The List

Before I let my words speak to you today, I want make it absolutely clear that I believe in the sovereignty of God, meaning: He is boss, He can do what He wants, to whom He wants, when He wants. And, yes, there times when we have to say, ‘I just don’t understand.’ What I am speaking about today is what I think is the general rule of what we can expect, from God, in this life.

I decided to write a hard-hitting blog after seeing again so many Christians who are defeated and who make their defeat known on the lovely/awful Facebook. Have we got an enemy that wants to take us out? Yes. Does he have any authority over the believer who is trying to obey God’s Agape commands? No. Does God, who created the whole universe and raised Jesus from the dead, live on the inside of those who believe? Yes. Do Christians face storms? Yes. Can we win? Yes. Can we win if we don’t fight? No. How long are we supposed to fight for? Until we win.

Take a look at the following lists and I’m sure you’ll easily spot the only difference

Poverty

Sickness

Depression

Bitterness

Mental illness

Hatred

Lack

Pornography

Adultery

Going to heaven

List two

Poverty

Sickness

Depression

Mental illness

Bitterness

Hatred

Lack

Pornography

Adultery

Not going to heaven

I don’t have all the answers and I’m not pretending I do. I’m sure there are times that God sends, allows or brings things to us to challenge and stretch etc. but not as many as we make out. If you find yourself on the list and you want to get off it, I believe that you can, but it will take work, possibly a lot of work. I see too many who are accepting a lower level of life than Jesus died to give us.

Something’s wrong and it isn’t God. Jesus died for more than just heaven.  What are we playing at? I think there is more victory to be had, but I don’t think, generally speaking, we want to obey the commands of God in order to access that victory. If we spent as much time trying to find answers how to get off the list as we do putting everyone right, I think we’d find our voice to speak to the nation and it would be louder, stronger and, more importantly, we’d be listened to. But, too often, we’d rather live with the list – because that’s what’s known, that’s who I am, this is where I am at, it’s not my fault and so on – than dig into God’s word to find out how we access the abundant life that Jesus promised in John 10:10. I want that and I’m pursuing it. Wanna join me?