In our Christian lives,we often encounter some difficulties for example, we feel like a failure, timid, disobedient, weak, have many problems so how then can we build His kingdom and benefit His people
with such conditions? These thoughts make us feel helpless and stop us from moving forward with God and make us. This happens because we are still focus on not being able to do what we should be doing. Paul who was greatly used by God also have similar experience.
Romans 7 :18
For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.
Romans 7: 24
What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death.
So then, I myself in my mind am slave to God's law, but my sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.
Paul has understood the greatest mystery of the cross.
Romans 8:1
Therefore, there is no more condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. We must learn to receive the unmovable love and covenant from Jesus so that we can have a heart that is not accused, not afraid of failure and without pressure or stress. Then with this heart we can rely on the Holy Spirit to carry out God's good works.
1. We must ask ourselves, why are we always unable the great difficulties?
We must understand that our hearts have been receiving insinuation. For example, what I am doing now is not God's will so I will not receive His blessings, I do not have any abilities to do what God wants me to do or feel that the situation we are in is extraordinarily unpleasant and its not that easy to be solved. These insinuation cause us to worry and unable to concentrate in our daily lives. Slowly, we will lose our sight on the covenant and love and start to react according to feelings. The deceiving thoughts will make us hide from God and men.
2. It is only through Holy Spirit that will help us overcome the difficulties
Then how to rely on Holy Spirit. We must always remember that all great difficulties do not come from the situation we are in but rather its from our heart because we have not receive answers. Answers come from making a covenant with God. The covenant and love from Jesus is never changing. No matter how difficult a situation may be, God's word will not fade away. When we seek Him through His covenant , we will definitely know His will.
Directional will: All our conditions,problems and past are for the Kingdom. Without any problems we won't be able to understand His salvation for us and to testify for Him.
Perfect timetable: Some trials require time and process in order to mature our faith and He is preparing something better for us. So do not be disheartened.
God's will in our condition: Sometimes we experience things that are unpleasant so that it drives us into prayer.
After we make covenant with God in such manner, and discover His will in everything then we will be able to overcome the difficulties we have.
3. All things are possible through the Holy Spirit
How? We must hold on to his love and the 4 Gospelization and make it our perspective everyday in order for us to die to ourselves. The death and resurrection of Christ has show us the power of the cross. In Jesus, there are no difficulties. No matter how difficult a situation is, we must learn from the Holy Spirit to not be accused. Learn the perfect will of God in our everyday living.
No comments:
Post a Comment