It has occured to me lately how much my flesh rules over me, on Fri last week I went to Mae Sai (Burmese border) to get another 3 month entry stamp for my visa, and it was a real rush getting there and back. And picked up some food really quickly before leaving to come back into Thailand, there were a bunch of homeless beggar kids, and they spotted the white guy and figured they'd found gold.
The first guy to come up to me saw that I had some food, and was pointing to that, but being so controlled by my flesh as I was I figured it would be better to give him some money as I was in a rush and wouldn't get a chance to get anything to eat for the next few hours. At the time I didn't think anything of it, until Wed, when reading the Matthew 5 and was majorly conviced by Jesus's radical teaching, about giving to all that ask, and I realised my error in just passing off the street boy, too concerned with meeting the desires of my own flesh.
Then another thing that stuck out to me how much my flesh controls me is that I slept in today, slept throught exercise. I let everyone down by not being there as we are all supposed to be there and as staff we are to set a good example.
But God is working in me and its taking some sacrifices to weaken the flesh.
The flesh has lost all its power over us, but often we give it power that it doesn't deserve to have.
4 comments:
I know what you mean.
As I journey on with God, He has given me many of such revelations about myself, my life, character and decisions made as well...
It is a process, though not always pleasant but we fix our eye on the goal and run after the crown which is eternal :)
hey dude! you have come a long way, don't let negativity and feeling bad hold you back. shrug it off and keep running!
-hilde
hey guys,
thanks for all your prayers yeh God's been teaching me alot this past week, ever since he used the Scripture on Wed to point out an area in my life that needed working on, God led me to pray and fast for a few days and it really was a great time, where God encouraged me a lot. Was down on myself for a bit, but God lifted me up again =)
And since then I felt like I needed to stop wrestling so much, and just rest in God's peace and help.
Great hearing how God has brought you through. Thanks for sharing your struggles and your victories with us. We are priveleged to be a part of this journey with you. We hurt with you in your struggles, and then we rejoice with you in your victories!
As Paul says "And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that as you partake of the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation"
Love and prayers, Mum.
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