Free people will impact others!

Jesus was so great at ministering to people he came in contact with, like this woman in John 4:7-42. It was meant to be that Jesus sat by this well after a long journey, and was introduced to this woman, a divine appointment that was orchestrated by the Father!  This woman came to draw  water from the well, and Jesus struck a conversation up with her, asking her if she would give him a drink!  It opened the door for him to be able to show her what she needed in her life, and what she didn't need! He valued her enough to take the time with her, his amazing Grace was shown to her that day, not condemnation of what he was about to expose in her life!

He now has opened the door to show her what true life is, " saying this water I give you, you will never thirst again", It has peeked a curiosity in her to ask him where are you getting it from! Please I want it, so I don't have to go back to my old way of doing things always searching for something to quench this thirst in me. You see, Jesus knew her heart and that she was searching for something deeper in life, she was searching for truth, and she was trying to find it the wrong way. Jesus asked her to go get her husband and come back here.She was honest in saying" I am not with my husband". Jesus said you are right, not only is this man," not your husband", but you have had 5 husbands! He wanted her"to open up to him", and let her see where she was at in life!  He didn't say that to condemn her, it was all about giving her true life, a life of freedom. He wanted her to see who HE truly was! That what she was looking for in those 5 husbands, and the one she was with then, didn't satisfy her! 

He ministered to her in Grace, not condemnation which caused her to be free! This woman left her old way that day at that well, and she ran with true living water in her. She was free and she went and testified to many other people, and she impacted them. She was free to give to others now, and they could see that she had something different. We can do the same, Jesus came to set the captives free, and to give life to us. 

A Free person will infect others, a Free person will impact others the same way this woman did in John 4:7. She got something that day because she let Jesus speak truth into her, she didn't try to justify or hide the fact of what he said. She let the conversation go further, she was thirsty for answers and in the end she could see He was the true Messiah ( Christ) the one they were waiting for. She was free, to impact others! You may be in a place where this woman was, even though it was a very long time ago, people are still dealing with the same issues today. Let Jesus show you the way, let him give you living water to never thirst again and go have an effect the same way this woman did! 

Who are you listening to ?

How many times did the pressure say to you " Oh just give up"? That pressure is sent to cause you to do just that!  It can be your past of who you were then, saying, it will never happen for you, you old sinner, look at you how could God hear your prayers! Or it could be screaming, you will never see a healing manifest in your life. We have all experienced it, but I like what Paul says in the book of Ephesians 6 :10- Finally  be strong In the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand  against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers against the authorities against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 
Eph 6:13  Therefore put on God's complete armor, that you may be able to resist and stand your ground on the evil day [of danger], and, having done all [the crisis demands], to stand [firmly in your place].


Eph 6:14  Stand therefore [hold your ground], having tightened the belt of truth around your loins and having put on the breastplate of integrity and of moral rectitude and right standing with God,

That is not telling us to give up, or to run away, or to start complaining about the situation, it says to stand, with Gods armor keep standing! His armor is his word, it says be strong in Him and His mighty Power. This is nothing of ourselves, but  our part is to "Put on the full armor" so we can stand!  So when all Hell has broken loose against you, and sometimes it will, the word of God says " FINALLY, BE STRONG, PUT ON, TAKE YOUR STAND, HOLD YOUR GROUND, TIGHTEN THAT BELT OF TRUTH AND STAND ! 

This pressure is from the enemy to steal the word from you, it is meant to take away what has been given to you! God is a giver not a taker. He sent his Son and gave to us all the promises of God, He so loved us, that he gave. So don't be lied to that God wants to take something from you to teach you something. But if we don't know what we are up against then "standing and resisting" wont be part of your life. Paul is telling us in order to stand in His mighty power, you have to put on the full armor, not part of it, not bits and pieces when we desire to. But he is saying the full armor, and that is only so that you can take your stand ! 

We are wearing this armor with the attitude of an owner, we are dressed like an owner, not a beggar! You and I have been bought with a precious price " the blood of Jesus " We can wear His righteousness, dressed to be able to stand in His mighty power!2Co 5:21  Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

If the pressure is telling you to quit, remember who you are in Christ. Let this word encourage you to take your stand and keep standing in His mighty power, He loves you so much!