Strength In God - Abiding In HimChikamu

 I read this comment on YouVersion.com about the old self:

“Very easy to let my old frame of mind, when I was living for myself, creep up and start controlling my decisions. Important to remember there is a conscious choice... to keep the new self refreshed and full of life by staying submerged in God’s word.”

I can relate to this person’s statement. Can you? My old nature is not always willing to lie down and die. At times it wants to get up and throw a big party. How can our new nature overcome this menacing adversary?

Here are two practical ways:

1. Be engaged in the word of God, meditating on the Truth.

2. Make a continuous choice to ‘put on,’ joyful obedience.

To make it simpler: Joyfully know and obey the Word! As we seek to live righteously, our aim should be to know the Righteous One more and more. He is our righteousness! As we deepen our relationship with God, we love Him more. Love wants to please and submit to the object of its affection. We were created anew to live with God in true righteousness and holiness. Walking with and for the Father is not chore, but rather the most satisfying, peaceful, life-giving thing we will ever do.

Do you need to turn from some sin that has stolen its way back into your life? Let me help identify some of the ugly suckers (Yes, suckers, because sin is a parasite, stealing from your life!): Greed, rudeness, gossip, rage, self-righteousness, envy, selfishness, addiction to something other than God, pride, vanity, unbelief…Okay, was that enough to get you thinking?

Maybe you’ve tolerated a certain sin because you’ve wrongly believed, “This will never change in me.” This is a lie.

Don’t ever give up. Get rid of it. Disobedience to God causes you to be spiritually dull. Get alert, sharp and on fire!

Simply confess the sin to God and turn away from it. You will overcome your flesh and your spiritual enemy when you choose God’s path.