Who Are They?

"They" are very powerful people.

Almost daily I hear about something "They" said, or what "They" think, or what "They" might do, or what "They" might think. Some of us even make daily decisions in light of what "They" want or don't want. "They" are so powerful and so popular, yet somehow "They" and I have escaped a face-to-face meeting, even after all these years.

"They" have been around for a long time, stirring up doubt and fear, paralyzing countless lives, spreading gossip and innuendo, and just being troublesome, overall.

Exactly where did "They" get all of their knowledge and power? How did "They" become the experts on what people are able or not able to do? What happened to recognizing that "I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me"? What about the fact that "God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind"? What have "They" done to us?

Perhaps "They" are not to blame after all. "They" are able to survive and thrive only when "WE" forget who we are! When we understand that we are truly "fearfully and wonderfully made," it won't matter if "They" call us ugly. When we remember that our "God supplies all our needs, according to His riches in glory," it won't matter if we don't sport designer clothes for we will be more concerned about what THE designer has placed on the inside of us, not what we cover our outsides with.

Sometimes, however, "They" are our convenient excuse for not doing what we know we need to do with the lives God has given us. We imagine all of the things that "They" will do to frustrate our plans, when in fact "They" are not omniscient and have no prior knowledge of our plans and no real power to stop our plans once our plans are in motion. Furthermore, God says, "I know the plans I have for you....plans for a future and a hope." God also tells us, "No weapon formed against you shall prosper." On top of that, we know that if "God is for us, who can be against us?"

So, when "They" start whispering in your ear anything contrary to God's promises, just ask for a face-to-face meeting to settle the matter once and for all. Don't worry,"They" will never face you, for "They" have no face.

BNcouraged!

Rev. Karen