Hey Lovelies,
So today I was reminded of John 15:5 (NIV):
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."
So today started off well and "to plan." I started the day off in God's word and aimed to cling onto it throughout the day. Recently I have been forgetting God promises when I need it the most and in instances doubt has been on my mind so it is really important for me to meditate on Gods word. I remember reading a blog post on desiringGod.org back in March, the post was on the war within the flesh Vs. spirit. I remember that one of the main practical things that the blog spoke about was how to stay in the spirit. The post spoke about how to "feed the soul" and make the soul "happy" in order to nourish your inner man and this is through the word of God. Meditating on the word, which is God and God's truths and promises is so key. These are the truths and promises that will get you through the day, through temptations and through any attacks. Anyway so as the day went on I began to... I guess lose focus forgetting who is sovereign and I worked myself up into a frenzy. Instead of getting on my knees to pray and submit it all to God, I began to feed the frenzy in my mind and I just continued to lose the battle. The irony of the whole thing is that this morning I listened to the audio for Purpose Driven Life Day 26 which was on the prayer of deliverance and resisting temptation. Rick Warren emphasised on not feeding the temptation/sin of doubt (in my case).
I remember it said the battle with sin "always starts off in the mind and it starts of by getting your attention."
He also said that "Resisting sin takes practice"
I'm a work in progress. Psalm 138:8 (KJV)
The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD,endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.
Lots of Love xxx
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