Today's Thoughts - Battlefield

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Aephus

Aephus

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What is it to live authentically? What is it to live as Christ?
Many things seem unprofitable, many of the activities I've done.
My life is no longer my own; I belong to Christ.
To count the cost, to forsake the things that don't matter for the things that truly matter, to live by the Holy Spirit.

But still, I am missing something. I find myself returning to the things that don't truly matter. The things I should set down.
I find it difficult to lay it all down in surrender. Sure, it is a journey, a race, and takes time, but sometimes I just wanna be there. Where the struggle is no more. Where the war between flesh and spirit has ceased.

It saddens me that my heart is so prone to wander, that I am so easily swayed back into things that I should not partake of. Yes, God has delivered me from much, and some I have no desire to return to whatsoever, but yet there are still things my flesh and heart still desires that are contrary to what God would have me pursue.

True riches, true fullness is found in a close relationship with God. Freedom is found within the boundaries set by our Creator. He is our joy, and in Him is everything we need.

I thank God that He is faithful to complete the work He has begun within me, that He is my sympathetic High Priest, that He sees all and knows all - past, present, and future. I would have given up on myself by now. My lack of passion and consistency would have made me walk out a long time ago.

But alas, seasons change.

There is a deep intimacy God desires to have with each and every one of us - I truly feel it. May we come to know it, dwell in it, and experience Him in miraculous ways. May God use our testimonies to draw others to Him.



I dunno, this is just where my heart is at this very moment.
 
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I really like how you expressed this, and it's so true. We are human though, and I struggle with some of these things at times too. To be so in love with Jesus, yet wander back to the distractions of life. But, Jesus doesn't let me wander too far, and I'm grateful that I know the difference between true peace and the empty peace that the world offers. Good thread.
 
What a blessing to witness young people exemplifying the sweet spirit of peace in Jesus Christ. :)

Praise God that you even recognize when your thoughts start to wander and are attentive to God's voice.

Thank you for sharing this lovely message!

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After my son and daughter was born I treasured the little things they did. We celebrated their birth. The first time they rolled over, their first real bath, crawling, their first steps, their laughter.

I think God celebrates the little things in our life too. When we were born again, when we smile and laugh, when we learn to walk with Him. When we sleep through the night because we trust that He will keep us safe.

It doesn't have to be something Hollywood grandiose because God sees our hearts and sometimes the small things mean so much more.
 
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