If God is for me, who can stand against me?
This amazing truth is something I have grown up hearing. An anthem declared by followers of Christ throughout the world. A precious promise to cling to. A declaration of hope when I feel opposed and defeated.
God brought a new aspect of this statement to my attention. Especially as a Christ follower, there are so many things, even people who are trying to cause me to fail. Satan is trying to steal, kill, and destroy - he's the most constant opposition we face. I live my life struggling to win against everything and everyone that oppose me. It's human nature to do so, and to a degree, necessary in the world we live in. But, what if I am focusing on the wrong thing? What if, instead of spending my energy fighitng the opposition, I spend all my energy striving to please God and live in a way so that He is for me? I know that in a broad sense, God is always for me, because He loves me. I'm talking about things like 1 Peter 5:5
"God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
So, if I want God to be for me, I need to strive to live a life of humility so God doesn't oppose me. He's also a righteous God, so He isn't going to be for my sin. I need to try to live a holy life that is pleasing to Him. It is a total shift of my normal viewpoint. I don't need to worry at all about what opposes me. I only need to concern myselrf with having God for me. It takes the burden of fighting things off of my shoulders and puts it back where it belongs - in God's hands. How much more joy will I find in striving to please a loving God rather than striving against opposition.
My goal has always been to please Him, but without realizing it, I've also diverted some of my energy towards fighting the things that oppose me. What a relief and such an exciting tghought to be able to focus 100% on pleasing Him and resting in the knowledge that He will deal with everything that opposes me, in His way and His timing.
So I ask you, my friend, is all your energy being applied towards pleasing God? Or is some being diverted to other things that God would rather you trust Him to take care of?
Monday, December 5, 2011
If God is for me...
If God is for me, who can stand against me?
This amazing truth is something I have grown up hearing. An anthem declared by followers of Christ throughout the world. A precious promise to cling to. A declaration of hope when I feel opposed and defeated.
God brought a new aspect of this statement to my attention. Especially as a Christ follower, there are so many things, even people who are trying to cause me to fail. Satan is trying to steal, kill, and destroy - he's the most constant opposition we face. I live my life struggling to win against everything and everyone that oppose me. It's human nature to do so, and to a degree, necessary in the world we live in. But, what if I am focusing on the wrong thing? What if, instead of spending my energy fighitng the opposition, I spend all my energy striving to please God and live in a way so that He is for me? I know that in a broad sense, God is always for me, because He loves me. I'm talking about things like 1 Peter 5:5
"God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
So, if I want God to be for me, I need to strive to live a life of humility so God doesn't oppose me. He's also a righteous God, so He isn't going to be for my sin. I need to try to live a holy life that is pleasing to Him. It is a total shift of my normal viewpoint. I don't need to worry at all about what opposes me. I only need to concern myselrf with having God for me. It takes the burden of fighting things off of my shoulders and puts it back where it belongs - in God's hands. How much more joy will I find in striving to please a loving God rather than striving against opposition.
My goal has always been to please HIm, but without realizing it, I've also diverted some of my energy towards fighting the things that oppose me. What a relief and such an exciting tghought to be able to focus 100% on pleasing Him and resting in the knowledge that He will deal with everything that opposes me, in His way and His timing.
So I ask you, my friend, is all your energy being applied towards pleasing God? Or is some being diverted to other things that God would rather you trust Him to take care of?
This amazing truth is something I have grown up hearing. An anthem declared by followers of Christ throughout the world. A precious promise to cling to. A declaration of hope when I feel opposed and defeated.
God brought a new aspect of this statement to my attention. Especially as a Christ follower, there are so many things, even people who are trying to cause me to fail. Satan is trying to steal, kill, and destroy - he's the most constant opposition we face. I live my life struggling to win against everything and everyone that oppose me. It's human nature to do so, and to a degree, necessary in the world we live in. But, what if I am focusing on the wrong thing? What if, instead of spending my energy fighitng the opposition, I spend all my energy striving to please God and live in a way so that He is for me? I know that in a broad sense, God is always for me, because He loves me. I'm talking about things like 1 Peter 5:5
"God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
So, if I want God to be for me, I need to strive to live a life of humility so God doesn't oppose me. He's also a righteous God, so He isn't going to be for my sin. I need to try to live a holy life that is pleasing to Him. It is a total shift of my normal viewpoint. I don't need to worry at all about what opposes me. I only need to concern myselrf with having God for me. It takes the burden of fighting things off of my shoulders and puts it back where it belongs - in God's hands. How much more joy will I find in striving to please a loving God rather than striving against opposition.
My goal has always been to please HIm, but without realizing it, I've also diverted some of my energy towards fighting the things that oppose me. What a relief and such an exciting tghought to be able to focus 100% on pleasing Him and resting in the knowledge that He will deal with everything that opposes me, in His way and His timing.
So I ask you, my friend, is all your energy being applied towards pleasing God? Or is some being diverted to other things that God would rather you trust Him to take care of?
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