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Martin Shaw suggests that, It is an enormous seduction on behalf of the West to suggest that jabbing your pen around in the debris of your pain is enough. It’s not. That’s uninitiated behaviour masquerading as wisdom. Lead is not gold, no matter how many times you shake it at the sun.
Regardless of the West or the East, our world sometimes feels like it’s falling apart and fear, temptation, anger, confusion take the forefront of our culture with people choosing to live as victims rather than victorious individuals.
But overcoming those negative behaviors requires wisdom and knowledge. Not the kind that the world has to offer, but rather the Hebrew Yada which means knowledge. This is more than just head knowledge. It includes relationship; a relationship with the living God through his son Jesus Christ who gave us His Holy Spirit so we can live a victorious and abundant life.
Paul tells us in Ephesians that we can overcome the wiles of the enemy, have the peace of God, and live a life in faith by being prepared and proactive. Christ defeated death. We can wear his armour to help us.
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6: 10-17
Build your faith, apply God’s wisdom to situations, pray and know that God never wastes pain. He is walking with us in our battles. It’s that relationship with Him that matters. Do you have one with Jesus? That’s Yada.