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With so much to deal with in the world, and the ultimate goal for all Christians to spend eternity with our Lord Jesus, we are responsible for guarding our hearts as we live in honor of Him here on earth. As we go through each day, our life should reflect Heaven so that when people see us, they see Christ.
The outpouring of God’s love comes with a wave higher than any sin. It is powerful enough to drown every opposition, yet gentle enough to soothe all life’s aches. It meets us where we are and empowers us to be all God has purposed for us. God’s love is transforming, echoing the Father’s heart with joy in the darkest night and rest in the brightest day.
As followers of Christ, we all desire to grow spiritually. God desires us to grow spiritually and in every area of our lives. However, we need to understand what spiritual growth is and what it is not so that we are not deceived and can pursue it correctly. First, what spiritual growth is not. Spiritual growth is not determined by the title or position we hold in the church.
The appearance of Jesus to two of the disciples as they walked to Emmaus paints a picture of what it’s like to walk with Him. Although He doesn’t physically appear at all times because He’s omnipresent, He remains faithful to the end. Baffled by Jesus’s question of why they were sad, Cleopas described Christ, “who is” right there with them, as one “who was” not there.
God has been dealing with me on holiness for a while. Although I’ve been a Christian since I was fifteen and made God’s grace my blanket, the stirring in my soul leaves me asking, “Does grace erase my need for holiness?” Also, “Did Christ’s death reduce God’s love for righteousness?”
The best hour of my life was that afternoon when I placed my hands in the waiting hands of Jesus. Although my young heart had to weave through many curves to reach that point, it received grace from Calvary’s stream. Since then, life has had meaning, and despite the many hurdles of each day, I’m unrelentingly loved.
I recently went through a long, winding waiting road. One thing is for sure: it’s not fun walking it. The waiting road is always cloudy, and you can’t see what’s before you, so even if you only need one more step to reach its end, the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel is blurry.
Give me an undivided heart? How can I have an undivided heart in a world of many daily choices? As I read this verse in Psalm, I paused and pondered it for a while. God is not kidding or willing to share my heart with anything or anyone; He wants all of it.
There is a balance to leaving truthfully that we can't achieve by reasoning things out without the help of the Holy Spirit. Even something that sounds noble, like humility, might transmit pride if we don't engage the help of the Holy Spirit. Our neglect of boasting about the power that works in us (Ephesians 3:20) makes…