What I dont understand about myself is that I decide one way, but then I act another, doing things I absolutely despise...I cant be trusted to figure out what is best for myself and then do it... I obviously need help! I realize that I dont have what it takes. I can will it, but I cant do it. I decide to do good, but I dont really do it; I decide not to do bad, but then I do it anyway. My decisions, such as they are, dont result in actions. Something has gone wrong deep within me and gets the better of me every time. It happens so regularly that its predictable. The moment I decide to do good, sin is there to trip me up. I truly delight in Gods commands, but its pretty obvious that not all of me joins in that delight. Parts of me covertly rebel, and just when I least expect it, they take charge. Ive tried everything and nothing helps. Im at the end of my rope. Is there no one who can do anything for me? Isnt that the real question? The answer, thank God, is that Jesus Christ can and does. He acted to set things right in this life of contradictions where I want to serve God with all my heart and mind, but am pulled by the influence of sin to do something totally different. With the arrival of Jesus, the Messiah, that fateful dilemma is resolved. Those who enter into Christs being-here-for-us no longer have to live under a continuous, low-lying black cloud. A new power is in operation. The Spirit of life in Christ, like a strong wind, has magnificently cleared the air, freeing you from a fated lifetime of brutal tyranny at the hands of sin and death. - Rom.7:14-25, 8:1,2 (MSG) When a man is drowning, the more he struggles to keep his head above water, the less his chances of survival. As long as he struggles, the lifeguard watches from afar. When the drowning man gets tired of struggling, and is obviously weak, then he becomes a candidate for salvation. Thats when the lifeguard sweeps into action and gets him rescued. Stop struggling. Jesus says, Apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing... - Jn.15:5 (AMP) Separated (from Me), you cant produce a thing. (MSG, parentheses mine) The reason New year resolutions has never worked is because you do not have what it takes to make it work. It is not in your determination. It is in resignation to the Holy Spirit of God. [Not in your own strength] for it is God Who is all the while effectually at work in you [energizing and creating in you the power and desire], both to will and to work for His good pleasure and satisfaction and delight. - Phil.2:13 (AMP) So, if I were you, I would do something different this coming year. I would simply lay before God and pour out my heart to Him. I would talk to Him like the Father that He is to me. I would pour out my frustrations before Him. I would tell Him I am tired of trying to help myself. I would let Him know I have no power of my own. Then, I would ask Him to strengthen me in my inner man. I would tell Him I would listen to Him everyday of the coming year. I would promise Him to obey if He would help me. I would ask for grace to trust Him with all of my heart, acknowledge Him in all of my ways and lean not on my understanding. I would promise to be sensitive to His leading, His gentle nudging, His counsel, His ways, His thoughts, His purpose, His words, His works, His teachings, His will. I would promise to make Him and His Kingdom my priority. I would promise to sacrifice anything that stands in the way of His purpose. I would promise to seek first His Kingdom and its righteousness, trusting according to His word that every other thing will be added into me. After these, I would rise up and tell myself that I can do all things through Christ Who strengthens me. Then I would rest in Him and in His finished works. I have not an iota of doubt in my heart, that your life will not be the same again. I have no doubt that you will begin to find a power activated within you which will begin to propel you to will and to do Gods pleasure. Henceforth, youre not alone. I see the Holy Spirit taking you by the hand and walking you along the right paths for your life. I see a new you. I see a you that will become a wonder to many and astound many. I see a you that will beat the nations small and be a cynosure for the Kingdom. I see you lighting your world, adding flavour to the earth, dominating your sphere of influence to the glory of our God. I see you set on a hill, a city that can no longer be hidden. I see the heathen desiring to have your God as theirs. I see God bragging on you, putting you on display and telling everyone this is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased. I see nations in your womb. I see kings coming to your rising. I see the Gentiles coming to the brightness of your light. You will no longer be termed forsaken. You are no longer a weakling.You have become a threshing instrument in the hands of our God, a great asset to His Kingdom, and a terror to the kingdom of darkness. Your seed shall be mighty in the land and your generation is blessed forever. Henceforth, enjoy the supernatural and have it as a norm in your life. Amen.
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 16:50:07 +0000
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