Some have said that my posts are hypocritical if my life is looked at in it's entirety. I will say this about that, I have things in my life I recognize as shortcomings and flaws. Expressions of the flesh and things that diminish the Spirit. I am aware of each one and wish my mind could serve as a strong will to demonstrate self control.
Paul himself in the book of Roman's shared his own battles with undesirable behavior "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do." Romans 7:15. To me, he was the greatest Apostle, yet he struggled as we all do. I know one thing if nothing else. I want to be pleasing to the creator and I want to do what is right concerning my peers and those whom I relate to on a daily basis. I want to help those who need help whether I know them personally or not, and most of all, I want to grow in the Spirit. The Lord's prayer tells us "forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us." To me it says we should forgive in order to be forgiven. I not only forgive others, but I also forgive myself. But not in such a way that it makes light of the issues I need to address. I do it so that I can still love myself despite the shortcomings I have. I know what my essence is and it is Spirit. The flesh is in constant conflict with the Spirit and while we exist here on earth we will always do battle.
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