Growing ...

Blogging the Love of God to keep the cravings at bay ...

Walking with Christ is new to me and while I am loving the growth, the desire to not be so lacking is rough!. I want so desperately not to sin, but, I'm finding that its hard to keep it forefront before I sin. It's hard to keep it ... WWJD; when its been WWID my whole life. The challenge of NOT responding of my flesh ... hard to do! My programming says "you need to do a/b/c to feel better, defend/protect/help yourself" instead of "that's their problem projected on you. Yes, you are unhappy but the Lord will see you through this" ... each reaction is a choice. Here is where you are a.) secure b/c you have faith and you respond accordingly; or b.) you let the enemy continue to keep you unfaithful... he will always make it easy, he's nothing to be ... (you choose the 'impressed-esque' adverb) over, he just wants you to help him prove that those living in Adam don't really love God.

The Lord is divinely just, magnificent and wise ... we're supposed to trust Him because that's what He created you to do ...

O ... Kay ... and here's the blank stare of frustration and the aforementioned
"Roughness" ...

I know to trust God but I still, more often than not, end up letting the enemy use me IDK why...

I do know, when my faith is in Him, its easy to quell my flesh.

Faith, and its development, are all apart of the process of growth; I get it. As we get to know Him, we are more filled with Him and we change. But I feel like we also know Him by choosing Him. Choosing Him, shows faith, trust, and worship of Christ. This pleases the Father. We all know, when Dad is happy life is good!

Seeing and getting to know God through Christ is a blessing! When I get to experience God first hand, and there is no room for doubt about where the help came from, its a blessing that is wholly undeserved but a pull to faith.

I'm beginning to understand that it all boils down to obedience. When you listen to God, He's able to hear you.