"Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?" (Ecclesiastes 5:6 KJV)
"By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world's corruption caused by human desires." (2 Peter 1:3-4 NLT)
Maybe we don't really understand all that we should, but knowing how much God loves us, should be enough to make us believe all that He has promised, regardless of the difficulties we might have had being holy. Besides, holy is a word that can mean we are set apart, which basically means that we are called to be separate from those that are of this world.
Do you feel as though you are separate? When you are in place where you do not belong, are you aware that you do not belong there? When you are doing something, you shouldn't be doing, does it make you aware you shouldn't do it? We must truly understand that we are special! Yes, it might sound as though it might be wrong, thinking we have something others might not; but we must believe that we are chosen and anointed to be vessels for God!
If we lose sight of what we are meant for, then we can sometimes get caught up in the burdens of this world; things like wanting more, feeling the need to be somewhere else, looking for ways to be pleased; none of which brings any real satisfaction, nor hope for the future. But if we could just rest in what we have been given, knowing that He has made us His special treasure; maybe, just maybe, we could actually live a holy life!
Anywho, that's my feelings about where I am currently at in this crazy journey! I try so hard to do the right things, but seem to not have control, at the stupidest situations. If anyone out there knows what that's like, say a prayer for me, that I would allow God to heal me of that condition, please...
"In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God's promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone. The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins." (2 Peter 1:5-9 NLT)
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