I'm a Hunted Man

Psalm 143:3
"The enemy hunts me down"

When an animal is hunted its body initiates its "Fight or Flight" Reflex. This reflex basically allows the animal to either FIGHT or FLEE with greater strength and stamina than usual!!!

In this high stress situation, when Fight or Flight is stimulated, animals have the choice to
fight or flee. Some animals, such as a bear or a lion, who are stronger and more apt to fight,
choose to fight. On the other hand some, such as a deer or a rabbit, who are not equipped to
fight, choose to flee. Or if an animal is stupid, it can just stand there and take whatever is coming to them. God has gifted all animals with this reflex, in order to survive when
hunted, including humans. When we are faced with trouble this same reflex is triggered.

God has gifted us with this response, but not only for physical use, but I believe for spiritual use too! Just as David says in Psalms, the enemy hunts us down. He does everything in His
power to get us down, beat us up, and keep us from God. Now when he pursues us, we have
a choice. We can just stand there and take a beating from Satan which leaves us depressed away from God! Or we can either stand up and fight with Gods supernatural strength, or flee the situation completely with Gods supernatural speed and stamina. Either way we have to make a choice to do something and not just stand there.

Taking this further I feel that we or at least I need to live my life in "Fight or Flight" mode all the time. It is essential to use it when we are under direct attack from the enemy, but I feel that if I live as if I'm always being hunted, then the devil will never be able to defeat me or catch me; because I am constantly fighting and running with Gods supernatural strength, speed, and stamina. He will never win, and I will never be pulled away from God.

Grace leads to Change

John 8:9-11

Hearing that, they walked away, one after another.
The woman was left alone.
Jesus stood up and spoke to her.
"Woman, where are they? Does no one condemn you?"
"No one, Master!"
"Neither do I" said Jesus. "Go on your way. From now on, don't sin."


What is the right method to lead a sinner down the road of change?

No matter what our intentions are, the effort of getting a sinner to change their ways and live a life of holiness and purity, can be frustrating!
And often this frustration can lead to judgment and condemnation.
Often not to the extent of stoning someone to death, as in the above story, but usually
within in our hearts;
which might just be worse!

Instead we should be like Jesus, who showed never ending grace and mercy.
Because Jesus showed grace and mercy instead of judging and condemning the woman,
respect was earned and the door was opened for Jesus to encourage the woman
to go live her life, without sinning.
I believe that the woman left and changed her life, striving to live a life pleasing to God,
because of the GRACE she received.

And I believe the same will happen today. If we show never ending grace and mercy
and never judge and condemn,
God will open the door for us to be able too encourage a life honoring God,
and people will
CHANGE!!

It must be noted that this does not just apply to non-Christians, but to Christians too, and to ourselves.
We know every little sin that we do, and sometimes it is easier to judge ourselves and condemn ourselves, rather than show mercy and grace to ourselves.
If we personally want to change, we must show ourselves grace and mercy, and receive the grace GOD is giving us too.
If we don't, not only will we continue to live a sinful life, but the personally judgment will lead
to depression!