Don't Get Zapped

Don’t Get Zapped!

A few months ago I managed to get myself zapped by some exposed wires in an electrical cord. Talk about a painful experience – it is not one I’d like to relive! Inside of an electrical cord there is a positive wire and a negative wire. If you happen to be holding on to both the positive and the negative at the same time, the electrical current uses you as the ground and the electrical current travels through you and you get “zapped”. 

There are times in our lives when we continue to hold on to the negatives in our lives while still believing that we can continue to hold on to Jesus at the same time. I’ve learned in my own life that I can’t continue to do that. There comes a time when we have to take a step back and truly look at ourselves and make a decision if we want to be one of His or if we want to be with the “world.” To be one of His we must give up the negative and hold onto the positive. 

 What is the negative?

“Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.” Ephesians 4:31

If we delve into this piece of scripture we realize that anger, bitterness, hatred, gossip, and pretty much anything that isn’t love is going to get you zapped! If we take the time to talk to the Lord MORE than we gossip about others, and show love toward those that we feel are making bad decisions or offending us, then we are holding on to the positive and loving the way Jesus loves. 

Throughout the Bible, Jesus shows us the way that He loves. He chooses people that everyone else has shunned or the ones that people like to sit in judgment of, such as the woman at the well. In John 4, Jesus sends a powerful message that He wants us to hear today. He chose a woman who others viewed as “sinful”, (as they sat in judgment of her) and decided to reveal His love, grace, mercy, and truth to her. 

What is the positive that we should hold onto?

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.”

Galatians 5:22-23