If Christ came to bring us life and life more abundantly (John 10:10)… then why are so many Christians living less then lives. I know that I struggle with living a less-then life all the time. Why do you think so many Christians are not living abundant lives ? Please don’t think I am talking about abundance = money… not even close. But abundance in the way that we are so filled with the love, joy, and peace of Christ we can give it away freely…. because we live in abundance of those things.

I think it has to do with the first half of John 10:10.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy

I used to think that “the thief” was an obvious display of Satan. Something that was blatant and easily seen. But the truth is a thief is usually not seen, comes in the dark… and takes what he wants before you know he was even there. In the book “When Heaven Invades Earth” Bill Johnson talks about the “anti christ” and how one of the greatest tricks of the thief is to trick Christians into accepting a Christianity without power. The thief tricks us into thinking that we can live without the power that comes from the Holy Spirit. Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to give us the power to live this abundant life He spoke of. It is only by the power of the Holy Spirit that we can really live a life abundantly. So my question to you is this… how are you going to rely on the Holy Spirit today ? How are you going to connect with Him and live the abundant life with the power that He gives to us ?