John 10:10

"The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."
John 10:10


This is a great scripture, and I think that it says a lot about our lives here.  Christ is talking about being the good shepherd here, and the difference between himself and the thief... presumably Satan.  So, this is very interesting.  The thief only comes to kill and destroy... there is no other point to the paths that he offers.  He wants to mislead and hurt us.  And Christ is there giving his life to help us to live, and enjoy life.  Too often we think that we are making a choice between what we want and what God wants... but we're little kids on this earth.  We don't understand the eternal consequences of some of these things... so what it really ends up being is a choice of whether we take the ice cream cone that the kidnapper is offering us, or whether we continue home and have dinner with the family.  Now, it's true... maybe in our hearts, we really DO want ice cream now, and not dinner.  But, hello... it's a KIDNAPPER okay?  And Dad has plenty of ice cream in the freezer that we can eat after we finish dinner.  The delay might be annoying, since we are little kids... and the ice cream looks great.  but don't get stolen away.  bad things will happen.  Trust God.  Believe that you will have everything you could ever want and be happier than you've ever imagined... that's what he wants for you.  Don't believe the lies of someone who is trying to destroy you.