Entirely Ready For Defects To Be Removed
Requesting that God remove all our defects of character is asking Him to rid us of everything within us that hinders our ability to live life to the full. By reading God’s Word we have come to know that God loves us and is committed to taking care of us. We are precious in God’s sight. Focusing on this enduring relationship of unfailing love and care will enable us to obey God’s commands and walk 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 believe 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 with God is our way of 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.
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 give the appearance of change while we are just covering up what is dirty and needs to be removed.
When sinful habits and defects of character are revealed, we need to give God permission to remove these, cleanse us fully, and then put on our new self which has been renewed in the knowledge of God our creator.
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, Help me to be willing to have all my defects of character removed. Help me to live each day as a new creation, entirely surrendered to Your will and Your ways. Amen
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