Asking God to remove all our defects of character is giving Him permission to expose and remove those things that are hindering our ability to live life to the full. We are precious to God. By reading God’s Word we come to know that God loves us and is committed to taking care of us. To live life to the full we need to believe and focus on God’s commitment of unfailing love and care for everyone who walks in His ways.
The Lord is good and does what is right; he shows the proper path to those who go astray. He leads the humble in doing right, teaching them his way. The Lord leads with unfailing love and faithfulness all who keep his covenant and obey his demands. (Psalm 25:8-10 NLT)
To experience life to the full we must choose for God’s way each time His direction conflicts with what we think is a better way. Character defects are removed as we become willing to follow God’s principles instead of our own way. Any other conversation we may have with God about His Word is defending, rebelling, bargaining, or engaging in a useless exercise of trying to manipulate the God of heaven and earth to consent to what we want.
“Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10 NIV)
Becoming willing to have God remove all our defects of character is a bit like dealing with dirty clothes. We don’t put clean clothes on top of dirty clothes. That would just give the appearance of change where we are just covering up dirt and continuing with poor hygiene. When sinful habits and defects of character are revealed, we need to give God permission to remove them, cleanse us, and help us become the person He created us to be.
Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me—now let me rejoice. (Psalm 51:7-8 NLT)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, My desire is to have all my defects of character removed. Help me to live today as a new creation in You, entirely surrendered to your will and your way for me. Amen
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