Call to Worship God,
to Gather Together
Psalm 118:24
This is the day that the LORD has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
When we lift our hands in praise and worship, we break spiritual jars of perfume over Jesus. The fragrance of our praise fills the whole earth and touches the heart of God.
~ Dennis Ignatius
Prayer for the Day
Father God, while You are setting a table for me in the presence of my enemies (Psalm 23:5), I want to honor You by loving those enemies as You ask. While You are restoring my soul (Psalm 23:3) in worship, I pray that my heart worships You rightly not just today in Your house but every day in Your world. Let my life glorify You among all people… friend and enemy, family and stranger, fellow citizen and foreigner alike, in Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
An introduction to Enemy Mode
by Life Model Works
Our brains can develop a damaging state of mind where we see and experience others as adversaries. Living in enemy mode poisons family relationships, separates friends, and breaks communities apart.
Enemy mode produces relational blindness. Even someone we love dearly can be seen as an adversary, and in this state of mind we:
- Want the “enemy to lose”
- Turn people into objects (not fellow humans)
- Can’t discern when others are trying to help
- Recruit others to attack the enemy
- Feel justified in hating
- See other people’s motives as “bad”
- Feel alone, believing no one on my side
- Will often attack or withdraw from allies
- See enemy mode as a strength
“The trouble is enemy mode keeps us from seeing people as fellow humans with value. The consequences are painful and costly.”
SIMPLE Enemy Mode starts with the feeling someone is not on our side. An uneasy tension develops when relational connection signals are missed, ignored, mistrusted, or feared.
STUPID Enemy Mode is a high-energy moment fueled by "hot" anger. We destroy people and things we value or need. We sober up later realizing this person wasn't our enemy.
INTELLIGENT Enemy Mode doesn't miss signals or get stupid. "Cold" anger fills the brain with plans of resentment, revenge, hired guns, deception, even more diabolical deeds.
“All 3 types of enemy mode impair brain function so we cannot tell if the other person is truly an enemy.”
Find out more at escapingenemymode.com