us strength! The word says that when we are tempted, He provides a way out! It says we are more than conquerors! I just can't seem to find anywhere in His word that life is a struggle! The only struggle in life is between our ears, and this is why we are called to be born again! If your life is a struggle, might I dare to say...just die to self already! Die to self and be alive to Christ! It's really not that complicated! We were created to live exactly as Jesus did, so let's stop making excuses for why we can't! We can, and we will! Run with me church!
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