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Hallelujah - part 3 - The Echo

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Everyone thinks that an echo is pretty cool. I can remember the joy of being able to hear a sound echo back for the first time. Then I can remember trying to find different places that would produce an echo. So naturally I found myself in some trouble from time to time because I would randomly shout out at different times and place if I thought an echo might be possible. Everyone know this kind of echo. The echo you can hear in a big empty room. The echo you can hear in a valley. These echoes are awesome and fun.

But what about the echo in your head. This echo can be very dangerous.

 Most of us know the definition of the word echo, but what about this definition: “a close parallel or repetition of an idea, feeling, style, or event.”[1]

 After looking at that definition we can see where the wrong kind of echo in our head can be very bad. I was recently sent a message from a friend of mine who did not even know what I was planning for this post. Talk about a God moment! But her words fit in so well with this idea of what we let echo in our mind. This is what she sent to me:

“I let the devil talk to me instead of giving it all to God in the first place. I was believing the lies instead of knowing the truth from God. I thought that or I feared I would start going backwards like how I used to be when I would go off meds or something would happen. I let fear take over and let myself believe that if I don't keep myself busy then I'm going to go crazy again. But that's not true at all! Yes, I'm jittery from coming off the meds and it is uncomfortable, but I can still be still mentally. God has me where he has me and I'm okay. I am okay in my own skin today and I don't have to be afraid because I am stronger than what I believe sometimes. God won't drop me. I can be still in the middle of all this. I just have to block out the fear and let the truth of God in.”

The devil likes to use an echo to keep you from moving forward. The devil wants you to remember a feeling of doubt or insecurity. The devil wants you to remember an event or season of life that keeps you stuck. The devil will echo things like:

You're no good
Nobody loves you
Nobody cares
You are just going to be alone
You just keep driving people away
Why did you even try to stop that addiction you know you can't
You're worthless
You are what they tell you
God doesn't care
God has given up on you
You just keep making the same mistakes
Look what you did you looked at porn again
Told you that you couldn't beat the addiction
Well look at that you're drunk again
You're never going to be anything but an alcoholic
Keep doing it people don't care anyway [2]

But they are all lies! The devil is the father of lies (John 8:44).

But God will echo things like this:

I love you
I care about you
I am always there for you
I will never leave you
I think the world of you
I know you can beat this
I love you too much to leave you in a mess[2]

I love these lines from Elevation Worship’s new song “Echo”:

“When my mind says
I'm not good enough
God you're enough for me
I've decided I'm not giving up
You won't give up on me
You won't give up on me” [3]

So what do you have echoing in your mind? The loving and great words of Jesus or the awful words of the devil.

What is the echo in your mind?

 Hallelujah that there is a better echo!
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[1] Google Dictionary
[2] Second Stage Ministries “Father vs. Father”, September 21, 2016 - click here for more
[3] Elevation Worship “Echo” Written By Chris Brown (Elevation Worship), Alexander Pappas, Israel Houghton, Matthews Ntlele & Steven Furtick and Featuring Tauren Wells
Elevation Worship lyrics are property and copyright of their owners. "Echo” lyrics provided for educational purposes and personal use only. 
Elevation Worship's new album "Hallelujah Here Below" is available on Spotify and iTunes.
This post references the lyrics of a song. The meaning of the lyrics and the song in this post is my own interpretation
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