"Being Diligent" -2

"Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall." (Psalms 35:8) Here is the thing about being diligent in serving the Lord: you will take every opportunity that you can to please God and to deny your flesh. As difficult as that might be at times, it is the way that we must react to God's great love for us. Okay; this has been a very testing morning; here I am at the Men's Retreat, but currently I am sitting at a gas station at least 30 minutes from the retreat; all because they turned off the WiFi connection for the night; most people consider 4:00am to still be the night.
The whole point that I was trying to make yesterday, is that our life that we have been given is meant to be lived for God; anything we do, whether it be for God or for ourselves will be tested; those things that were not done for God will not stand the test, and we could end up with nothing to show for anything; what a waste that would be! God has given us so much to use for His kingdom, and the use of all that He has given us is just dependent upon our obedience to use them: if we want love, then use His love; if we want more of His Spirit, then use His Spirit; if we want more of Jesus Christ to show in our life, then we need to use Jesus as the example of our life. It's really a matter of more of Him and less of me! This verse is one that speaks of Saul being captured by his own trap, that's obvious; but what it is speaking into my heart, is about our need to not count upon our own strength, because that which we are strong in will become our destruction. It's when we are weak, that's when we are made strong in the Lord; that's when the Lord's strength comes alive in us, and when our obedience comes naturally, because it is Him that is giving us the ability to obey... "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all to stand." (Ephesians 6:10-13)