What inspired me to write this blog? Well, I was reading Philippians to my three youngest children 13, 11 and 11 and when I opened my mouth and read the first sentence of Philippians 1:27 "Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ" My heart sank and I mournfully thought to myself."Wow! In a manner worthy of the gospel? Of Jesus Christ our Lord and savior? I am so not even close to that, my thoughts, my impatience, my anger, my tongue, my disgusting life is not giving any worth to what Jesus did for me on that cross, no matter what I say, how can I expect this from my children, or share with others, if my life at home, with those I am closest with is essentially fruitless when the going gets tough" I have been struggling each day to walk in this manner, trying to figure it out on my own, trying to do good and failing, becoming exhausted in thinking of all the things I need to do and change and be. My head wants to so badly be the kind of woman that as a Christian God has called me to be...Loving, patient, kind, etc.. but my wicked heart keeps me from this. I was spending time with the Lord this morning and it hit me. I have been doing it all in my own strength, and not relying on the Spirit I know is inside of me and the Word of God that is so powerful. I asked the Lord to show me where in the scriptures can I start living my life so my husband, my kids, my family, my friends, my acquaintances, will see You. He directed me to Matthew 7:15 and 16a 15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits." Which then guided me to Galatians 5 22-23a "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control." So that was it, if I am to live in a manner worthy of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, I need to live each day exemplifying the fruit of the Spirit!
Now, I know I am not the only one who messes up daily, so I thought maybe I would write about it, share my life, my struggles, my failures, my successes, my joy and the Grace God gives in the midst of all of it! So, please feel free to join me as each week as I will be walking through one of the fruits mentioned in Galatians 5, studying it, writing about it, backing it up with other scripture, sharing my day to day walk, answering your questions, asking questions, encouraging you, giving you scripture to meditate on and praying for wisdom over all of us, that we can live in a way where people will "know us by our fruit." (((Galations 5:6))) Let's dig deep and see where God can take us on this beautiful journey of knowing him more, loving him more, and living our lives in a manner worthy of the Gospel, glorifying Him in our daily lives.
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