As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. We depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our sou
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older when Jesus got tempted.
Did we get the Bible get it wrong?
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler. But I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order. But never was the impact of enemy or temptation addressed as a spiritual battle. It always seemed to be an emotional battle.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
A different perspective
It is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear. Or even heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
Let’s #NormalizeTheAsk
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. Discussing the challenges in my own life of seeing spiritual attacks and not personalizing things. I also share about a time a few years ago, at a Pastor’s and spouses retreat, I asked “how many of you have ever seen something creepy?” It surprised me, kinda, that quite a few had experienced demonic things. But most had never discussed them with anyone. We don’t have to get all weird and overfocused on it. But we do need to talk about what to do and how to respond. We also need to remember that we truly do have an enemy of our soul!
UnMute Ourselves and change the narrative
Have you ever seen anything creepy?
How did you handle it?
It’s time to get real because our battle is NOT with flesh and blood. Is it possible to truly say “the devil made me do it?”
Jesus is The Messiah, and the Victor!
May your eyes be opened to the truth about how the enemy is manipulating you to believe that everything that is hindering your ministry is your fault. He is sneaky.
And a liar!
May the Truth set you free!
~Pastor Elaine 🌻
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. We depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our sou
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older when Jesus got tempted.
Did we get the Bible get it wrong?
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler. But I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order. But never was the impact of enemy or temptation addressed as a spiritual battle. It always seemed to be an emotional battle.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
A different perspective
It is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear. Or even heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
Let’s #NormalizeTheAsk
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. Discussing the challenges in my own life of seeing spiritual attacks and not personalizing things. I also share about a time a few years ago, at a Pastor’s and spouses retreat, I asked “how many of you have ever seen something creepy?” It surprised me, kinda, that quite a few had experienced demonic things. But most had never discussed them with anyone. We don’t have to get all weird and overfocused on it. But we do need to talk about what to do and how to respond. We also need to remember that we truly do have an enemy of our soul!
UnMute Ourselves and change the narrative
Have you ever seen anything creepy?
How did you handle it?
It’s time to get real because our battle is NOT with flesh and blood. Is it possible to truly say “the devil made me do it?”
Jesus is The Messiah, and the Victor!
May your eyes be opened to the truth about how the enemy is manipulating you to believe that everything that is hindering your ministry is your fault. He is sneaky.
And a liar!
May the Truth set you free!
~Pastor Elaine 🌻
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. We depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our sou
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older when Jesus got tempted.
Did we get the Bible get it wrong?
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler. But I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order. But never was the impact of enemy or temptation addressed as a spiritual battle. It always seemed to be an emotional battle.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
A different perspective
It is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear. Or even heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
Let’s #NormalizeTheAsk
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. Discussing the challenges in my own life of seeing spiritual attacks and not personalizing things. I also share about a time a few years ago, at a Pastor’s and spouses retreat, I asked “how many of you have ever seen something creepy?” It surprised me, kinda, that quite a few had experienced demonic things. But most had never discussed them with anyone. We don’t have to get all weird and overfocused on it. But we do need to talk about what to do and how to respond. We also need to remember that we truly do have an enemy of our soul!
UnMute Ourselves and change the narrative
Have you ever seen anything creepy?
How did you handle it?
It’s time to get real because our battle is NOT with flesh and blood. Is it possible to truly say “the devil made me do it?”
Jesus is The Messiah, and the Victor!
May your eyes be opened to the truth about how the enemy is manipulating you to believe that everything that is hindering your ministry is your fault. He is sneaky.
And a liar!
May the Truth set you free!
~Pastor Elaine 🌻
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. We depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older when Jesus got tempted.
Did we get the Bible get it wrong?
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler. But I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order. But never was the impact of enemy or temptation addressed as a spiritual battle. It always seemed to be an emotional battle.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
A different perspective
It is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear. Or even heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
Let’s #NormalizeTheAsk
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. Discussing the challenges in my own life of seeing spiritual attacks and not personalizing things. I also share about a time a few years ago, at a Pastor’s and spouses retreat, I asked “how many of you have ever seen something creepy?” It surprised me, kinda, that quite a few had experienced demonic things. But most had never discussed them with anyone. We don’t have to get all weird and overfocused on it. But we do need to talk about what to do and how to respond. We also need to remember that we truly do have an enemy of our soul!
