One Word…SUCKS!

Today my heart is breaking. I feel helpless. I just wish there was something I could do. I want to fix it. I want to make it all better. I want to stop the hurt. The struggle is real. One word…it SUCKS! It literally SUCKS.

It SUCKS that Satan is a roaring lion seeking to destroy all in his path. He is destroying people little by little as we sit back and let him. We hand Him the victories one by one.

It SUCKS that we pretend the attacks are not real and that life is perfect. We take our trials, our temptations, our hurts, our shame, our sins, and stuff them in our sock drawer hoping no one sees the truth. The truth of who we really are…simply sinners saved by grace longing to be whole.

It SUCKS that we have made a relationship with Christ something it is totally not. We've made it about law and deeds when it's all about faith and grace. We enter His house weekly and still leave empty not knowing what our true purpose in life is.

It SUCKS that Satan has us so busy and distracted with playing 'Christian' we no longer have the love of Christ that goes beyond the affection to self sacrificing service. We are missing the opportunities that are right in front of us.

It SUCKS that Satan has us blinded to the work God is doing all around us. God longs for an intimate relationship with us outside the four walls we call church. Wanting to listen. Ready to speak. Wanting ALL of you. But, still waiting…

I guess what I'm really trying to say is…God wants to give us victory! Stop pretending life is perfect. It's not. Love Him by loving others. No matter what. Let your light reflect your faith and God's grace.

"For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him." John 3:17