Today’s Scripture…
1 John 4:4-6
4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 5 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.
Thoughts…
It is so frustrating when someone tries to argue with you over your beliefs. It is even more frustrating to see someone you love struggling and in pain with no hope or faith to turn to in their time of need. All we want to do is share with them the love of Christ.
Unfortunately, until they are ready to listen there is nothing we can do for them. We can’t make someone listen. “They are from the world.” Not only does the world listen to them, but they listen to the world.
So what do we do? We live out our God. We continue to show them God’s love. We let our light shine (Matt 5:16). We also pray! Pray! Pray! When you are done with that, you pray some more! We can overcome the world because our God is greater than the one who is in the world!
Prayer…
