08/26/2026
I wanted to share some thoughts with our faithful supporters and the dear people we serve.
Something the Lord has been showing me more and more lately is the importance of how we respond to hurtful situations. For the majority of us, including myself, flesh naturally wants to protect itself, defend itself and preserve itself. But what the Lord has shown me is that when I respond in my flesh, it gives fuel to the enemies fire.
A wise person once told me, you cannot chase a person who isn’t running. That has always stayed with me. If you want to burn a fire out, remove its source of oxygen. If you want to defeat the enemies schemes, stop trying to fight him with your flesh. You fight by putting on Christ in your thoughts, your words and your actions, recognizing Christ has already defeated the enemy. When Jesus died on the cross, He stripped Satan of his primary weapon of accusation and condemnation, therefore we cannot allow ourselves to be brought back to a place of bo***ge we’ve already been freed from.
So how can we play this out in real life? When someone says something unjustly and incorrect about you or intentionally tries to hurt or take advantage of you, first recognize your identity is in Christ and not defined by a person’s words or their actions. What people say about you can never change who God says you are.
#1 You can choose not to engage in the conversation.
#2 You can choose to share your feelings on the matter, understanding the other person may not agree and/or change, and that’s ok.
#3 You can choose to set healthy boundaries and change levels of access in the relationship.
#4 You can choose to respond with statements of love and kindness not out of manipulation, but from a place of love for God’s creation.
When you come from a place of righteousness recognizing the Lord has already conquered sin and death, you suddenly realize your justification comes from Jesus, and the hurtful words, the accusations, the fight….it dies. It dies on the cross and death loses its sting. It loses its hold. You realize you are no longer bound by others sin, and you recognize you have the power through Christ to be released from it.
“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”
1 Corinthians 15: 55-58
Love you dear friends. May the Lord be with you. Life is so hard, but we can take comfort in knowing we are not alone and the Lord is for you and loves you deeply.
