When I was growing up going to church every Sunday and most Wednesdays, I thought that when you were saved, that everything was supposed to be ok after that point. Once you accepted Jesus' sacrifice for your sins that you would be strong and able to conquer all of your weaknesses, right? God would make everything right and well, you just give everything over to Him that one time, right?
Then in my later 20's I was confused as to why I couldn't be consistent. I learned in bible study that if you gave something to God, that it was His to take care of... I didn't understand why I grew weak in that area again and again and kept faltering. I didn't understand what was going on. Why couldn't I do it?
Then in my early 30's someone introduced me to the fact that there are some things you can give to God one time but most things you have to give back to Him regularly. Being human and tending towards wanting to rule things and be our own god, we try to take it right back from Him and take control again. And some things we have to give back to Him daily and even hourly. It depends on how much of an issue it is for us.
It is when my pride rises up and when my stubbornness surfaces that I am least available to God and when I am least open to His leading and when I am most susceptible to Satan's attacks.
I see a pattern... Do you?
Avoid the mindset of entitlement, remember you are only responsible for your own attitudes and actions, not those around you, and you deserve nothing. Being a "being" that thinks it should be able to be god-like in controlling ourselves, we tend towards that direction. How wonderful to be so undeserving and to be so blessed by our Father above....
Who are we to think we deserve anything considering the tremendous and unimaginable sacrifice He made for us?
Consider THAT the next time you pout and tell God, "I don't want to!" when He asks you to be nice to someone who doesn't deserve it. Especially when that someone is close to you... And THAT is a topic for another blog.
Then in my later 20's I was confused as to why I couldn't be consistent. I learned in bible study that if you gave something to God, that it was His to take care of... I didn't understand why I grew weak in that area again and again and kept faltering. I didn't understand what was going on. Why couldn't I do it?
Then in my early 30's someone introduced me to the fact that there are some things you can give to God one time but most things you have to give back to Him regularly. Being human and tending towards wanting to rule things and be our own god, we try to take it right back from Him and take control again. And some things we have to give back to Him daily and even hourly. It depends on how much of an issue it is for us.
I have to ask God daily to direct my path, to help me guard my thoughts, to protect me from the spirit of negativity, and to keep me humble...because I am more pliable and obedient when I am FLEXI-GIRL.
It is when my pride rises up and when my stubbornness surfaces that I am least available to God and when I am least open to His leading and when I am most susceptible to Satan's attacks.
I see a pattern... Do you?
Avoid the mindset of entitlement, remember you are only responsible for your own attitudes and actions, not those around you, and you deserve nothing. Being a "being" that thinks it should be able to be god-like in controlling ourselves, we tend towards that direction. How wonderful to be so undeserving and to be so blessed by our Father above....
Who are we to think we deserve anything considering the tremendous and unimaginable sacrifice He made for us?
Consider THAT the next time you pout and tell God, "I don't want to!" when He asks you to be nice to someone who doesn't deserve it. Especially when that someone is close to you... And THAT is a topic for another blog.
Wow, if only I could have understood that in my teens!!!!
It would have made so much more sense!!!
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