Can we become overly confident in our faith? Having worked with sheep when I was young, I quickly found that an individual sheep can wander off. One sheep can find a hole in the fence and they all wander away. It’s no wonder that Jesus used sheep to describe His followers. If we are not skilled at listening for the Shepherd’s voice, surrendering to Hos provision and protection, we are vulnerable and foolish. The enemy is sure to create doubt that we are really listening to Him. Dark forces constantly tell us to trust ourselves.
“The spiritually mature person is someone who has chosen the Kingdom of God—God’s reign over them—as their guide to what is good. And not only that, but the Kingdom is understood as what will enable them to achieve and live for what is good. They have developed the knowledge and habits that keep them constantly turned toward and expectant of God and God’s action in their life. This is the primary source of direction and empowerment for all that concerns them and their world.” - Jim Wilder, Renovated
“To paraphrase 1 John 4:4-8, “The person who does not have this divine kind of love has never entered into a personal, experiential knowledge of God. What he knows is in his head, but it has never gotten into his heart.” - Excerpt, Be Real (1 John) by Warren W. Wiersbe
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