UnMute Ourselves and change the narrative
Have you ever seen anything creepy?
How did you handle it?
It’s time to get real because our battle is NOT with flesh and blood. Is it possible to truly say “the devil made me do it?”
Jesus is The Messiah, and the Victor!
May your eyes be opened to the truth about how the enemy is manipulating you to believe that everything that is hindering your ministry is your fault. He is sneaky.
And a liar!
May the Truth set you free!
~Pastor Elaine 🌻
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. We depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older when Jesus got tempted.
Did we get the Bible get it wrong?
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler. But I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order. But never was the impact of enemy or temptation addressed as a spiritual battle. It always seemed to be an emotional battle.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
A different perspective
It is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear. Or even heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
Let’s #NormalizeTheAsk
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. Discussing the challenges in my own life of seeing spiritual attacks and not personalizing things. I also share about a time a few years ago, at a Pastor’s and spouses retreat, I asked “how many of you have ever seen something creepy?” It surprised me, kinda, that quite a few had experienced demonic things. But most had never discussed them with anyone. We don’t have to get all weird and overfocused on it. But we do need to talk about what to do and how to respond. We also need to remember that we truly do have an enemy of our soul!
UnMute Ourselve
Have you ever seen anything creepy?
How did you handle it?
It’s time to get real because our battle is NOT with flesh and blood. Is it possible to truly say “the devil made me do it?”
Jesus is The Messiah, and the Victor!
May your eyes be opened to the truth about how the enemy is manipulating you to believe that everything that is hindering your ministry is your fault. He is sneaky.
May the Truth set you free!
~Pastor Elaine 🌻
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. We depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older when Jesus got tempted.
Did we get the Bible get it wrong?
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler. But I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order. But never was the impact of enemy or temptation addressed as a spiritual battle. It always seemed to be an emotional battle.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
A different perspective
It is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear. Or even heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
Let’s #NormalizeTheAsk
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. Discussing the challenges in my own life of seeing spiritual attacks and not personalizing things. I alsoA few years ago, at a Pastor’s and spouses retreat, I asked “how many of you have ever seen something creepy?” It surprised me, kinda, that quite a few had experienced demonic things. But most had never discussed them with anyone. We don’t have to get all weird and overfocused on it. But we do need to talk about what to do and how to respond. We also need to remember that we truly do have an enemy of our soul!
Have you ever seen anything creepy?
How did you handle it?
It’s time to get real because our battle is NOT with flesh and blood. Is it possible to truly say “the devil made me do it?”
Jesus is The Messiah, and the Victor!
May your eyes be opened to the truth about how the enemy is manipulating you to believe that everything that is hindering your ministry is your fault. He is sneaky.
May the Truth set you free!
~Pastor Elaine 🌻
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. We depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older when Jesus got tempted.
Did we get the Bible get it wrong?
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler. But I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order. But never was the impact of enemy or temptation addressed as a spiritual battle. It always seemed to be an emotional battle.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
A different perspective
It is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear. Or even heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
Let’s
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. A few years ago, at a Pastor’s and spouses retreat, I asked “how many of you have ever seen something creepy?” It surprised me, kinda, that quite a few had experienced demonic things. But most had never discussed them with anyone. We don’t have to get all weird and overfocused on it. But we do need to talk about what to do and how to respond. We also need to remember that we truly do have an enemy of our soul!
Have you ever seen anything creepy?
How did you handle it?
It’s time to get real because our battle is NOT with flesh and blood. Is it possible to truly say “the devil made me do it?”
Jesus is The Messiah, and the Victor!
May your eyes be opened to the truth about how the enemy is manipulating you to believe that everything that is hindering your ministry is your fault. He is sneaky.
May the Truth set you free!
~Pastor Elaine 🌻
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. We depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older when Jesus got tempted.
Did we get the Bible get it wrong?
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler. But I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order. But never was the impact of enemy or temptation addressed as a spiritual battle. It always seemed to be an emotional battle.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
However, it is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear. Or even heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. A few years ago, at a Pastor’s and spouses retreat, I asked “how many of you have ever seen something creepy?” It surprised me, kinda, that quite a few had experienced demonic things. But most had never discussed them with anyone. We don’t have to get all weird and overfocused on it. But we do need to talk about what to do and how to respond. We also need to remember that we truly do have an enemy of our soul!
