I shouldn't be writing this...

Well I should be writing an essay for a college application right now, but I am blogging instead.  It seems that the theme of my life lately(and not so lately) has been "His mercies are new every morning."  I write songs about it, I've written poems about it, I've blogged about it, and I've posted videos on my FB page about it...Now, when am I actually going to believe it?!

I realize that we are a sinful group(group referring to all of humanity).  And we are in need of a Savior.  It just so happens that Jesus provided us with saving grace.  We as Christians have little trouble with this...I rarely question my salvation.  But how often do I live as though I have been snatched from doom and destruction?   Hardly ever!   I try to live an honest life.  I hate hypocrisy and "Acting Christian."  Ironically, these are two areas I think I struggle with the most.  I want to actually live what I say I believe.  I say Christ is all and that abiding in Him is everything.  But I find it the most challenging to live this way.  Maybe you understand what I'm saying.  But in any case, the world has enough people living like Hell and saying they belong to Christ.

I believe the key to overcoming this seemingly inevitable lifestyle lies in what I mentioned earlier.  When we open our eyes in the morning.  What is the truth?  The TRUTH is that Jesus has made me clean and new! And the moment we wake up the Enemy of our souls whispers a lie into our ear .  The very second we awaken from the unconsciousness of slumber, he is crouched at our bedside hissing in our ear a dirty lie about our Creator and about who we are and what we've done(or not done).  At the same time, the Holy Spirit of God who lives inside of us affirms His truth.  And we can either fight off Satan or choose to walk in deception.  It is simple...so simple, but so difficult.  Why?  Because it's human nature to believe the lie.  Our flesh wants to do what our Spirit hates.

I want to encourage you my friend that even though it might seem hopeless remember one thing:  GOD'S GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR YOU!  This is it!  In our weakness He is strong.  So what needs to happen every single morning?  We wake up realizing that if we don't surrender to God and say "Lord I can't do it!  I don't even want to!  But You are more powerful than my humanity!"

“God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him,
      for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs." Matt. 5:3


The question we have to ask ourselves(I have to ask myself) is do I really believe what God says in His word?  Do we?  Because the true test of whether or not we have faith is when we have to put it into practice.  Are we living?  Actually LIVING?  Or simply existing with an identifying belief system.  Trust Jesus! He's worth it!