Scripture:
Romans 8: 28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
Observation / Application:
I let my flesh and sins define who I am. That limits me to do and open myself to God's work and spirit to render in me. My mental state of mind and sins I commit condemns me and defines why and how I should live forth. But as I read Romans, I realize the only way to live is through God's law. When Jesus came to this earth and nailed to the cross he took our sins with him, that we may be reborn in Spirit of God. As children of God, because we are children of God we are no longer committed to our flesh of sins that defines us.
God had come with permanent solution to save us versus temporary solution. It's human nature where we fail many time in a day to lead and live the expectation of God's law, we battle the ultimate battle of trying to continue on with the effort to live up to his law. God knows that and he understand the struggle and he want us to come to him with our struggle versus trying to control the situation ourselves. When I try take control and self absorb my current conditions I seem to get overwhelmed and nothing happens to get resolve. The obstacles become bigger and out of control. Basically I start to lose sight of God and his purpose, because I get so focus on my own problems and how to resolve it. But Romans 8 clearly says that God knew what he was doing from the beginning as he planned and shaped our live the way it is. It is matter of accepting and allowing God's law and plan to follow through.
As times pass, I am exhausted from fighting and bickering, I am ready to let God lead and God's plan take in place. I share that with my parents with their struggle with her siblings and I let God take control and plan for the future of my cousin for her doings. She may not know the circumstantial pains and suffering she has brought, as she starts her family, I know God will dwell a life lesson in her. Then she will recognize her past actions. God will teach, you cannot argue that you live in God's law because you attend church weekly and pray, if my spirit is elsewhere and its the flesh walking dead to these than we are missing the whole purpose.
I need to let God's spirit absorb within me for God's Spirit has been with me all along. I need to let it sink into me, and lose the control and power of control, as the flesh takes on control, I will block the spirit to work in me. Everything and all things that happen around me and my family, it was God's plan after-all the after math might be a long journey but God is with us all along, and he will show the goods. He has planned this from beginning to teach my family and myself his purpose for us. We need to pray out to him, and prayer not from our pain and resentment, but from our heart for my personal gain but for his purpose and will to be done and shine through.
2/12/13 - Romans 7 "Believers United to Christ"
Scripture:
Romans 7:5 " Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ, so that you might be joined to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God." (NASB)
Observation / Application:
I personally get so overwhelmed with past sins that I cannot move forward. Regardless what the degree of the sin (white lie vs. sins of actions) I cannot seem to relinquish myself to move forward. I feel like I am shackled to my guilt and that seems to drag me and sink me down. This is total advantage Saint will take on and to manipulate me into committing more sins. I am no perfect being, I been dealing with same issues for while. I have brought pain and sorrow to others. Many occasions, I admit and repent my sins of actions. Honestly, if I could just take back and turn time to redo or undo I would take that in a heart beat. Cause of this my future actions lead to more sins.. it was vicious cycle and continue to me. I have categorized some of my sins which fall under God's commandments that I have broken. I guess I know in back of my head that my sins are washed away by our Lord but its my mental mind and flesh that bound to continuous foul play. Its my mind that plays game that the sin is never to be forgiven.
As we approach season of Lent, I am reminded again that I need to allow my flesh and mind to accept the gift God given me. Ultimate forgiveness when Christ died he took the entire sin dominating way of my life down with him and left it in the tomb when he rose, leaving me free. I need to allow God to help me deal with my sins and issues. In order to be totally free, I need let God help me and take control and guide me forgive the ones that need to be forgiven. If God was able to forgive such great sins like mine, I should be able to allow myself to forgive the ones who pain my parents and hurt my parents. For it is said in Proverbs 8: 6-7 "Listen, for I will speak noble things; And the opening of my lips will reveal right things. For my mouth will utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips." God will show the truth and the light. In the meantime, I shall let God take control to dwell the pain and sins. The concept of God reliving my from all this shackles of pains is overwhelming to accept, why me? do I deserve such kindness and second chance in life when I continue to disappoint him with same sins? God feels the pain that I feel and knows me better than anyone else. God knows it all nothing can be hidden from him. He empathize and sympathize with me through my struggles. I need to acknowledge his gift and his sacrifice and celebrate it versus sinking deeper. God gave this gift so I don't feel like I am shackled and tied to my guilt. his gift was given so that I may rejoice and feel this weight off my shoulder which I been carrying daily. Through his gift, I may celebrate and live a new life.
1/31/2013 - Romans "Believers are dead to sin, alive to God"
Scripture:
Romans 6: 19 - "I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, resulting in sanctification.
Observation / Application:
I think this is good reflections of all of us, and that counts me as well. The verse is spoken in human terms, straight forward so that we can understand and see how so wrong our life is when we let our self control our own destiny. We are such a weak to temptation and we are so easy to be tempted to do what is best interest of our own self. We are just selfish individuals who is care free of others. The more we stink deeper into this temptation and life in absence of God, anything we do seems to go wrong. We wonder, and we get angry at God for not making it right? But whose fault is that to start with? Once we sink deeper metaphorically speaking our freedom is limited. We are tied down with sins and darkness that will continue to lead us into the life of sin and darkness. But need to be a slave to God, God's slave who sacrificed his Son Jesus Christ to save us and bring us to righteousness and cleanse our sins. Leading us to purity and sanctification Once we accept God and his gift of freedom, we allow our God to heal our wounds and slave us to freedom righteous. Than we will see clear of our life, and the worst can be the best, as God will work his miracle in our life. For God does not leave us and abandon us in the darkness regardless. For he has plan for everyone and every situation will lead to greater gift of life.
Romans 6: 19 - "I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, resulting in sanctification.
Observation / Application:
I think this is good reflections of all of us, and that counts me as well. The verse is spoken in human terms, straight forward so that we can understand and see how so wrong our life is when we let our self control our own destiny. We are such a weak to temptation and we are so easy to be tempted to do what is best interest of our own self. We are just selfish individuals who is care free of others. The more we stink deeper into this temptation and life in absence of God, anything we do seems to go wrong. We wonder, and we get angry at God for not making it right? But whose fault is that to start with? Once we sink deeper metaphorically speaking our freedom is limited. We are tied down with sins and darkness that will continue to lead us into the life of sin and darkness. But need to be a slave to God, God's slave who sacrificed his Son Jesus Christ to save us and bring us to righteousness and cleanse our sins. Leading us to purity and sanctification Once we accept God and his gift of freedom, we allow our God to heal our wounds and slave us to freedom righteous. Than we will see clear of our life, and the worst can be the best, as God will work his miracle in our life. For God does not leave us and abandon us in the darkness regardless. For he has plan for everyone and every situation will lead to greater gift of life.
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