Over the last month I've been pondering a nugget of thought that goes like this, "To be more against the devil than for God is exceedingly dangerous," This registers with me. It's easy to have have toxic things consume us, distract us, and keep us from focusing the energy of our callings and mission for good. In fighting the dragon we need to be careful to not become the dragon. We need to be known more for what we are for than what we are against...in other-words not just cursing the darkness but lighting a candle.
I'm thrilled to know an army of people who are...yes they are identifying real problems but then proposing real solutions, finding common ground, building coalitions, rejecting extremism and making a difference in homelessness, foster-care, mental health, suicide prevention, crisis pregnancy, building stronger marriages, help and hope for veterans, genocide and sharing the gospel freely along the way.
I have told the story for years of the two boys who went fishing and ended up killing snakes all day. They never got to fishing. Jesus said, "Follow me and I will make you fishers of men." Let's not get so distracted focusing on the snakes that we forget the one who tramples snakes under His feet and has the power of transformation.
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