The Christ In You

 🕊️Peace & Blessings 🌻 Brothers & Sisters In Christ Jesus,

 
I’d like to share a friendly reminder as you have chosen to walk with the Lord.

“It”…. is & was never about us, but all about what we carry.


Meaning, It was always about Jesus Christ.

Understand that anything done in the dark, will come to light.

Luke 8:17


That’s why the attacks feel so personal.


Because we carry the gift of the light, & the enemy can’t access it without our permission.

The enemy works hard to keep us distracted, emotionally overwhelmed, wounded, fearful, and internally consumed.


Manipulation. Gaslighting. Reactive abuse. Isolation. Confusion. Fear. The enemy wants us focused on ourselves, our emotions, our wounds, the attacks, and the storms around us. But the moment our eyes stay on Jesus Christ, the illusion slowly but surely begins to break.

“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood…”


Ephesians 6:12


Understand the battle was never truly against people, as the enemy would have us believe. The enemy uses wounded, deceived, and unhealed vessels to try to discourage, distract, and silence those God is calling forward. That’s why Jesus said:


“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”


Luke 23:34

The enemy wants our hearts hardened, closed off, antisocial, unloving, fearful, and silent. That’s why the enemy projects so much, metaphorically flinging mud to see what will stick. Believe that it is of the utmost importance to understand that Christ called us to love, while also keeping wise boundaries to protect ourselves even while seeing clearly.

Discernment without hatred. 🤫

Wisdom without pride. ♥️

Truth without losing compassion. 🙏🏼

“You will know them by their fruits.”


Matthew 7:16


God already showed you what you needed to see. Not so you could obsess over what was revealed, but so you could remain awake spiritually. The focus is still and always should be on Jesus Christ.

Because once you begin seeing the patterns, the tactics, and the spiritual warfare for what it is, the enemy tries to convince you there is still a battle left to lose. Hence why even when something feels “caught” or revealed, it can still become part of the same pattern of escalation and distraction, shifting focus away from Christ, which was their overall intent from the beginning.


⏸️As I’d like to gently remind you.

Do not worry, for we know The Truth, Jesus Christ. 🕊️🌱🔥

As victory was already established long before the enemy even showed up, and each day God’s truth gets louder and louder in our lives at the table the Lord prepared. The enemy just wants us to get caught up in the circus of things. Understand that the devil only has a limited time to convince and trick us into being in covenant with him through lies.


Notice the urgency of the enemy. Rushing so that we can’t get our bearings to make a rational decision during the many phases of manipulation.


But hear this:


Christ “disarmed principalities and powers.”


Colossians 2:15


Which is the driving force behind it all.

Rectifying the evil influence behind deception and control. 


Believe:

“If God is for us, who can be against us?”

Romans 8:31


Understand:


“God has not given us a spirit of fear.”


2 Timothy 1:7


Ask yourself:


So why the pressure? Why the constant attempts to provoke, discourage, or silence us?

Know that it is because the enemy fears the covering of God through obedience. If The Almighty God can use someone fully surrendered to Jesus Christ, imagine how much darkness trembles at someone who refuses bitterness, refuses fear, and refuses to stop loving the way He instructed us to. 🤔

That’s why there are ordained seasons of silence from the world. Seasons where God teaches us during the storms to bridle our flesh, guard our tongue, and observe more than we speak.


“A time to keep silence, and a time to speak.”


Ecclesiastes 3:7


Good wisdom is knowing the difference.

As art imitates life, the enemy often reveals his own plans through people, patterns, words, and actions. Revealing the enemy’s intentions.


“Out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.”


Luke 6:45
 

🚨Pay attention, but do not become consumed by it.


Observation is not obsession. ❤️‍🩹

Discernment is not hatred. ❤️‍🔥

Our assignment is still Christ. Our identity is still in Him.


The enemy wants control through fear, but when Jesus Christ reveals to us that He has already overcome death, fear loses its grip. That is the beginning of freedom, the doorway. 
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My prayer is that we choose to stay loving. That we choose to stay discerning. That we choose to stay obedient. Keeping our eyes & focus on Jesus Christ.


Because if the enemy is fighting this hard to stop us, it’s only confirming that God intends to use us purposefully according to His will.


Prayerfully you take this back to the Lord for confirmation and understanding.


May God Bless You On Your Journey, In The Mighty Name Of Jesus Christ Of Nazareth. 😇🙏🏼

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