Lions and Tigers and Bears! Oh, my!

“Lions and Tigers and Bears! Oh, my!”

We’ve all heard that famous line from The Wizard of Oz.

Lions in our lives can be strong – kings of parts of our life that we believe are too hard to face. These areas clamp down with great force to make us follow paths God wants us to avoid. We look at these lions and say, “Oh, my!”

Tigers of our life are just as strong in the hold they have, but are much more camouflaged and harder to recognize. We’ve let them blend into how we are and have given them permission to hide in the tall grasses we’ve let grow to cover ourselves. When we do catch a glimpse of the tigers in our life, all we say is, “Oh, my!”

Our bears are big, and generally are very much avoided by us. We let them rob us of the fruit that God has given to us, because of the fear that they may overpower us. We see the bears and say, “Oh, my!”

The enemy can take many forms in our daily living. He presents himself as a powerful king, a master of disguise, and one who deserves God’s fruit that’s meant for us. Satan hopes for one thing: that we don’t remember that when Jesus hung on the cross and died for us, ALL power in heaven and earth was granted to US as co-heirs with Christ. Knowing we have this power allows us to see the enemy as he truly is: powerless against us when God is on our side and when we allow God to flow through us. The enemy loses his grip, is exposed from the hiding, and chased from God’s fruit in us. Clam God’s power and you claim authority over your life.