Take It.

Life happens. Quickly. And if we aren't careful, we let opportunities pass us by. We let things catch us by surprise. We let little things become big things. And we become subject to what the world throws at us.

However, since we know that this world and its fleeting desires are passing away (1 John 2:17), it is imperative that we take hold of the life that God has given us and run with perseverance the race that is before us (Hebrews 12:1). I would consider this living proactively, as opposed to living reactively and just taking things as they come. We know that God sent Christ to give us abundant life, but the Prince of the Power of the Air demonstrates his power in the world in an attempt to steal and to kill and to destroy (John 10:10).

When we lose sight of the fact that the enemy has no power over us that we not give to him (John 14:30), we are more and more impacted by his attempts to destroy us. But when we know and are fully aware that our battle has already been won (Romans 16:20), his stabs at us have no effect. This concept is obviously so simple, but when things happen so quickly that all you can do is squeak by the deadlines, the truth sometimes seems too simple and we don't trust that it is true. That is the dangerous time when we let things affect us too much and we are tempted to cut corners or disgrace the fact that we are only here to live our lives for the One who created us.

We must be careful not to let the good things become the enemies of the great things. Know that we are not alone in this fight against the enemy. We know how the story ends. We win. So while we are here, let's take this life proactively and not be distracted by the lies of the enemy.