Being Spiritually Proactive

UV 3766/10000. Being Spiritually Proactive I have told you these things so that you will not stumble or be caught off guard and fall away. John 16 v 1 Jesus before His trial and crucifixion warned his followers that they would be persecuted, killed, tortured. He was preparing them not for a life of ease but for the trials and tribulations that lay ahead. He did not want them to stumble in their walk with God, or be taken unawares or to fall away or back slide. He did not tell them these things at the beginning as they should not get discouraged but now that He was leaving their company and the Earth, He was encouraging them to be strong in the Lord and not to give up regardless of the opposition and persecution they would face. We, too are to be spiritually proactive and be wary of the moves of the enemy. By listening to the Lord’s voice continually, we will be aware of what the powers of darkness are plotting against His people. The Holy Spirit is our Advocate. He will take whatever the Father and the Son Jesus want us to know and communicate it to us in a way we can understand. He is our Counsellor to guide us in our decision making. He is our Comforter when we are persecuted or face predicaments. The concern of Jesus was that not one of His disciples barring Judas who the enemy had seduced would fall away. Hence, in His last intercessory prayer He casts this burden at the feet of the Father that He would keep all the sheep that the Father had given into His hands. Jesus wants us to be shrewd as the serpent and gentle as the dove, implying that like a serpent senses through vibrations on its path any approaching danger or stranger, it then avoids that path, we too should check out the vibes before we venture on any path. Like a dove, we should use the wings of prayer and the word to fly over, or past any approaching predator. In order to lead a spiritual life in this materialistic world, we need to have versatile abilities and qualities.