I find myself in the midst of a pack of wolves, I am often surrounded, but how do I tame them?
Matthew 10:16-20
"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves. "But beware of men, for they will hand you over to the courts and scourge you in their synagogues; and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say. "For it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you."
I am a sheep in the midst of wolves, but how can I be as shrewd as a serpent? How is a serpent shrewd, or wise? Well, thinking about that I picture a snake in the desert, how does it survive with no arms and legs? It survives due to it's wisdom. So, in order for me to survive in the midst of these wolves I must be both wise and innocent. Wow, what a combination!
In the midst of these wolves, I often find myself being handed over and figuratively scourged. In the midst of these wolves... Challenges with teenagers growing up, Challenges with employees, Challenges with business survival, Challenges with my own personal struggles. Most of the time I foolishly worry, what do I say to them, to him, to her? But Jesus says: "Do not worry about what you are to say, for it will be given to you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you."
I foolishly try to come up with my own words in the middle of that pack of wolves...but I can only distract the wolves, I am not taming them.
I am learning to faithfully ask Jesus....I am learning to not worry...and I have experienced words coming from my mouth that I did not know possible. Words that were in no way from me, but words given to me by the "Spirit of my Father who speaks in me." Those moments, those amazing moments, are the moments when clarity sets in, the moments when I ask myself why did I make this so hard, when Jesus makes it so easy. Why didn't I start out seeking Him who loves me. The wolves are tamed, and it was amazingly simple! Praise Jesus!
Jesus, thank You for teaching me, for your grace, for your mercy and for your guidance. You must look at me sometimes like a Father waiting for His son to finally understand. Well Jesus, I am getting it, and I will be who You want me to be. But only by Your Glory and Grace. Praise be to You Jesus. -Amen.