Get angry…
While it seems simple, today’s entry spells out an enormously significant truth: first, that my freedom’s been won already and there’s nothing I can do to earn it, and second, that there are some things I must do to apply it. It’s kind of like those frequent-flier miles you’ve racked up – they’re not really much good to you unless you spend them, right?
So there’s nothing I can do to get free, just believe the truth, but there’s something I have to do to stay free. I’ve got it, I think.
First, I have to choose the truth. It seems simple, but sometimes the lies I live with are familiar and comforting. Sometimes I’m like an addict who can’t let go of the thing I know is toxic. I’ve built my self-concept around a lie, and I don’t know where to go from here. But God’s grace is amazing, all-encompassing, and it takes me where I can’t go by myself.
Second, I have to assume my responsibility to take authority over the enemy. It’s not passive – I have to actively resist. There are days I’m tired and don’t feel like fighting; there are days I fall into old patterns and don’t even see the battle that’s waging in my mind. Being a child of God is a lot of work, but the work is all worth it…
There are other things I need to do, too – confess sin, forgive others – walking in truth requires a lot of courage. What’s my motivation to do all that? When I read in Ephesians about the armor of God and doing spiritual battle, I picture a warrior, fierce and angry at the enemy. I need to be reminded of the destruction the lies of the enemy can do, and I need to feel that righteous anger that propels me into battle.
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