“Stay Alive” Blog #179
What does it take for me to find courage now?
Is my body and mind balanced with the Holy Spirit?
Am I internally spiritually alive today?
It is so important for me to decide to be “in the world” and not “of the world”. What ever
does this mean anyway? This is very important to remember, “I should be able to interact
with friends and neighbors (the world) but they shall be distinct. Often having different
priorities and standards than I have I ask that I am kept clean and away from darkness,
evil and temptation.”
I know a lot of people can’t stand to talk about religion or have religion preached to them
or “told to go to church”. I for one, feel this to be a very personal decision. I believe the
whole of my being has been changed radically from where I was before horrible tragedy
came into my life, to where I am now. My blog continues to speak HIS truth in every way
possible to send out opportunities for spiritual growth which continue to happen to me.
Thoughts shared today based on the subject of this Friday Blog, must incorporate
“spiritual truths in order to state how I have stayed alive” in a healthy, spiritual, honest
way.
When I decided to let the Spirit of Truth come into my being, I immediately felt guided into
truth by the Holy Spirit. By my living in this relationship, I agree not to worry on my behalf
for things that I have no control over. (other people, other events, other outcomes) Finally
figuring out that I cannot live a fulfilled and purposeful and honest life without Jesus
Christ in my heart every minute of every day.
So the hardest thing to do is trust. It is really hard to have a willingness to let go of my
desire to “completely be in control of my life”. After all, I rationalized “Don’t I know Best? The
ironic twist to this is that we are given “FREE WILL” from the time we are born. We are given
complete free will to live our life the way we want to, period. I must say at this juncture if I
were to give in to my own Free Will, I would lose all perspective on forgiveness, judgement
and humility. I would definitely be a person who is “of the world and all its
trappings”,completely giving into my Lower Self Nature.
So the very first thing I have to pray for is the “ability to discern to surrender. When I
surrender all kinds of feelings come forward starting with FEAR. PAIN and SADNESS. But
now I understand that these feelings have to come out before I can TRUST in Jesus to take
over and that is where and WHY I make the decision to surrender. All of this happens in the
privacy of my prayer in the morning and any time through out the day. I have begun my
own personal, private and positive relationship with the only one who counts, a
relationship with my Lord and I accept all that comes with it.
In order to really feel alive and well and at peace, all of the above must be agreed by me,
to take place. The one truth that gets me going in the morning is knowing I am not the
same person I was yesterday! I have made terrible mistakes and choices I regret in my
past. But I am not tied down by my past, because the Grace of God has freed me from
any and all guilt. So this is where I can trust myself once again. Then I quietly fold my
hands and pray for inner strength to see this moment through. I take a deep breath and
feel myself fill with peace.
Only HE WALKS BY MY SIDE.
I AM FILLED WITH TRUTH. I Stay Alive in HIS radiant light totally surrounding my being.
Can I find courage to STAY ALIVE with Jesus at my side now?
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