Beloved,
I encourage you today to run your race looking ahead, and not behind, or glancing to see who is looking from the sidelines.
I have never been in favor of categorizing people as haters.
In my measure of Faith I believe that we often perceive words or
actions of discouragement as the nature of the person, and not
identifying the enemy.
Beloved,
We have only one enemy
that attacks and influences others against us, but it is not flesh and
blood we combat with, 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.
We have to put on our armor and focus on Jesus, “the Author and Finisher of our Faith.”
Mark 8 NIV states:
31. He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many
things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the
law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. 32. He
spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke
him. 33. But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he Rebuked
Peter. “GET BEHIND ME, SATAN!” he said. “You do not have in mind the
things of God, but the things of men.”
Our desire should be that of the SON of Yahweh, which is to bring Glory to GOD, not ourselves.
We should desire the one who is operating in the flesh to be overtaken by the Spirit of GOD.
We should pray for them, and love them in spite of. For them to be strengthened to run their race without a stumbling block.
Command Satan to Get Behind You, and keep your focus on your goals, not what people are saying.
In the end our motivation should be living in GOD’s perfect will (in
word, and action), not proving to others how fabulous we are living.
Agape
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