Amanda was Granny’s delight. She loved how her little princess was so hardworking and diligent; but she sometimes felt that Ammy, as she affectionately called Amanda, was trying too hard to impress her but she was never quite sure why. Ever since her parents separated, Ammy hadn’t been her usual self. Although she did her best to act normally, those who knew her needed no sophisticated telepathic prowess to tell that something was amiss. It took a while for Granny to finally get through to Ammy to open up on all she had been experiencing.
What! I can’t believe you actually see me that way. I thought you knew how much I love you. Although I scolded you sometimes, I’ve always done my best to assure you of my unconditional love and acceptance. How then can you have all these hard thoughts about me?
Granny found out that Ammy thought of her as a mafia hired by her Mum to get back at her. Ammy carried the guilt that she was the cause of the separation of her parents. Although she had no basis for this, she simply felt that way. As a way of surviving from the clutch of the presumed mafia, her Granny, she made it a priority to impress her and consequently she overworked herself often.
We can pardon Amanda, our little princess, for her hard thoughts about Granny because she is young and naïve but aren’t we little princesses ourselves. To many, life is a perpetual struggle for survival. Thus they often end up overworking themselves as they work in the fields of all their fears and insecurities. We don’t need much expertise to conclude that they have the wrong approach to life. Embracing a better perspective will be by believing that just as we are, we already have all the affection and unconditional love that we will ever require. There’s a strong basis for this belief so please do not see this as mere wishful thinking.
When Jesus hang on Calvary’s tree, it was a substitutionary work. He took upon himself all our ugliness, shame and insecurities. The good news is that he totally nailed it! The proof that Jesus did a perfect work with all our struggles was that he rose again in victory. He forever defeated the enemy and invalidated all his accusations against us. Although defeated, the enemy often tries to bring the fight to us that we aren’t deserving of affection, unconditional love, joy and peace. This is where we need to know where we stand; we stand in Christ’s victory. There’s no need accepting the enemy’s invitation to the battlefield because you are already a victor and have obtained the prize in Christ. What you should do instead is to rub your victory in the enemy’s face. Tell him how wonderful and majestic you are in Christ. Also, do well to tell him his place (that he’s defeated) because the poor guy has a short-memory.
Dear reader, Christ Jesus has made us victors. Let’s embrace this victory and continue to live our lives with loads of joy, hope and love. You are the victor. Shine on Champ!
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