“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.” (Psalm 23:5 NIV)
In less time than it takes to snap your fingers -- if you’re not careful -- the Enemy can pull up a seat at the table your Shepherd has prepared for you.
We’ve come to accept the Enemy sitting at our table as normal. That’s a big problem. We give him permission anytime we say things like, “Oh, that’s the way it is these days. Anxiety is just a part of the equation. We’re all anxious, and there’s nothing we can do about it. Life’s just so chaotic today. Of course we’re all strangled by worry. Look at the news feed. Why wouldn’t I be afraid?”
In the same way, we accept the false narrative about our lives that we aren’t worth much to God… or anybody else, for that matter. We think people don’t get us. Or they don’t value us. Or that they are flat-out against us.
Or we flip to the other point of view. We think we deserve more, so we allow envy and greed and comparison to cannibalize our God-given identity. We scroll our way through social media feeds determined to get what other people have -- or, better yet, to get more.
More stuff. That’s what we need. More friends. More layers of protection. More likes. Or maybe another table. After all, we all live in a corrupted culture, and we know it. Why stress over a little lust here, or a moment or two of pleasure there? Before you know it, you talk like the Devil and think the thoughts he wants you to dwell on.
That’s just the way it is, right? No!
-- Louie Giglio in “Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table”
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