Renewed Purpose and Passion
Last night I tossed and turned unable to find any real rest. Finally at 2am I admitted to myself that I was not going to get any sleep. As always when I experience a night like this I know that the Lord is trying to get my attention. I quietly got out of bed so that I would not disturb Camille and I went down stairs to spend some time with the Lord. Usually I can spend some time in prayer and eventually drift off into a sound sleep but this night was different. I prayed and then spent time reading and praying as I read. While doing this little dance between the pages of a book and communication with the Creator of all creation an overwhelming since of the love of God fell upon me. His love is so limitless and so great that I was instantly energized as I turned each page reading each with a hunger to know more about God. Then a realization hit me like a ton of bricks! God has called me! I mean I knew that I had a calling of God on my life but it is all together different when you realize that God has CALLED you!! He called me so that I would leave a life of sin and enter a glorious life of His presence. He called me so that I would begin to strive with a passion for the holiness that is found only in Him. I admit that I have been feeling a little overwhelmed and a little down lately but suddenly I realized that the overwhelming feeling came as a result of my own failure to live holy every minute of every day. We are to be holy just as God is holy. If I want the more abundant life that God has in store then I must battle sin not accept it….I must defeat this enemy every day, every hour, every second! I cannot live a life of pursuing excellence but I MUST live a life of perfection when it comes to fleeing from evil. To often we say that all of us fall short and we accept a certain amount of sin in our lives because we are human yet God has set a standard that we can achieve if we will get sick and tired of the sin around us and make a commitment to defeat every thought of sin! So to sum all of this out check out this scripture.
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that powerful. nothing but love and respect for that. dexter