Taking a look at the relay switch in our lives.

Psalm 46:10 "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."

How many of us have felt unconvinced by another person at some point or another? I mean, right now my own mother is madder than a hen dripped in hot water. Our air conditioner has went out for like the 5th or 6th time this summer. The problem is ants getting inside the relay and burning it out. The landlord is about to be get into an argument with my mother over something that she is too cheap to remedy the problem. An exterminator is all she needs to get rid of the problem but instead she would rather keep sending someone out to fix the same thing over and over again.

So I’m trying to examine my own life and sinful ways in this type of scenario. Asking God to forgive me for the sinful things I do when maybe the problem goes beyond me sinning and into what is in my life that causes the behavior in the first place. Many of us don’t look at the sin in our life as a recurring problem caused by what needs to be eliminated in our life. It could be a toxic person, friends who believe differently than you do, or a secret habit you keep in the closet away from everyone who knows you. I’m not saying we shouldn’t be around toxic people or have friends who believe differently but when we are in the presence of people who believe and behave differently than what our Bible tells us we should believe and behave then we should be prayed up for the Spirit of God to shine through.

I found a verse in Romans that describes some pretty lewd behavior but the verse after the description is how we should carry ourselves in this life. Romans 13:14,”Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.” Our flesh wants to win every time, every day and we must keep our flesh under and remember that the Spirit of God lives within us if we have accepted Christ as our Savior.

My prayer is that God will find me all the time worshipping Him and wanting more and more of who He is in my life. When I decide to follow only God’s direction for my life, it is exciting! I sometimes think God is crazy for wanting to do in my life the things He has shown me but I am so excited about all of it! I strive to live a life that is free from the bondage of sin and strife. I ask the Lord to show me how to be merciful to those in my life who have harmed me and hurt me very deeply. And there are times when God just wants to be the only one to take care of those trials for me. I can’t argue with Him.

I will soon be wrapping this blogspot subject up. I will work on another blogspot and continue to post under this name but I will be changing from Down By the River. I’ve enjoyed this time with my mother and getting to have special time with her daily in my life. God is so amazing at bringing our life back to us full circle.