Ha believe me it takes time and isn't as easy as it seems. But for me personally I'm just sick of adding to negativity. And we're all imperfect that's why she can say or do whatever she'd like that's between her and Jesus. I'm not here to pass out judgement I'm here to show that I'm imperfect, because that's kind of the point of the Bible. That God knows we're not perfect he just wants us to strive to be like him.
He is perfect and, as you know, wants to walk with you in perfect harmony thru a right relationship with God where He (the perfect One) can show you He is in your New Creation as well, as Lord of it; transforming you thru His empowerment to willfully apply yourself by His will to live as Jesus lived; fully backed by the power of the Kingdom of Heaven.. You are "Christ-like", as you remain in Christ. You and Christ fully and miraculously merged, with Him taking the lead as Lord of your life.
Not Imperfectlike-with-Perfect; for this is not transformation, that would be no cross over at all, but simply additional means to the old self, or fixing the old self - which is impossible for we must be "Born-again". There is an actual miraculous transformation that happens traveling from death to life in the totality of being separated from the world and yet being with Jesus long enough for Him to be your Lord willfully and not just your Savior.
He will equip you and leave you confident and at peace standing in Him as yourself being His son whereby you can go into the world and now be the light of it, as He draws all men to Himself thru your obedience to Him. Awesome stuff! And you don't have to be a brainiac just a follower of Jesus as He uses you in His timing and abilities as you continue to grow in His Word. You are separate from the world and protected by God Himself.
Now, this is not just lack of negativity; for the death of Christ is also your own, and experientially your growth will have stages of growing pains, based on those experiences making what God is in you, your own. You are to willfully put to death the things of the flesh, empowered by God, but their need never be lack of His ultra bright good news in the fact that in the new man or New Life in Jesus is your way and truth and life which results in bearing His fruit which glows beyond yourself yet is co-experienced with God as yourself. I am my best audience when God works thru me. I am in awe of His grace and power; and I am humbled.
In other words, He is your Salvation, and your life. "I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live - ah, but I do live, yet still, and powerfully I might add - for it is this miraculous transformation of me dying to the right to myself, which can be a moment of transformational difficulty and willful conclusions, enabling myself to be totally dependent on Christ whom now is my life and way and truth. This is my life I now live in the body, as a bondservant to that right relationship to God thru Jesus Christ who by way of the Holy Spirit communicating with my newly enlivened spirit living in victory thru my freedom and liberty of the Cross guaranteeing my day in heaven to come in Christ and in no one else, or nothing else as I serve His will and purposes and intentions on earth." That was extremely paraphrased, but you got it right?!! Smile.
Hey, We will always accept you as you are, and love you as well. God loves because He doesn't know how else to be - for He is love and He has graced us with His Son who is also love incarnate. And as such His role was to lay down His life poured out that you and I, can too, pour out our lives for others in keeping with His purposes and intentions and character. God said, "..Whosoever believeth in Me, shall not perish,but will have everlasting life." AMEN. And that is given at the start of the journey not at the end in Him. May God richly Bless you my friend. MY name is Dan. I would love to chat more sometime..
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