Three -turning Over My Will And My Life

 The experience of life outside the will and care of God is helplessness and frustration when trials and temptations come our way.  The good news is that when we respond to God’s gracious offer of new life in relationship with Him, we become His beloved children and all God’s resources are made available to us. 

 This new identity is God’s gift to all who believe that Jesus’ death on the cross paid the price for the forgiveness of all our sins – past, present, and future.  As we repent of our self-will and turn our life over to God’s care, God’s Holy Spirit comes to live within us and empowers us to make choices which follow God’s principles for fullness of life.  In a way that may surprise us and others, we will become individuals who truly want to please God and find satisfaction in doing so.  How does God bring about this incredible transformation in us? 

Turning our will and our life over to the care of God always involves action.  If we say that we have entrusted our life to God but no change results in our behaviour, then we are only fooling ourselves.  Accepting Jesus’ death on the cross as payment for our sins brings us freedom from sin and death plus eternal life with our Heavenly Father.  We then must pay close attention to the word of God as written in the Bible and allow God’s Holy Spirit to direct us in all our affairs.  Effective recovery is built on God’s principles for living as they shape our thinking and behaving.  Also, we must be aware that the powers of evil will battle against our will as they desire to keep us in bondage. 

Prayer:  Loving God, I don’t understand how everything works together for my good but in faith I put my trust in You and rely on what Jesus did for me on the cross.  My sins are forgiven.  Through Jesus I stand clean and whole in Your presence.  Help me to daily walk by faith and not by sight.  Amen

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