Become a Threat

Many of you know I am slightly obsessed with the Harry Potter book and movie series. The books allowed me to escape into a fantasy world of wonder, magic, faith, love, and friendship. They talked openly about death and life and evil and goodness in the world. These were all things I was dealing with over the last few years. 

When I get anxious and need to get work done around the house or running errands, I tend to put on the audio book and listen because I can miss a few minutes and not miss my place in the story. I also like to watch the movie after I've finished the book correlating to it. Right now I'm watching the Fifth Book: Order of the Phoenix. There are so many good quotes that I've mentally made a note to write about and one of them just popped up.

Harry is feeling alone. He feels lost. He feels vulnerable and melancholy. He walks into the woods and meets Luna Lovegood who is feeding the thestrals. These winged-horse figures can only be seen by people who have seen death. They talk about that for a while then get on to the topic of Voldemort who has returned. 

Luna senses that Harry is upset that people are alienating him and she says "Well, if I were 'you know who' (Voldemort), I'd want you to feel cut off from everyone else. Because if it's just you alone, you're not much of a threat."

I got one of those "ah ha!" moments this last time listening to that. That's exactly how the devil wants us to feel. In our moments of sadness and anxiety, he wants us to feel cut off from people for it's easier to lose ourselves in our own thoughts and fears. 

Now more than ever I need people around me. When you have "seen death" like I have, having people who love and care for me in my "circle" is so important. I need those reminders that I'm not alone. It can be so much easier to stay hidden inside and alone in your thoughts. 

God gives us people in our lives to help us. He knows that the devil wants us to feel alone, scared, sad, and fearful. God is the light that breaks through the darkness. Even though I do feel sad and alone sometimes, it honestly is less than it could be. I'm thankful that I feel God's love all the time. That is through the love of others, seeing it in nature, feeling it from my husband, or remembering wonderful memories with Jax. 

The great thing about knowing that the devil threatens us through aloneness and fear is that we know how to defeat him. Talk to at least two people a day. Get outside of the house at least once a day. Remind yourself that you are not alone in these feelings. 

When I don't feel scared or sad or alone, I am able to shine God's light to those who also may need it. It's not bad to feel those emotions, it's natural. Just remember that when you let yourself not be alone in this world, you become more of a threat to evil.