Have you ever seen anything creepy?
How did you handle it?
It’s time to get real because our battle is NOT with flesh and blood. Is it possible to truly say “the devil made me do it?”
Jesus is The Messiah, and the Victor!
May your eyes be opened to the truth about how the enemy is manipulating you to believe that everything that is hindering your ministry is your fault. He is sneaky.
May the Truth set you free!
~Pastor Elaine 🌻
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. We depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older when Jesus got tempted.
Did the Bible get it wrong?
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler. But I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order. But never was the impact of enemy or temptation addressed as a spiritual battle. It always seemed to be an emotional battle.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
However, it is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear. Or even heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. A few years ago, at a Pastor’s and spouses retreat, I asked “how many of you have ever seen something creepy?” It surprised me, kinda, that quite a few had experienced demonic things. But most had never discussed them with anyone. We don’t have to get all weird and overfocused on it. But we do need to talk about what to do and how to respond. We also need to remember that we truly do have an enemy of our soul!
Have you ever seen anything creepy?
How did you handle it?
It’s time to get real because our battle is NOT with flesh and blood. Is it possible to truly say “the devil made me do it?”
Jesus is The Messiah, and the Victor!
May your eyes be opened to the truth about how the enemy is manipulating you to believe that everything that is hindering your ministry is your fault. He is sneaky.
May the Truth set you free!
~Pastor Elaine 🌻
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. We depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older when Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler. But I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order. But never was the impact of enemy or temptation addressed as a spiritual battle. It always seemed to be an emotional battle.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
However, it is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear. Or even heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. A few years ago, at a Pastor’s and spouses retreat, I asked “how many of you have ever seen something creepy?” It surprised me, kinda, that quite a few had experienced demonic things. But most had never discussed them with anyone. We don’t have to get all weird and overfocused on it. But we do need to talk about what to do and how to respond. We also need to remember that we truly do have an enemy of our soul!
Have you ever seen anything creepy?
How did you handle it?
It’s time to get real because our battle is NOT with flesh and blood. Is it possible to truly say “the devil made me do it?”
Jesus is The Messiah, and the Victor!
May your eyes be opened to the truth about how the enemy is manipulating you to believe that everything that is hindering your ministry is your fault. He is sneaky.
May the Truth set you free!
~Pastor Elaine 🌻
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. We depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older when Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler. But I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order. But never was the impact of temptation addressed
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
However, it is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear. Or even heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. A few years ago, at a Pastor’s and spouses retreat, I asked “how many of you have ever seen something creepy?” It surprised me, kinda, that quite a few had experienced demonic things. But most had never discussed them with anyone. We don’t have to get all weird and overfocused on it. But we do need to talk about what to do and how to respond. We also need to remember that we truly do have an enemy of our soul!
Have you ever seen anything creepy?
How did you handle it?
It’s time to get real because our battle is NOT with flesh and blood. Is it possible to truly say “the devil made me do it?”
Jesus is The Messiah, and the Victor!
May your eyes be opened to the truth about how the enemy is manipulating you to believe that everything that is hindering your ministry is your fault. He is sneaky.
May the Truth set you free!
~Pastor Elaine 🌻
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. We depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older when Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler. But I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
However, it is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear. Or even heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. A few years ago, at a Pastor’s and spouses retreat, I asked “how many of you have ever seen something creepy?” It surprised me, kinda, that quite a few had experienced demonic things. But most had never discussed them with anyone. We don’t have to get all weird and overfocused on it. But we do need to talk about what to do and how to respond. We also need to remember that we truly do have an enemy of our soul!
Have you ever seen anything creepy?
How did you handle it?
It’s time to get real because our battle is NOT with flesh and blood. Is it possible to truly say “the devil made me do it?”
Jesus is The Messiah, and the Victor!
May your eyes be opened to the truth about how the enemy is manipulating you to believe that everything that is hindering your ministry is your fault. He is sneaky.
May the Truth set you free!
