Many of us thought we would never sink so low in our destructive lifestyle and yet we ended up there by our own choosing. Sometimes we still wonder if a recovering addict can ever reach the abundant life that Jesus said He came to give us. God tells us that what we choose is a significant factor in how we experience abundance. Every day we must decide if we are satisfied with where we are right now or if we want ongoing spiritual growth?
Give me the knowledge to make wise decisions. I trust your commands. Before I suffered, I did many wrong things. But now I carefully obey everything you say. (Psalm 119: 66-67 ERV)
Seeds can germinate, sprout, and grow into a wonderful harvest if they are planted in healthy soil, are fed, watered, and weeded. It is the same with us. We can have ongoing growth both physically and spiritually if we live in a clean environment, feed ourselves with healthy food, and spiritually guard our hearts by reading and obeying the Word of God. If we starve ourselves of nourishment, either physical or spiritual, we will suffer decline and there will be no growth in the life God has planned for us.
Dear friends, we have these promises from God. So, we should make ourselves pure—free from anything that makes our body or our soul unclean. Our respect for God should make us try to be completely holy in the way we live. (2 Corinthians 7:1 ERV)
We have an enemy who wants to destroy us before we can become all that God intends us to be. Let’s not let that happen by being lazy or complacent. Today, let’s give thanks for all that God has done for us and choose to keep on learning and growing spiritually as we once again surrender our will and life to God’s care and choose to follow His guidance in all our affairs.
He makes both us and you remain strong in the faith because we belong to Christ. He anointed us. He put his Spirit in our hearts and marked us as his own. We can now be sure that he will give us everything he promised us. (2 Corinthians 1:21-22 NIRV)
Prayer: Loving God, I am thankful that Jesus came into the world to save me and give me new life. Give me greater understanding of who You are and all that You do, and all that You have planned for me to be and to do. Amen
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