Romans 6:11 ~ Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
What a glorious day is today. For 50 years sin reigned over me because the laws of man were my keeper. No longer. The Christ has set me free and when Jesus sets you free you are free indeed. Grace keeps me now.
The evils spirits of worry, regret, shame, self criticism, and harsh judgement reigned over me.
50 years of that internal voice of mine saying “you failed, you aren’t good enough and because of it you are a bad person.” are over for eternity. My flesh mind loves to flirt with the former yoke of bondage to sin and evil spirits. It’s only from time to time and out of habit that I yield to those miserable comforters but in faith and through the everlasting grace of Jesus I can quickly get my flesh mind under control with a walk in the spirit.
Walk in the Spirit and deny the lusts of the flesh, the Word says.
Let this mind be in you that was also in Christ Jesus the Word says.
Beautiful. I’ve been made alive to God and have passed from death and unto everlasting life. A more abundant and pleasurable life too!
For 50 years the traditions of man taught me how to be a good person. It left me feeling like a bad person.
For the last several weeks I don’t just FEEL like a good person. I AM a good person, in Christ. Not because of works should any man boast but only because of my faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Holy Spirit is my teacher now. I need no man teach me. I only need the fellowship of other spirit-filled believers who have tasted of the sweetness of grace too.
Let’s talk about Him all the day long until the sun sets, after the sun sets and again if the sun rises.
War talk, disputes, judgements, big haughty talk are so depleting, at least for me. One hundred years from now none of that will matter. What matters is understanding that we are in a different spiritual dimension now, a dimension where it’s important to know what spirit we are in now…..
If we are to have peace we must walk in a spirit of charity and love.
For me, I want to know that I can walk in a spirit of peace, love, joy and mercy the remainder of my days and regardless of what is going on around this natural flesh body. It’s a work in progress but the work follows faith.
My faith is weak but I am exercising it daily with His help. It is growing like a mustard seed grows.
A testimony Saturday, September 18, 2021