Good morning saints of God! Don't feel worthy of the moniker "saint"? Well, that is what you are, thanks to the blood of Jesus Christ shed on the cross FOR YOU. So, let's try that again. GOOD MORNING SAINTS OF GOD! Did you claim your title that time? I hope so.
I started this blog to prove to myself and others that God's way to freedom from spiritual strongholds of sin really does work. This is not about perfection, but freedom from chains of habitual, ingrained sins that have robbed us of our joy, our witness, and, in short, our vitality in Christ.
It is a new day. I am turning a LONG list of strongholds over to Jesus, but I am only documenting health habits and time management here. I stayed within my calorie and fat gram limits yesterday, did my power walk and got four of the five things I had planned done. I hit at least 75% completion on the fifth item.
What is God's way to freedom? It is to turn your entire life over to Him and to commit yourself to seeking His will and doing it. Along the way, you have to lean on Him for strength to stay the course. I have said many times in my life "the Holy Spirit does the heavy lifting." He has to. We are powerless over sin in our own strength.
"So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death." Romans 8:1-2 (New Living Translation, Second Edition, Tyndale House Publishers, 2007)
I started this blog to prove to myself and others that God's way to freedom from spiritual strongholds of sin really does work. This is not about perfection, but freedom from chains of habitual, ingrained sins that have robbed us of our joy, our witness, and, in short, our vitality in Christ.
It is a new day. I am turning a LONG list of strongholds over to Jesus, but I am only documenting health habits and time management here. I stayed within my calorie and fat gram limits yesterday, did my power walk and got four of the five things I had planned done. I hit at least 75% completion on the fifth item.
What is God's way to freedom? It is to turn your entire life over to Him and to commit yourself to seeking His will and doing it. Along the way, you have to lean on Him for strength to stay the course. I have said many times in my life "the Holy Spirit does the heavy lifting." He has to. We are powerless over sin in our own strength.
"So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death." Romans 8:1-2 (New Living Translation, Second Edition, Tyndale House Publishers, 2007)
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