Are you constantly in a game
with yourself
of choosing
between
What you want to do
and
What you should do?
with yourself
of choosing
between
What you want to do
and
What you should do?
Who is leading your life?
If you accepted the Lord as your Savior,
He is
or
He should be,
BUT
if you refuse to be obedient
to His leadership,
then you are still directing
your life’s paths.
If you accepted the Lord as your Savior,
He is
or
He should be,
BUT
if you refuse to be obedient
to His leadership,
then you are still directing
your life’s paths.
Are you listening to suggestions
or refusing?
Are you obedient to instructions
or disobedient?
If God is the true leader of your life,
you will not fall prey
to the evils lurking around you
in every form,
including your thoughts.
IF WE WALK IN THE SPIRIT --
if we read – study – meditate - pray
to our Father in Heaven,
worship His holiness,
give Him the honor and glory due Him,
we will not get caught up
in the desires of our flesh – our sinful nature,
which includes
sexual immorality
impurity
lustful pleasures
hostility
quarreling
jealousy
outbursts of anger
selfish ambition
envy
drunkenness
wild parties
division
sorcery
idolatry
(Galatians 5:19-21)
The Lord lives within you
But what are you doing --
Do you open His Holy Book?
Do you study His passages?
But what are you doing --
Do you open His Holy Book?
Do you study His passages?
Do you consider what He says to you?
Do you thank Him daily?
Do you give Him honor and glory?
Do you come to Him in worship?
Do you sing of His greatness?
Are you grateful?
Are you obedient?
Are you trusting and believing Him?
Are you loving?
The Lord lives within you. Are you abiding in Him?
“Those
who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful
nature to his cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the
Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. Let us
not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.” –
Galatians 5:24-26 New Living Translation
(c) September 13, 2014