One Word is All it Takes
Good Morning Girls! Before I was born again I had a lot of bad habits, and even some addictions. When I asked Jesus into my heart, it is true, just as the Word says, I became a new creation. The problem was, it took my mind longer to renew than it took my heart. In my heart, I did not want to continue the lifestyle I had been living. Unfortunately, I didn't know how to do that. I could "do the right things" for awhile, but eventually my will power would run out, and I would find myself doing the very things I did not want to do. You see, the problem with will power is that it comes from ourselves. It is "our will". Well girls "our will" does not come close to the power of "Thy Will". As soon as I started learning and living the power of God, I starting gaining victory in the areas I struggled with. Even with the power of God, it is a process. It doesn't happen overnite. I still have areas I am working on, and always will. When I was a "baby" in my faith, I relied on the messages of others to help me. As I "matured", I started seeking the Lord on my own. I have found that the verses I find on my own speak more to me than verses I have someone else "feed me". When I am tempted by a previous bad habit, one of my favorite verses is Philippians 3:16 But we must hold on to the progress we have already made. I looked up the word hold in the dictionary and it takes up one whole page. Some of my favorite definitions are: to have and keep in ones grasp, to keep from departing or getting away, to maintain control over, to withstand stress,pressure or opposition. One short verse, it truly can change your life!
Love you-
Jen
Love you-
Jen
Great stuff, Jen! I especially liked the will-power being our will, not God's will stuff!
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