Do you know Jesus? Like really know Him? Or do you just go to church and then the rest of the week leave Him and His word on the shelf? Not to be triggering…just a real question! Do you feel close to Him and part of His family? Today we are going to talk a little bit about Judas..the man who was in Jesus’ inner circle yet questioned him, stole from His ministry and ultimately handed Him over to be killed. You wanna know why and how this applies to us? Well then, let’s dive in…What is so crazy about Judas is that he was part of Jesus’ close relations. He lived with Jesus and the other 11 disciples for 3 years. He traveled with them, ate with them, prayed with them…He heard Jesus speak more times than anyone. He was discipled by Jesus directly. Yet he was unchanged. He wasn’t kingdom minded and he let greed take over. - John 12:3-6He let greed take over. He was in charge of the money and questioned Jesus so might as well take some money too!This just shows that anyone is susceptible… this is why we have so many ‘failings’ in the church. The enemy is a out to destroy us friend! - Listen to episode 41 here> https://www.buzzsprout.com/1769546/10379513                                                And episode 48 here >https://www.buzzsprout.com/1769546/10676325.                   When we take our eyes off the Lord and start to worry about what is in front of us… we lose sight of HIS will and purpose. It’s a open door for the enemy to come in with fear, guilt, shame, condemnation, etc. We must ALWAYS be alert. 1 Peter 5:8To keep our eyes on Jesus we need to be in prayer, worship and our word EVERYDAY!!!- Episode 44 talks about practical ways to get into your biblical routine…if you haven’t listen go check it out! Click here to listen> https://www.buzzsprout.com/1769546/10511122Judas didn’t KNOW JesusEven if we go to church OR even read His word and have routine we need to keep chasing Jesus. Look at how close Judas was and he STILL lied, cheated and handed Jesus over. He literally heard sermon after sermon straight from the SON OF GOD’s mouth and he betrayed him. This means we need to be diligent to continue to chase Jesus. To pray for understanding and commit our lives to His glory!When you KNOW Jesus you don’t want to do anything but love Him and honor Him. Period. And guess what, there’s more! Jesus KNEW all of this and yet he pulled him into His inner circle. He knew that Judas would question him, steal from him and betray him. But Jesus chose to continue to love Him, teach him and allow him to be close. This is an amazing testament to Jesus’ character! He knows our flaws yet loves us anyway. He keeps calling us into His arms…loving us through the crazy. Be encouraged and challenged today friend!!! Have. wonderful week!✨Come hang with me on IG- https://www.instagram.com/mrsangelapitnikoff/✨Join our FB sisterhood!- https://www.facebook.com/groups/kingdomdaughterssisterhood✨Be more amazing and leave a review!- https://lovethepodcast.com/LoHGyj✨Want some fun free resources? Click here- www.thekingdomdaughters.com✨ Connect with me! mrsangelapitnikoff@gm&