Epiphany: Powerlessness is the Enemy's Plan

God showed me something interesting today. I found myself feeling kind of negative this morning, and I've come to identify that this usually starts with my thoughts. As I begin to figure out what thinking has led me to whatever negative emotion I'm feeling, I can usually dismantle and revise in a matter of minutes. I've come to realize that feeling bad is usually a result of a thought process that's incorrect.

Certainly there is nothing the enemy can pull on us that's unfamiliar. If you've been under attack before, you know exactly what that looks like or feels like. I've come to the understanding that the enemy's plan is to keep us powerless over our situations. This is disempowering.

Taking full responsibility over our situation is empowering. This may sound controversial, because modern Christianity has started to resemble (at least in my opinion) mysticism - believing that an outside influence has complete control over everything. Certainly, God is in control. However, we have to realize that we DO have power over our circumstances and situations. Don't get caught up in the terminology here; my point is that we need to take responsibility for where we are in our lives.

There are things within our control, and then there are things which are in God's control. Take responsibility for yours, and leave the rest for God. Realize the power within you to change your present, and relinquish your inability to change things outside your realm to God.