No matter what the situation is, be it good or bad we all desire a better life for ourselves; and there is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting better. As a matter of fact its in God's perfect will for us to live better!
What is wrong however is wanting better and not achieving it God's way!
For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait for the hope of righteousness. Gal. 5:5
We all want better.
A better job, a better house, car, body, personality, better bank accounts, better relationships with friends, family and God and a myriad of things to be better in or lives.
People make rules and try to stick to them because they want to live better and want to be better.
That's why at the beginning of each year we ALL make those resolutions that we attempt to keep but don't.
I'll stop drinking.
I'll stop smoking.
I'll be a better father/mother.
I'll go to church more; and the all time favorite; I'LL LOSE THE WEIGHT THIS YEAR!
And the lists go on and on and on!
You can try to stick to your own declaration of not doing what you did before, not going where you did, not saying those hurtful things and for a while it seems to be working, but after a while you fall back into the same patterns.
The reason for this is very simple.
It is because you were trusting in your own ability, rather than trusting God to direct you!
We must learn to pray and ask the Holy Spirit to protect us from going back into those destructive behavioral patterns!
In your Christian walk we Must practice daily to rely on the Direction of the Holy Spirit.
In practicing this act, you then develop a pattern or habit of allowing God total access to your every decision on a daily basis!
In doing this simple step you are asking or allowing the Holy Spirit to keep you from lying, stealing, cheating, doubting, not forgiving, and preventing you from giving into those sexual desires that try to overtake you!
Just allow the Holy Spirit to keep you, and you will be kept in perfect peace!
If you have not noticed by now, you are not good at keeping yourself.
You must want to do better in life, and want more for your life!
Know that there is a better way to achieve this and that way is to put your faith in God, trust that He will keep you and leave it all to him.
God wants to be our burden bearer, our comforter, or nurse our shelter or strength or defender and our everything; but we must allow Him to be and stop fighting these battles ourselves and our way. Realize that NO other way will work but God's way!
The bible says there is a way that seems right unto a man but in the end it leads to death.
Don't die trying to fight the same battle day after day, year after year.
You have someone that is willing and able to do exceedingly, abundantly...more than you can ask or even think of in your life, and that someone is Jesus!
Let Him in, allow Him to reign in your heart, mind body and soul and just sit back and watch the manifestations come to pass in your life!
By: Zinnia Williams
