I have had the privilege these past months to have entertained numerous angels unaware. Most were strangers to me, initially. I had just started this blog, when God began to minister its message to my own heart…
Did you know that we will be blessed in the same degree and in equal measure to the blessings God confers on others through us? The life we women live will either blight or bless those around us? Every act we do is the first link in a chain of consequences so long that we cannot foresee the resulting end of it.
The Christian ideology is a philosophy of self-denial, self-control and self-restraint. The satanic philosophy is one of “live as you please”; “have what you want”; “don’t let anybody tell you what to do”; “it’s your life, you have a right to live it”, “It’s me first”. When the “great Physician” applies a knife to my heart and there is pain…there is evidence of “live flesh”, a self-first attitude and a break in the chain! If humility and a willing service do not instantly manifest themselves, then I know I have chosen the satanic philosophy and acted on it.
God does not attack in us that which is lifeless and unresponsive. It is the living only that must die to self-desires. The remedy to our problem isn’t cure…it’s death! Death to the “don’t tell me what to do” voice. Satan loves uncrucified flesh!
Someone once told me that when I hesitate before responding when I know the right, answer or reaction, I have already set in motion the philosophy that will destroy me. The devil did not tempt Adam and Eve to steal, lie, kill, commit adultery; he tempted them to live independently from God! A rebellious spirit and “get out of my way” attitude will define my position every time!
Are you aware of the acts you are occupied
with that are affecting a break in that first link
in the chain of resulting consequences?
Have you checked the links in your chain, lately?
“For the Christian, life is not divided into the secular and the sacred.
To us…all ground is holy ground, every bush a burning bush, and
Every place a temple of worship”. Dr. Bob Jones, Senior
~Jackie Johnson - I am a former tribal missionary to the Kuna Indians on the Colombian border in Central America. Fluent in several languages, my husband and I currently pastor a Spanish-speaking church in Southern California. My passion is mentoring and equipping dedicated young women for life, marriage, motherhood, and beyond. I am the mother of two daughters and the grandmother of three Princesses and four young Knights.
