Wrestling with God
Something that i have been going through lately, i finally have been able to give it to God and i have had victory for the last 2 days. Good stuff. I could explain to you all what it was specifically, but instead i think i will tell you what i watched on a Christian broadcasting show today.
When Jacob wrestled with God at one point God asked Jacob what his name was. What this actually translates to is something like, "what is your calling? or struggle? or character?" When we struggle with something God isn't going to take it away from us, we have to give it to him. What God wants us to do is admit/confess our struggle. He already knows what we are struggling with, but He wants us to be able to confess our struggle to Him and to ourselves. We have to admit that we are weak in this situation. We have to give it to Him, for He won't take it from us if we are still holding onto it.
So, friday, i had a wrestle with God. He has been revealing an impurity in my heart for the last couple days and I finally came to terms with it myself (Psalm 42). I had to confess it to God, and fully give it to Him and ask Him to "create in me a clean heart" (Psalm 51). So, praise the LORD, i have now had victory. He has created in me a clean heart, because, obviously i can't do it myself.
Also, something else that hit me today. The devil has no authority over us, for we are children of God, satan was beat down 2,006 years ago when Jesus died on the cross. YEAH BABY! Our struggle isn't with the devil but with our flesh. Think about it. This is why we beat our bodies into subjection! (1 Corinthians 9:25 -27)
Here are some scriptures to ruminate over.
"When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. " James 1:13, 14
"So I advise you to live according to your new life in the Holy Spirit. Then you won't be doing what your sinful nature craves. The old sinful nature loves to do evil, which is just opposite from what the Holy Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are opposite from what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, and your choices are never free from this conflict. But when you are directed by the Holy Spirit, you are no longer subject to the law." Galatians 5:16 - 18
Romans 7: 5,15-20, 8:1
1 Peter 3:18
Matthew 26:41
John 17:2
1 Corinthians 15:50
Galatians 4:14
Galatians 5:19 -21
Sorry, the links don't actually work. But, if you like to press buttons, you can try them anyway. Have at it!
Stay strong in the fight against your flesh. It's not the devil we wrestle with, but it is with our flesh that we struggle.
When Jacob wrestled with God at one point God asked Jacob what his name was. What this actually translates to is something like, "what is your calling? or struggle? or character?" When we struggle with something God isn't going to take it away from us, we have to give it to him. What God wants us to do is admit/confess our struggle. He already knows what we are struggling with, but He wants us to be able to confess our struggle to Him and to ourselves. We have to admit that we are weak in this situation. We have to give it to Him, for He won't take it from us if we are still holding onto it.
So, friday, i had a wrestle with God. He has been revealing an impurity in my heart for the last couple days and I finally came to terms with it myself (Psalm 42). I had to confess it to God, and fully give it to Him and ask Him to "create in me a clean heart" (Psalm 51). So, praise the LORD, i have now had victory. He has created in me a clean heart, because, obviously i can't do it myself.
Also, something else that hit me today. The devil has no authority over us, for we are children of God, satan was beat down 2,006 years ago when Jesus died on the cross. YEAH BABY! Our struggle isn't with the devil but with our flesh. Think about it. This is why we beat our bodies into subjection! (1 Corinthians 9:25 -27)
Here are some scriptures to ruminate over.
"When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. " James 1:13, 14
"So I advise you to live according to your new life in the Holy Spirit. Then you won't be doing what your sinful nature craves. The old sinful nature loves to do evil, which is just opposite from what the Holy Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are opposite from what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, and your choices are never free from this conflict. But when you are directed by the Holy Spirit, you are no longer subject to the law." Galatians 5:16 - 18
Romans 7: 5,15-20, 8:1
1 Peter 3:18
Matthew 26:41
John 17:2
1 Corinthians 15:50
Galatians 4:14
Galatians 5:19 -21
Sorry, the links don't actually work. But, if you like to press buttons, you can try them anyway. Have at it!
Stay strong in the fight against your flesh. It's not the devil we wrestle with, but it is with our flesh that we struggle.
RoRo
posted by Holysession at 7:55 p.m.
3 Comments:
God bless you!
"Stay strong in the fight against your flesh. It's not the devil we wrestle with, but it is with our flesh that we struggle."
then let's crucify our sinful natures with Christ, and one of our enemies (flesh, not the devil) will be taken care of!
i don't want to wrestle with my flesh my whole life long-- i'd probably lose every time.
"kill the canary..."
-olivia.
Nice Green, RoRo!
love,
CRAiG
p.s. I really like the orange a lot too!!
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