There are a couple of points we need to delve into in this post.
Do you really comprehend that if you are a believer in the God of the universe, you have a real enemy? That enemy is working tirelessly to get you to turn away from God. He is a deceiver and a liar. And if he can get you to buy just one of his lies, then he has an opportunity to get you to stumble and fall. Where are you falling? Away from God.
I mentioned in a previous post how the world’s systems and culture will have you saying, “Oh, it’s not that serious.” In fact, most of the things we think have no real significance have a very deep spiritual outcome. And now is the time for the people of God to wake up from their spiritual slumber and begin to walk in the things of God. (We will need to dig a little deeper into this topic in another post.)
The enemy wants you to believe that whatever you are going through, you are the only one. But the Bible tells us that there is nothing new under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:9 The evil one wants you to keep your tough seasons to yourself. He doesn’t want you to get encouragement from others, or, better yet, prayers going up on your behalf. No, he wants you stuck and believing that no one cares, especially God.
But this is where the other point comes in: sharing your story will matter to someone.
Your testimony about your struggle with addiction, but by the grace of God, He delivered you, can be the very thing that gives someone else hope. Sharing a scripture that you clung to when you were diagnosed with stage 5 renal failure (Psalm 91) can be someone’s saving grace when they are facing serious health issues. God is too gracious and good to us not to share our journey to help another person.
Your story may not look like mine, but it matters. Don’t allow the enemy to trick you into believing that your story will not matter, because it does. God has assigned someone to your voice and whatever way He uses you to get your story out there do not sit idle on it. Speak.
#thebutterflysjourney
Lisa M Walker
