A couple weeks ago I took time off from posting to prayerfully press in on some things. When I felt it was time to put into play what I received, this heaven-sent object lesson still resonates. It is so powerful to me.

Think of three things that are valuable to you. It isn’t a test, so you don’t need to give cliche answers. What is valuable to you?

Now imagine a bratty, disrespectful, loud kid who barely reaches your waist comes at you and snatches your valuable things and runs off.

What would you do?

Not how would you feel, what would you do?

Common sense would say it’s a kid. You’re bigger than the kid and carry more authority. He has YOUR valuables.

You’re going to confront the kid and take back what was stolen from you.

As my own object lesson played out, I had a list of things that had been stolen from my family. This isn’t exactly my list but common things the enemy would steal:

Peace

Joy

Compassion

Rest

Desire to serve

A foundation that is built on Christ

You get the picture.

For many of you reading this, the enemy has been robbing you blind. You feel depleted, worn out, defeated and just done.

Here’s what the enemy of your soul wants you to forget. Jesus is in your past—healing it. He’s in your present, loving you. He’s in your future—two minutes to twenty years from now, equipping you.

He’s in the future, whatever that looks like, packing up everything the enemy has stolen from you. And it’s time to pray it through. Confess any sin and stronghold (something like bitterness that seems like a safe place to land but isn’t) and proclaim those things don’t belong with you. Those stay in the enemy’s camp.

But because of Christ and HIs shed blood for you that you acknowledge and surrender to, you’ve got the authority to take back every single thing that was stolen. Those things are for you, that God gave, for you to use to further His Kingdom.

No more depression. No more anxiety. No more apathy.

It’s time.

You are worth fighting for.

YOU are valuable.

Don’t forget the devil, who is very real, has a name he’d rather you never know. Defeated one. His bags of tricks are on a budget, so he’ll use what works. And telling you that you are actually the defeated one is a lie he’s going to throw at you time and time again.

If Christ is your daily life, if you have made Him your priority, if He is your relationship and friend (note I did NOT say religion,) then the defeated one has as much power in your life as that bratty kid.

Walk in victory with your heavenly valuables. It’s time.

This originally appeared March 6, 2024 on my Facebook page. To follow me across social media and book sites, visit Link Tree.