Satan seems to be in full force this time of the year (Halloween).
It never fails, I fall victim to Satan's games and temptations more often than not. I am ashamed to say I had a lot of anger in my heart yesterday for people who don't even affect my life on a daily basis, yet are people I have even prayed for. Anger is an emotion that is very hard to pull away from and can even be addicting, in a sense. I wonder how many more times I will be faced with this temptation before I finally get it. I'm sure God will be clapping his hands when I finally am able to walk away from the garbage that Satan throws at me, instead of jumping on my high horse and telling the world where they can shove it. Satan is so clever, isn't he? He knows exactly what ruffles your feathers enough that you will lose focus on God and Jesus, and instead dabble in sin.
It is hard to live like Jesus. If it was easy, then everyone could do it without thinking twice. But we are commanded to live our lives as mirror images of our Savior. Thank goodness we are saved by grace, even if we are VERY imperfect. It doesn't by any means excuse our actions, but it is what separates us from the rest of the world. When we stumble (and we will), we have to regain our focus and look to our loving and gracious Father for forgiveness and the strength to rise above and resist these silly temptations.
I think I'm going to have a wristband made that says, "You may be the only Jesus someone sees today." I need all of the reminding I can get to stay focused :)
It is hard to live like Jesus. If it was easy, then everyone could do it without thinking twice. But we are commanded to live our lives as mirror images of our Savior. Thank goodness we are saved by grace, even if we are VERY imperfect. It doesn't by any means excuse our actions, but it is what separates us from the rest of the world. When we stumble (and we will), we have to regain our focus and look to our loving and gracious Father for forgiveness and the strength to rise above and resist these silly temptations.
I think I'm going to have a wristband made that says, "You may be the only Jesus someone sees today." I need all of the reminding I can get to stay focused :)
1 comments:
This is a wonderful blog! You hit it right on the nose, as usual;)
We all get bogged down in evil temptations at one point in our lives or another but the beautiful and most important thing is that you realize it and are making a concious effort to strengthen your focus on God. As for the other people you spoke of in your blog...God will reveal himself to them at just the right time, it's all in his plan. Until they truly understand God's grace and unconditional love all we can do (which I think is a very powerful thing) is pray for them:)
Have a great day!
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