Just Jill: My Wish For Super Powers

Do you ever wish that you had a super power? My son, who was 4 at the time, told me not long ago that when he gets to heaven, he's going to ask God for super powers ... specifically, "laser eyes."

I'm not sure that I'd want laser eyes (sound painful!), but maybe the power to control things - my life, my kids, my housework. :) This week, though, I've been wishing that I had the power to get it all done. So many days I feel as if I need an extra 3 or 4 hours just to accomplish the day to day tasks of life.

What super power would you choose?

As I pondered super powers and the word "Power," I realized that although it is many times defined using words like "strength" or "might," in Jesus we see another definition of power. He IS power in the true sense of the word. Even when he humbled Himself to be human, He didn't use power to destroy or to have control over mankind. He was the embodiment of power, yet the power that He exemplified was a power of servanthood.

Jesus exerted power over Satan in the gospels simply by speaking the Word of God. These truths were powerful enough to overcome the temptations of the devil. Satan may have power in this world, power over the physical, but he has no power other than what God has granted him (consider Job).

We also see many examples of power being shown in god-fearing people throughout Scripture. People who knew and walked with the Lord had true power. Joshua brought down the walls of the fortified city of Jericho simply by trusting God. Noah saved his family from a flood that killed off the rest of humankind by believing and obeying God. The list goes on and on. These people may not have had physical prowess, but they had power in the spiritual sense.

We are told in Scripture that believers are given a spirit of power through Christ:

“For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7

If we have placed out trust in Christ, we have the power to overcome sin, to love others and to allow God to guide and direct us. Even if we never gain super powers in the physical sense, we already have them through Christ - with Him on our side we know TRUE power.

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Jill Hart's entrepreneurial career began in her teens when she spent a summer working with her father who ran his own business. When he put her in charge of a Coke machine and allowed her to keep the profits, she
saw the benefits of being her own boss. She is the founder of the popular Christian work-at-home website CWAHM.com and mentors business owners at http://SuccessfulChristianWomen.com. Jill is also the co-author of So You Want To Be a Work-at-Home Mom.

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Comment by Jill Hart on April 30, 2010 at 8:49am: Jen - I think that would be a fantastic power!! I'm an only child as well, so I can definitely relate! :)

The great part about it is I think it might be something we might obtain once we get to heaven? At least, I hope so!

Comment by Jen Cybart on April 30, 2010 at 8:39am: This isn't a classic superpower but I wish I had the NATURAL superpower of selflessness! So weird right? I really understand the verse that says our heart is deceitful above all things who can understand it. It's really my selfish nature I see a lot and it makes me so mad. It zaps my power that is only found in Christ. Being an only child and now having 4 kids...I have to work especially hard at being in the Spirit so that I can be sharing and being patient with others mistakes. Ohhhh if I only had the natural superpower of selflessness! Before I get out of bed I pray that God gives me the supernatural strength to depend on Him! "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Phil 4:13

Comment by Jill Hart on April 29, 2010 at 10:49pm: LOL! I love it, Mimi! I definitely wish I had a clone to do the cleaning. :)

Comment by Mimi on April 29, 2010 at 8:20pm: I would have the power to duplicate myself. I'd hang out at my kids school while my other me went to work and cleaned the house! =) Thank you for sharing about true power!

Comment by Jill Hart on April 29, 2010 at 9:53am: So true, Elizabeth! I need to remember to tell my kids that - I know I was SO relieved as a child when I was told that the enemy can't read our thoughts.

Comment by T. Suzanne Eller on April 29, 2010 at 9:46am: Love this!

Comment by elizabeth s. on April 29, 2010 at 8:43am: My little girl and I were just talking about this the other day. Some people always hide thier true feelings and this makes them hard to figure out and please. We were daydreaming about mind reading abilities. It's also worth mentioning that she didn't know the devil can't read your mind. She was encouraged to learn this. (Like you said, he doesn't have that much power- he just thinks he's more powerful than God.)