8 Again, the devil took (Jesus) to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.” (Mathew 4:8)
As I sat at a nearby café, the thoughts began to churn in my head, “I don’t know why I’m even doing this. I’m taking time away from my kids to do ministry, and it’s a lot of work! Really, am I even supposed to be doing this?”
Satan tempted Jesus in the wilderness, and behind every temptation was one ☝️ predominant theme; the devil’s one objective was to derail Jesus from His mission here on earth. How? By tempting him with lies wrapped with a bit of tempting truth. He did it by trying to make Jesus question his identity and his purpose.
What was Jesus response? Using the words of God, he combatted these temptations and lies with truth and confidence. Jesus knew who He was and the mission His Father called Him to fulfill. How about you? Is your identity secure in Christ and who HE says that you are? Is satan seeking to derail the mission God has placed on your heart? Don’t let him whisper discouraging thoughts in your ear. Instead, immerse yourself in the truth of God’s Word and let God affirm your identity and mission.
![It felt like a million shut doors that led me to this ministry.
Millions of NO’s and the fact that I just wasn’t good enough. [share and save to encourage others]
Some of you might not know that I went to school for dance, moved to New York City to pursue my dance career & probably got 1,000 doors slammed in my face. I had small gigs, but never got, “THE JOB” that I felt I truly wanted.
You also might not know that my dad used to edit my papers, and there were millions of red marks all over those high school English papers.
Never in a million years did I imagine this. I never set out to start a ministry. I just wrote what God was teaching me and that was only because I kept getting a resounding, “NO.”
So, don’t let shut doors defeat you. Every Epistle Paul wrote was a letter SENT to a church because he could not GO, a door to visit had been shut. Yet, he pursued what was in front of him anyways, and every shut door became a God-given opportunity (even prison) to further the gospel! #chasingsacred](https://www.chasingsacred.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
Thank you for this Mikella…it came at a good time and something I struggle with daily. I dont know what’s Gods mission is for me and I certainly dont need the enemy trying to derail me from something I haven’t even achieved yet.
Gahh! Preach it! You are so right! Keep fighting the good fight! You are amazing!