PERMISSIBLE OR BENEFICIAL?
"I have the right to do anything...but not everything is beneficial."1Co 10:23 NIV
PERMISSIBLE OR BENEFICIAL?
God can deliver you from anything in a single day, but you've got to back it up with daily discipline. If you don't practice spiritual discipline day in and day out, your deliverance will be short-lived. You'll fall back into whatever it was that God delivered you from. Anybody can set a life goal; the hard part is going after it every day. You get into shape one workout at a time. You get out of debt one paycheck at a time. Whatever goal you are going after, you have to take it one step at a time, one day at a time! Notice that Paul didn't just say, "Walk not after the flesh'; he also said to walk "after the Spirit" (see Ro 8:4). Deciding you are against something is only half the battle. The other half is deciding you are for something. Dallas Willard once said, "Not going to London or Atlanta is a poor plan for going to New York.* That's obvious, but that's how many of us approach spiritual formation. We try to not sin by not sinning But if you're focused on what you shouldn't do--you probably won't do what you should. Jesus said, "I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it' (Mt 16:18 KJV). Jesus didn't say you will build your church. It's not yours; it's His. And that goes for your business, your school, your family, etc. It's not yours; it's His. So, the pressure is off you. And if you're focused on walking in obedience, He will fight your battles for you!
This Message Was Taken From: Daily Devotional - A Word For You Today.
"oh, that my ways were directed to keep Your statutes!"
PERMISSIBLE OR BENEFICIAL?
God can deliver you from anything in a single day, but you've got to back it up with daily discipline. If you don't practice spiritual discipline day in and day out, your deliverance will be short-lived. You'll fall back into whatever it was that God delivered you from. Anybody can set a life goal; the hard part is going after it every day. You get into shape one workout at a time. You get out of debt one paycheck at a time. Whatever goal you are going after, you have to take it one step at a time, one day at a time! Notice that Paul didn't just say, "Walk not after the flesh'; he also said to walk "after the Spirit" (see Ro 8:4). Deciding you are against something is only half the battle. The other half is deciding you are for something. Dallas Willard once said, "Not going to London or Atlanta is a poor plan for going to New York.* That's obvious, but that's how many of us approach spiritual formation. We try to not sin by not sinning But if you're focused on what you shouldn't do--you probably won't do what you should. Jesus said, "I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it' (Mt 16:18 KJV). Jesus didn't say you will build your church. It's not yours; it's His. And that goes for your business, your school, your family, etc. It's not yours; it's His. So, the pressure is off you. And if you're focused on walking in obedience, He will fight your battles for you!
This Message Was Taken From: Daily Devotional - A Word For You Today.
"oh, that my ways were directed to keep Your statutes!"
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