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Where Are WE?
buddyjc:
--- Quote from: iris on February 01, 2007, 10:34:45 AM ---I am where God wants me to be.
I can see myself inching forward as time passes.
Iris
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Yes, we have a desire to move on, but we are powerless to do so without the working of the Spirit of Christ within us.
Joh 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
So, yes I am right where God wants me at this time.
Brian
Craig:
--- Quote ---Yes, we have a desire to move on, but we are powerless to do so without the working of the Spirit of Christ within us.
Joh 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
So, yes I am right where God wants me at this time.
Brian
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Brian,
Thank you for posting this. I've noticed something that is a natural human response in everyone, including myself. We start coming to a knowledge of truth and with that see where God wants us to end up, then "we" decide to move the process along and do it ourselves. It will never work. Oh, I can make it work for a time, I can make it appear to the others around me that it is working, but when the chips are down and God throws a little test our way we fail miserably. Then the beast is ready to devour you and we walk away shaking our head and blaming others.
Why can't we accept where God wants us to be? If we can accept that and allow God to work in us, before you know it we've come to the place we desired and it was with liitle work on our part. Christ has taken the place of the beast.
We all probably desire to be "elect" but that is Gods choice and we can't work our way there. Who has the power to defeat the beast, except for Christ?
Blessings All
Craig
buddyjc:
--- Quote from: Craig on February 01, 2007, 12:10:01 PM ---
--- Quote ---Yes, we have a desire to move on, but we are powerless to do so without the working of the Spirit of Christ within us.
Joh 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
So, yes I am right where God wants me at this time.
Brian
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Brian,
Thank you for posting this. I've noticed something that is a natural human response in everyone, including myself. We start coming to a knowledge of truth and with that see where God wants us to end up, then "we" decide to move the process along and do it ourselves. It will never work. Oh, I can make it work for a time, I can make it appear to the others around me that it is working, but when the chips are down and God throws a little test our way we fail miserably. Then the beast is ready to devour you and we walk away shaking our head and blaming others.
Why can't we accept where God wants us to be? If we can accept that and allow God to work in us, before you know it we've come to the place we desired and it was with liitle work on our part. Christ has taken the place of the beast.
We all probably desire to be "elect" but that is Gods choice and we can't work our way there. Who has the power to defeat the beast, except for Christ?
Blessings All
Craig
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The word for the day is 'PATIENCE.'
Love to you Craig.
rocky:
my question is why do I always look to measure my progress by behavior, or by doing this or that? Is that the carnal in me, looking for a measurement, or is that how we are supposed to be.
Where does relationship come in?
rrammfcitktturjsp:
Craig,
Thanks for posting your post.
Rocky,
I believe that I can answer your first question. I believe it is human to look at progress and how much we have made. God looks instead at us as his beloved children. I do not think he sees as defined by our progress made of lack thereof.
Sincerely,
Anne C. McGuire
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