Thought for the day...

"Lord help us not to complain about things we aren't willing to work on changing."
- Joyce Meyer

Too Much of Me...

This past week was a very trying week and I don't think a day went by where I didn't allow my emotions to control my actions.  I failed the test!  I could feel the knot in my stomach and the heat rising up from my neck to my ears, which ultimately changed my facial expression.  BUT, I'm supposed to be a representation of Christ!  Yes, I'm human and we all have our days, but there are simply no excuses...

Our lives are a witness to others who may or may not know Christ and many times they look to us to see how we behave and react in stressful times.  I realized that I still have too much of me in me and my flesh needs to die daily so that God can truly rule my life. 

The job of the enemy is to frustrate us so that we don't pray; so that we don't spend time with God; so that we don't reach out to help others because we are so consumed with our own affairs; so that we lose our witness.  He comes to steal, kill and to destroy our Joy in the Lord.

Romans 12:1 - I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

2 Corinthians 4:8 - We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

John 10:10 -The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

It is my responsibility as it is yours to recognize when the flesh is beginning to rise up in us and to quickly seek God to help us keep our cool.  God is in control and He will not leave us nor forsake us.  He knows the thoughts that He thinks towards us and He has a plan for our future.  As long as we keep this in mind, we'll be alright!

Thouht for the day...

"Stop leasing out space in your mind to the opinions of others."
- Marvin Jackson