Today I had Starbucks with my friend Mallory...this is not an uncommon occurance. Mallory and I meet at least once a week for coffee. I am so thankful for a friend like Mallory.Her Quiet and Sweet Spirit inspires me and challenges my thinking. By being able to hear her journey as a believer she is constantly causing me to question my real motives for the ways that I think and the reasons I do what I do...Who is the center of my world? Me .........or Jesus? Who am I really seeking to please in the long run? I am very thankful for the true friend that I have in her.
Satan will do anything and everything to get my attention away from Christ. And he succeeds at this far too often. He wants my thoughts on myself or anyone who is not Christ. He would even take my "religious attempts" at doing something "good" for Jesus as long as my attention is really on myself and not truly on Jesus. Sometimes when the Lord gives me a revelation, I may boast in the fact that I got a revelation rather than being humbled by the Word of the Lord...How Selfish am I? :( Satan wants my life...He is after me! And Oh! How I live like he is not....this scares me....However, I will not stop fighting...I must become more aware. I need more wisdom. I think I'm some good person, but I'm not. I am a sinner and am constantly in need of my Savior! I need to Know Jesus More!
I want to truly count it all as loss compared to Knowing my God.
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ReplyDeleteI love this. But You are no longer a sinner! You are a new creature in Christ!. The problem with sin is not that we do bad stuff. That is a by product of sin. The problem is that we are cut off from God. But now through the cross, we as HIs children are not longer cut off but heirs with Christ! So redeemed children by definition! ahh God is good! You may be struggling with some things but you will forever be covered in the righteousness of Christ. Just keep pushing forward. I don't even know you and I know you shine for Him.
ReplyDeletethank you for that reminder austin...you are so right....we are covered in the righteousness of Christ! That is the position he has placed us in as the redeemed..how wonderful :)!!! And having a revelation of that undeserved position now I want with all my heart to live in His righteousness...This is Putting on My Breastplate of Righteousness! My pastor has been teaching on the armor of God the past couple weeks and it has been really eye opening and encouraging me! thanks for the comment and reminder! What a good God!
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