So what happens when we've been living in the WASTELANDS (The land that is less then and below the standards of the Kingdom of God) so long that we have experienced a level of temporary, success…NOT KINGDOM SUCCESS MIND YOU, but Wasteland Success?!?! Success that can be described as coping mechanisms....
One of the biggest problems with grow...ing up with the "Wasteland" mentality is that we have to learn to "Survive"…in whatever way it may manifest for each of us…For some it's a lifestyle of lying your way through everything…For some it's finding ways to get by financially, no matter if its illegal or not…Some develop a hard exterior to keep people away so they won't get hurt again…Some people survive by having a terrible temper to make people fear them, so they can get their way…Many manipulate peoples feelings and emotions to get what they want...Yet for others it may be trying to be a "good person" or being religious attending church regularly, following the law, but still corrupt, broken, and twisted inwardly...
No matter what your method of survival has looked like, sounded like, or felt like…you need to understand something very important…
We weren't called to survive…we were called to die….
Survive - to remain alive or in existence: to live on… to remain alive after the death...Example: "He is survived by his wife Paula"
It's time to stop SURVIVING in life and start living by first dying!!!!
Galatians 2:20
20 My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me...
The result of this survival mentality is spiritual stagnation and unproductive living…If our number one goal is to survive, then we are no longer free to make the right decisions, the correct choices, or have a KINGDOM IMPACT!!!
If we have a desire to "Survive" then it saps our freedom and joy that is only found in the Lord… Too many people are dealing with "Burnout" when the Holy Spirit is saying, "Just MOVE OUT"…. Stop trying to survive and stressing out, tiring out, and burning out and die to self…Get out of the Wasteland and move into the benefits of the Kingdom!!!
Ephesians 3:8 NET
To me – less than the least of all the saints – this grace was given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the UNFATHOMABLE RICHES of Christ
Unfathomable: Unsearchable, boundless, inexhaustible riches and generosity...
START ENJOYING KINGDOM LIVING TODAY!
One of the biggest problems with grow...ing up with the "Wasteland" mentality is that we have to learn to "Survive"…in whatever way it may manifest for each of us…For some it's a lifestyle of lying your way through everything…For some it's finding ways to get by financially, no matter if its illegal or not…Some develop a hard exterior to keep people away so they won't get hurt again…Some people survive by having a terrible temper to make people fear them, so they can get their way…Many manipulate peoples feelings and emotions to get what they want...Yet for others it may be trying to be a "good person" or being religious attending church regularly, following the law, but still corrupt, broken, and twisted inwardly...
No matter what your method of survival has looked like, sounded like, or felt like…you need to understand something very important…
We weren't called to survive…we were called to die….
Survive - to remain alive or in existence: to live on… to remain alive after the death...Example: "He is survived by his wife Paula"
It's time to stop SURVIVING in life and start living by first dying!!!!
Galatians 2:20
20 My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me...
The result of this survival mentality is spiritual stagnation and unproductive living…If our number one goal is to survive, then we are no longer free to make the right decisions, the correct choices, or have a KINGDOM IMPACT!!!
If we have a desire to "Survive" then it saps our freedom and joy that is only found in the Lord… Too many people are dealing with "Burnout" when the Holy Spirit is saying, "Just MOVE OUT"…. Stop trying to survive and stressing out, tiring out, and burning out and die to self…Get out of the Wasteland and move into the benefits of the Kingdom!!!
Ephesians 3:8 NET
To me – less than the least of all the saints – this grace was given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the UNFATHOMABLE RICHES of Christ
Unfathomable: Unsearchable, boundless, inexhaustible riches and generosity...
START ENJOYING KINGDOM LIVING TODAY!
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