Life to the full - Liz Matheson
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. (John 10:10)
The enemy wants us to feel bad about ourselves, compare ourselves to others, be jealous and envious, hide our light under a bushel so others won't feel bad, live small, only look after ourselves, be fearful.
God wants us to branch out, to go for it, to live to the max, to excel, to rejoice, to burst forth, to be free, to thrive. God wants us to enjoy ourselves. He wants us to know we're loved abundantly and he loves to surprise and bless us.
These are the two camps we can live in and it's easy to fall into the one the enemy wants us to, because he's working day and night to say to us, "We’re nothing special", "Who are we to do this, or do that", "God has short-changed us", "We're left behind", "We'll never overcome that difficulty", "We don't have enough" and, "We're not enough".
But this is all a smoke-screen of lies we have to daily rebuke in Jesus name to stand up and remember...
We are dearly loved by God
Great are His plans for us to prosper us not to harm us
We are the lights of the world
He is our shepherd and we have all that we need
He'll never leave us or forsake us
We are the sheep of his fold and there's nothing that can seperate us
No eye has seen or ear has heard all he has in store for us.
Sometimes life gets so hard and we get weary but the God who is more than enough will not leave us there, He's with us in it, He's fighting our battles and He's already planned the victory. Hold on, be strong and see what the Lord will do...