Character Confession: Frustrated but not Defeated
I missed a week or two but on Saturdays I share my confession. It’s a character confession and this week I’m feeling…
I co-facilitate a small group each week and although the contents are private, I will say that the lesson encouraged participants to step away from temptations and avoid falling into “The Trap.”
I didn’t just fall in the trap this week, I took a complete head-first dive.
I hate that.
The enemy of my soul, oh how he loves it. Because he’s been dogging my tail all week saying, how dare you work in ministry in any aspect if you can’t even obey the very lessons you present?
You’ve had those moments, right? Thing is, I get that the enemy is just that, my enemy. He’s also desperate. Because I know God has my back, ESPECIALLY when I mess up. Instead of falling further, I lift my hands and ask God to forgive and help me. He answers every time, and just like the Chilean miners from last year, He rescues me from the deep pit.
I also get the enemy’s job is to try to make me feel defeated. What I get, though, is that my reply needs to be that I’m not defeated. The enemy is. He is the true defeated one but until his time has come he’s going to work on convincing us we’re the defeated ones.
It nearly worked.
Yes, I’m tired and frazzled and those are the things that trigger my unwise choices.
It’s frustrating.
But praise God, those traps are only short term visits that I believe God can be fewer and far between.
How about you? Feeling frustrated and defeated? If Christ is in you remember who the true defeated one is.
And it’s not you!
