I feel this wrestling going on inside of me…I am a leader in a ministry where I am an example to many…an example on how to be the best me I can be for God. As Christians, we strive to be Christ like. We will never be perfect, but our goal is to become more Christ like every day, to die to the flesh and to come to the realization that He is all we need.
Paul says, when we belong to Christ, the old life is gone and a new life has begun. Sometimes I feel like such a hypocrite, feeling as if I am in a struggle with my worldly desires and my desire to be Christ like. Could it be that maybe I am not strong enough yet in Christ to turn from my selfish ways, my human-ness.
Perhaps we will always be somewhat in our worldly ways, but this is not where I want to be…I want to live out Phil 3:10 “My determined purpose is that I may know Him, that may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving & recognizing & understanding the Wonders of His Person.”
I know, like I know, like I know, from the depths of my soul that Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life….and that there are many who do not know Him. Many who do not have any idea the sacrifice He made for them. This idea that there are many ways to heaven I am sure makes Him weep. It is the duty of those of us who know him, to bring the Good News to those whom do not. Not to force them to believe, but to give them the opportunity to be saved. This is what God asks of us as believers, to help Him in bringing the lost home.
This is what I believe and my intention is to live out Phil 3:10. And in doing that I can become a better tool for God to use, a light for others to see, a bearer of the Best News that everyone needs to hear.
About Me
- Jena Rainone Smith
- Christ follower, wife and bonus mom to three amazing kids and loving every minute of it!
2 comments:
It's no surprise that we are ALL pulled over to our worldly desires based on the actions of Adam and Eve. What I have learned is we will never be perfect in our actions. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say I bet if we ask our pastors if they had flesh human-ness thoughts while dating their spouse, they would say "yes." Why? Because they are human and not perfect. If we strive for perfect, we leave no room for error and therefore, lose out on some precious moments God has for us on planet earth. In some cases, perfect can drive people to insanity, paranoia and in a few cases, suicide. Someone once said that the Dentistry profession has one of the highest suicide rates. Why? The stress of making their work perfect ?? What I do know is God wants us to live an abundant life without a bunch of religious rules.
Thanks for stirring my brain thoughts today.
Muah !
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