Trusting the Enemy

I was watching an interview and the person being interviewed proceeded to talk about how we tend to trust our enemies more than trusting what should be right. The discussion started to make me think about how true that statement was. 

Why we are quick to trust what is going against us first before we trust what is for us? 

Definition Enemy:

• The definition of enemy means a person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.

• A hostile nation or its armed forces or citizens,especially in time of war.

• A thing that harms or weakens something else.

It is within our human nature to despise the enemy, but also trust them at the same time. Enemies can be within your family, friends, church and maybe sometimes the person who you may be in a relationship with. There is always a deceiver when it comes to recognizing the enemy because our society glorifies the enemy and makes it look like he, she, or it is the right way to choose.

In my life there has been decisions I made in which I thought was the easiest decision for me at the time, but then turned out to have many consequences that came after the fact. There are many times that I have had enemies in the form of everything that you can think of, but I put my trust into them and didn’t realize how it was going to strip me of my character and sanity.

Definition of Trust

• Firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. “relations have to be built on trust”

• Confidence placed in a person by making that person the nominal owner of property to be held or used for the benefit of one or more others. 

You see how it says in the first part of the definition that “relations have to be built on trust”? Why would we want to build a relationship of trust with an enemy? It’s almost like us giving our money to a person who robs banks and trusting them to give us all the money back. 

When you put your trust into the enemy and start to model your life off of the choices regarding so, it will feel good at first. All of the sudden one day you don’t feel like yourself and start to feel ill. Slowly you’re emotional, mental, and physical state will start to break down and lead you to feel as if you are nothing.

When we eat organic food such as fruits and vegetables our bodies reacts in a positive manner because the food is not working against our body, but for our body. When we partake in eating processed foods our bodies do not react as well because those types of foods are working against our bodies. Our body is aware that we are not supposed to be eating such things, but once we continue our body becomes immune to it, while slowly breaking down at the same time. The same scenario goes for exercise because we know our body needs it, but we would rather watch TV on the couch and drain our brain with toxic television shows because it’s easier. 

“The thief does not come to except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” John 10:10 

The enemy does not always make himself/herself known, and it most certainly does not make what consequences you are bringing to yourself be known. The enemy can sometimes be right inside of you without you recognizing the damage being done. It is a choice to make on whether you will start to pay attention to who you are trusting and who you should not. Stop trusting the enemy and start fighting the enemy away from your heart, mind, and body.