~Pastor Elaine 🌻
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. We depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older when Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler. But I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
However, it is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear or heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. A few years ago I was speaking at a Pastor’s and spouses retreat and asked “how many of you have ever seen something creepy?” I surprised me, kinda, that quite a few had experienced demonic things. But, most had never discussed them with anyone. We don’t have to get all weird and overfocused on it. But we do need to talk about what to do and how to respond. We also need to remember that we truly do have an enemy of our soul!
Have you ever seen anything creepy?
How did you handle it?
It’s time to get real because our battle is NOT with flesh and blood. Is it possible to truly say “the devil made me do it?”
Jesus is The Messiah, and the Victor!
May your eyes be opened to the truth about how the enemy is manipulating you to believe that everything that is hindering your ministry is your fault. He is sneaky.
May the Truth set you free!
~Pastor Elaine 🌻
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. We depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older when Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler. But I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
However, it is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear or heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. A few years ago I was speaking at a Pastor’s and spouses retreat and asked “how many of you have ever seen something creepy?” I surprised me, kinda, that quite a few had experienced demonic things. But, most had never discussed them with anyone. We don’t have to get all weird and overfocused on it. But we do need to talk about what to do and how to respond…and remember that we truly do have an enemy of our soul!
Have you ever seen anything creepy?
How did you handle it?
It’s time to get real because our battle is NOT with flesh and blood. Is it possible to truly say “the devil made me do it?”
Jesus is The Messiah, and the Victor!
May your eyes be opened to the truth about how the enemy is manipulating you to believe that everything that is hindering your ministry is your fault. He is sneaky.
May the Truth set you free!
~Pastor Elaine 🌻
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. We depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older when Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler, but I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
However, it is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear or heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. A few years ago I was speaking at a Pastor’s and spouses retreat and asked “how many of you have ever seen something creepy?” I surprised me, kinda, that quite a few had experienced demonic things. But, most had never discussed them with anyone. We don’t have to get all weird and overfocused on it. But we do need to talk about what to do and how to respond…and remember that we truly do have an enemy of our soul!
Have you ever seen anything creepy?
How did you handle it?
It’s time to get real because our battle is NOT with flesh and blood. Is it possible to truly say “the devil made me do it?”
Jesus is The Messiah, and the Victor!
May your eyes be opened to the truth about how the enemy is manipulating you to believe that everything that is hindering your ministry is your fault. He is sneaky.
May the Truth set you free!
~Pastor Elaine 🌻
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older and Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler, but I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
However, it is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear or heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. A few years ago I was speaking at a Pastor’s and spouses retreat and asked “how many of you have ever seen something creepy?” I surprised me, kinda, that quite a few had experienced demonic things. But, most had never discussed them with anyone. We don’t have to get all weird and overfocused on it. But we do need to talk about what to do and how to respond…and remember that we truly do have an enemy of our soul!
Have you ever seen anything creepy?
How did you handle it?
It’s time to get real because our battle is NOT with flesh and blood. Is it possible to truly say “the devil made me do it?”
Jesus is The Messiah, and the Victor!
May your eyes be opened to the truth about how the enemy is manipulating you to believe that everything that is hindering your ministry is your fault. He is sneaky.
May the Truth set you free!
~Pastor Elaine 🌻
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older and Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler, but I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
However, it is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear or heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. A few years ago I was speaking at a Pastor’s and spouses retreat and asked “how many of you have ever seen something creepy?” I surprised me, kinda, that quite a few had experienced demonic things but never discussed them with anyone. We don’t have to get all weird and overfocused on it. But we do need to talk about what to do and how to respond…and remember that we truly do have an enemy of our soul!
Have you ever seen anything creepy?
How did you handle it?
It’s time to get real because our battle is NOT with flesh and blood. Is it possible to truly say “the devil made me do it?”
Jesus is The Messiah, and the Victor!
May your eyes be opened to the truth about how the enemy is manipulating you to believe that everything that is hindering your ministry is your fault. He is sneaky.
May the Truth set you free!
~Pastor Elaine 🌻
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older and Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler, but I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
However, it is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear or heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. A few years ago I was speaking at a Pastor’s and spouses retreat and asked “how many of you have ever seen something creepy?” I surprised me, kinda, that quite a few had experienced demonic things but never discussed them with anyone. We don’t have to get all weird and overfocused on it. But we do need to talk about what to do and how to respond…and remember that we truly do have an enemy of our soul!
