Forty Days Full - An Invitation To Real Life

destruction. You might ask why anyone would want to eat something cooked in that kitchen? It's because our enemies’ number one tool is deception. He's an expert liar. Mankind's understanding has been clouded by the deceitfulness of sin. These deadly factors work together to become the perfect storm for humanity. People are living their lives in total oblivion to the destination of the path they are on. We also can't discern who's really living by whether or not they go to church. Scores of church attenders live a life so bound by lies that outsiders see them as more miserable than themselves. The good life is not measured by what you have, but rather by who has you. Are you captivated by Christ? Real Life is not measured by the amount of good or bad things that happen to you. We all get our fair share of pain from this world. Life flows from connection. Our connection with Jesus is first because He is the source of life. Life also flows from our connection with others. We are incomplete by ourselves. It is in relationship that we find abundance. When you consider your past can you see the remnants of broken relationship and burnt bridges? Instead of saying good riddance, I want you to see them as lost opportunities. If life flows from connection with others, then your enemy was able to cut off a flow of blessing. Please don’t receive this as me seeking to pile regret upon you. This is an opportunity to begin thinking in a new way so that you can return to the path of life.

Activation

Today, let’s do what I wrote about earlier in this chapter. Ponder with me what the garden of Eden was like before sin.