Sanctification Deals With My Body
I Must Learn That I And My Body Are Different
Rom 7:19-20 (NIV) For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do--this I keep on doing. Now IF I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. Jesus, teach me that I am a spirit being who lives in a body; I am not my body. Make it clear to me that I, as a spirit being, as a Christian, have a “want” for doing good and a “hatred” for doing wrong, bad, or evil. But, my body doesn’t care about right or wrong, good or bad, or righteousness or evil. It just wants its way.
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It Starts Off Controlling Me
Rom 7:22-23 (NIV) For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. Jesus, help me see that Romans 7:15-25 spends quality time getting me ready to accept that human effort and world training will NOT work in Christianity. So, once I get to the place where I realize that: “I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out (Rom 7:18).”, I will start looking outside myself.
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I Must Start Crying Out For Help
Rom 7:24 (NIV) What a wretched person I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Jesus, make it clear to me that once I give up all my abilities, strengths, talents, training, and skills, You will make me ready to learn how to win over my body. And, I will be ready to learn how to win over my problem with loss of a loved one. You are my answer to all my Christian, spiritual needs. You are alive, powerful, brilliant, and love me more than I love myself. BUT, show me that there are some things I MUST know about You. Because I have been made in the image of God, I have a God-given free will. Teach me that I am not going to be programed like a robot to do the right things; I am not going to be forced like a slave to do the right things; I must “do what it takes” to do the right things.
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Getting Jesus’ Help With My Body
Some Things I Need To Know
Jesus, You are willing and able to help me with my issue with loss of a loved one. But, the problem I face with getting Your help WITH ANYTHING is understanding how life with You works.
- I have to learn that You honor my God-given free will all the time; You will only do what I DESIRE You to do.
- The next thing I need to understand is, You will only use Bible principles I am familiar with; if I haven’t STUDIED and learned a Bible principle, You won’t use it.
- Another thing I need to know is, You won’t help me with anything I don’t PRAY and ask You to help me with; I have to pray and invite You into each situation I want help with.
- After that, I have to learn how to wait for You to give me the faith I need so I can BELIEVE and be sure You HAVE given me Your power to win over each situation I want help with.
- Then I have to do EVERYTHING based on God’s LOVE. If I try to get You to help me with something that is selfish and only beneficial to me, You won’t do it.
- Finally, I have to ACTUALLY do it, if I know it, understand it, and know how to apply it but don’t do it, I will fail at each situation I want help with; I must take FAITH-ACTION.
Jesus, make it clear to me that once I start living on the basis of these six Biblical principles, I will start experiencing a greater degree of Your power-relationship. This power-relationship with You will set me free from problems and issues that are trying to defeat me.
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