Have you ever seen anything creepy?
How did you handle it?
It’s time to get real because our battle is NOT with flesh and blood. Is it possible to truly say “the devil made me do it?”
Jesus is The Messiah, and the Victor!
May your eyes be opened to the truth about how the enemy is manipulating you to believe that everything that is hindering your ministry is your fault.
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older and Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler, but I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
However, it is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear or heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. A few years ago I was speaking at a Pastor’s and spouses retreat and asked “how many of you have ever seen something creepy?” I surprised me, kinda, that quite a few had experienced demonic things but never discussed them with anyone. We don’t have to get all weird and overfocused on it. But we do need to talk about what to do and how to respond…and remember that we truly do have an enemy of our soul!
Have you ever seen anything creepy?
How did you handle it?
It’s time to get real because our battle is NOT with flesh and blood. Is it possible to truly say “the devil made me do it?”
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older and Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler, but I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
However, it is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear or heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. A few years ago I was speaking at a Pastor’s and spouses retreat and asked “how many of you have ever seen something creepy?” I surprised me, kinda, that quite a few had experienced demonic things but never discussed them with anyone. We don’t have to get all weird and overfocused on it. But we do need to talk about what to do and how to respond…and remember that we truly do have an enemy of our soul!
Have you ever seen anything creepy?
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older and Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler, but I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
However, it is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear or heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. A few years ago I was speaking at a Pastor’s and spouses retreat and asked “how many of you have ever seen something creepy?” I surprised me, kinda, that quite a few had experienced demonic things but never discussed them with anyone.
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older and Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler, but I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
However, it is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear or heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. A few years ago I was speaking at a Pastor’s and spouses retreat and asked “how many of you have ever seen something creepy”
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older and Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler, but I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
However, it is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear or heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
Recently, I did a Vlog type post in my Christian Leadership FB group about this. About
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older and Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler, but I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
However, it is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear or heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store… radio…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up? Where does he show up? How does he show up?
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older and Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler, but I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
However, it is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear or heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
If they aren’t telling the truth, then it has to be lies. And lies are from the enemy.
So, how do we talk about the enemy more? And intelligently? When does he show up
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older and Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler, but I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
However, it is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear or heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people… social media… news outlets… bumper stickers… billboards… magazines on the racks in the grocery store…
Which ones of these can we rely on to consistently tell us the truth?
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older and Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler, but I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
However, it is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear or heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices of a lot of people to convince us we are beyond God’s saving and redemption and healing and forgiveness and …
Think of the list… people…
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older and Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler, but I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… church and parents.
However, it is very relieving to know that we don’t have to believe everything we hear or heard as a child. Or even a young adult, or in an unhealthy relationship. The enemy uses the voices
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older and Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler, but I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I ask in my coaching program is “who taught you to have low self-esteem?” I make my students verbalize where the negative ideas came from. The two most common perpetrators… chur
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older and Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler, but I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better. That life would forever be a struggle of emotions and behaviors. One of the questions I s
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older and Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler, but I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order.
One of the common things I saw during my 20 years as a professional marriage and family therapist was the depth of belief that individuals were inherently broken. This belief that they were beyond getting better
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older and Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption. With the exception of Judas. And maybe the rich young ruler, but I always hoped that eventually he got his act in order.
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As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older and Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in a variety of places in life. Christian Leaders are no exception to this struggle. The constancy of the stories of failures always seemed to lead to a wonderful finale of redemption.
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older and Jesus got tempted.
So, it should come as no surprise that many Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy in
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child. As was the Holy Spirit. The things that went wrong were always because someone was disobedient. The only time the enemy showed up was in the garden of Eden, and when I was older and Jesus got tempted.
As Christians, intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creator of our soul.
I don’t know about you, but the enemy was always somehow missing in the Bible stories I learned as a child.
As Christians we intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see. Yet, somehow we have more difficulty discussing the enemy of our soul than the creat
As Christians we intellectually know we are in a spiritual relationship with someone bigger, wiser, and stronger than us. we depend on those characteristics, among many others. Prayer is talking to someone we cannot see
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