Sometimes I wonder if God ever just sits on His throne and shakes His head in sorrow at all the times we continue to go around in the same circle. Like picture it, we get tested in an area and God provides a way of escape and instead of taking the way out, we choose to do the exact opposite. Can you imagine giving your child the very best option to get out of danger and they blatantly tell you “It’s my choice” as they head to their death?
Ultimately this is us. I believe that we cause so much pain and grief to the Father when we walk outside of His will. Partial obedience is still disobedience, no matter how you look at it. We justify and make all types of excuses as to why we don’t do what we know to be the right thing. God requires so much more of us, us being believers and followers of Christ. He calls us to be different, to walk in love, to genuinely be kind and gentle towards one another and to carry one another’s burdens. Can you honestly say that you are walking in this calling?
Because I am always intimate in my posts, I can honestly say that I haven’t walked fully in how God has called us to be. No matter how many times God has provided a way of escape, I have always chosen to do what seemed easier at the time, which was to satisfy my flesh and my emotions. It’s time to crucify our flesh and to live for God wholeheartedly; to leave behind the things that we hold on to that are hindering us. It hurts, but it’s worth it. In this walk, you have to be teachable and open for correction. How can we say that we love God but we daily make a choice to live how we want to live (using foul language, harboring unforgiveness, bitterness, rejecting others, etc.) even though it’s contrary to His word?
I know that God was talking to me during Sunday’s night service and I know that I can no longer be caught between two opinions. I decided that night that I would live for God wholeheartedly by laying down all the heaviness and burdens at His feet and by making a conscious effort to walk in love daily. It seems like every other minute I am repeating “Walk in love”, but I have to do whatever it takes! If you are in the same boat, it’s ok sis! We can move forward together. We can’t change the past but once we sincerely repent and turn away from being disobedient, we can move forward with a pure heart. We have to give our very best to God because nothing else will do.
Intimately,
Yaz
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